Different kind of (V)ESC receiver failsafe?

ESK8 Electronics
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A week ago, while riding home, I got thrown off my board for the same reason I did the first time. Luckily, there was no one around and I didn’t really get injured, but since it was 2am, and I didn’t trust the board, I just ran my ass home (wasn’t far).

I already knew what the issue was as soon as it happened. The receiver was physically disconnected from the VESC and that gave the motor a stutter, wasn’t exactly full brake, throwing me off balance. The failsafe for when the remote is turned off while the board is on works fine. I turn off my remote while leaving the board on all the time.

This happened with a HobbyWing ESC over a year ago as well. Is there some kind of failsafe for when the receiver is physically disconnected?

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secure the ppm wires so they don’t come loose and get disconnected.

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It’s not like I haven’t got it secured. I have the ppm wires zip-tied to the receiver and the other side is soldered to the VESC. It’s just those moments when they, for whatever reason, want to fail on you.