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Re: Jump Start RC w/o Exide 12v battery

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Why 3.5 minutes?
It's an arbitrary time that's been built-in to the Master Processor code. IFI's assumption is you're only going to be running on battery backup when the 12v supply dips due to motor stall, etc, so 3.5 minutes is more than long enough to get you through a match.

See page 4, "3. Battery Backup Power" of the Full-Size RC Reference Guide.
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