Ross
Do you think that the simonK ESCs are pre set to a greater timing setting medium or high (which we can all do ourselves with standard ESCs) as opposed to the low setting most of us use.
This could account for quieter more responsive actions. I note that apart from throttle calibration there are no user adjustments available on the reflashed ESCs.
I am tempted to try some simon k flashed ESCs if the consensus is, they are better than standard plush 30A
What are your thoughts?
As I understand it, the SimonK firmware takes out all the filtering and averaging in the ESC and basically makes it respond faster to multirotor commands.
"Standard ESCs are actually not designed for multirotor applications. They are programmed to increase and decrease the throttle command towards the motor in a gentle way. The reason for this is quite obvious. Imagine a motor accelerating and decelerating so abruptly in a helicopter or car... it would damage the gears and reductions in no time. In a multirotor application, we really want just the opposite. The goal is to change the motor speed, and thus the thrust, as fast as possible to achieve a perfectly stable platform.
While the current ESCs used in most multrotor applications work considerably well, there is a lot of room for improvement. Using the same ESC, but loading it with dedicated optimized software, will increase the handling and stability of your multirotor greatly."
from
http://wiki.openpilot.org/display/Doc/RapidESCs
Ross