Dumping large amounts of current into batter making go bang, having limited stopping power, burning out electrics on long decent, hypothetically. Being able to lock the front separate to the rear ect for movement, hill holding with limiyed traction, reduced weight due to less motor/ battery ect ect
More interested if theres any value, potential benefits ect
Why do thing different, why not? I guess 
Absolutely, the benefits are redundancy and high braking power as youāve noted already. Iām just telling you about the hands free form factor and what it takes to build it. Build whatever you think is within your abilities.
Yes, I only have mech brakes on the bikeboard (front disk, cable actuated). The gif I posted was of my regular skateboard, which has a more presentable legstick lol
assuming this is on a skateboard, the amount of cussing you put back in on regen is not goimg to be high enough, for long enough to be of concern
what is the build you are doing?
A rheostatic brake module basically juat allows you to dump excess regen current into heat, allowing you to get stronger brakes without worrying as much about straining the battery.
oh, do I hear the sweet sound of someone calling for esk8 drama ?
Forgive my ignorance, i always wondered if you could deal with excess current that is a problem throug turbo mode light utizilation ?Have the light come on in the turbo setting to bur the current away as heat and light? But as i said idont know anything about the subject.
I dont think that would be hugely practical, the traces commonly used for powering lights (if even present) are not capable of high current draw.
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Yeaaah idk, modern LEDs put out about 100 lumens per watt. We can brake in the kilowatt range easily, so youād need a lighting setup like this:
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Regen brakes are generally going to be more reliable than mechanical brakes, your best bet would be to use regen brakes but also have a dedicated brake resistor (this is common in industrial motor drives) so you can dump kinetic energy as heat in a more controlled manner
Spintend has a brake resistor module that you wire in parallel to the battery and ESC which will dump power into a resistor (highly suggest putting the resistor outside the board where it benefits from air flow) so you donāt pop the battery
Not sure if it matters to anyone, but FYI that braking resistor module isnāt a binary on/off; it uses a duty cycle to ramp up the bleed current as voltage rises past set values.
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