SUPERCAPACITORS!!! Do they have a place in esk8?

Inline with the incoming power so I don’t get a giant inrush current. Easy as putting smaller resistors in there.

3 Farads is plenty of time for the processor to update the display and shutdown cleanly. Maybe 3 times more than it needs.

The only time it’s a problem is during testing or when I’m working on it - on rides it works fine. So not really a priority.

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What about some LiPos for taking the edge off peak draw and regen? Much more energy density, might eventually need replacing