Brake settings ESC for electric skate

[alexmarin99]

Hello everyone!

For a school project I need to build an electric skateboard so I bought an Turnigy K-Force 120A ESC: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__38782__TURNIGY_K_Force_120A_HV_OPTO_V2_5_12S_Brushless_ESC.html
This ESC has 4 brake settings: OFF, SOFT, HARD and VERY HARD.

For my electric skateboard, I need a progressive brake, but with this ESC, as soon as I let go of the throttle, it brakes.
Can I change the brakes to be progressive?

Also, I'm using an Arduino to control the PWM signal to the ESC. Is there maybe a way I could switch between 0% throttle (so it brakes) and something like 1% throttle (so it doesn't brake but also doesn't accelerate) at a high frequency, maybe it will simulate a magnetic brake without braking too much so I don't fall off

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

 

[torqueboards]

That's a helicopter ESC. I don't think it works or haven't heard anyone who has gotten it to work.

 

[undercoverpenguin]

Unfortunately these aircraft ESCs don't have normal braking like the car escs. They are designed to stop the propeller once you let go of the throttle, and unfortunately there is no way around it unless you switch to a car esc. I had to find this out after buying my ESC too, haha. Best of luck on your project!