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Originally Posted by trucknuts
(Post 2110547)
First answer this question.
1. Do you have a radio contolled rock crawler?
Yes, then you need a BEC.
No, click the X at the top right of your screen.
I know your cousins brothers friend said you did not need one, but you do.
I know you don't run your car hard, but you still need one.
I know you have the newest baddest most awesome esc ever, but you still need a BEC. (Maybe the new Holmes Hobby ESC will change this, but for now 99.9% of you this still applies.)
In the end the fact remains.
Blah blah blah...
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What about for my MOA Nitro Rock Crawler? Do I need a BEC for it? 2?
And how do I wire it? In series or parallel with the engine?
Wait, I just confused myself even more... damn it!
And I'm even more confused cuz I don't know which X to click?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nez/whichx.jpg Quote:
Originally Posted by trucknuts
(Post 2113088)
Again your wrong. See the first post. But I digress, I think you should not run a BEC out of principle. Even though you are completely wrong, you are willing to argue just to see your words on the internet. BRAVO.
I on the other hand want to help people. To many people ask the same question. I answered it for them. I might even save them money and heartache in the long run. But you, Young Padawan, should learn on your own. As a matter of fact. I hereby ban you from owning a BEC.
And just in case you did not read the entire thread.
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Wait, who the fawk are you to ban people from BECs... nevermind. I should kiss up before you ban me and have the BEC police come and confiscate it from my crawler.
My crawler worked just fine with the stock RTR electronics. As I started upgrading stuff, better servo, dig with second servo, etc. I started having glitching problems, so I got a BEC, and the glitching is gone. The OP is sort of right. But only sort of.
Here's the correct answer:
A BEC allows your RC (insert whatever truck or whatever) to direct up to 5 (or 10 with the pro) amps of current from your batteries to your auxillary components, without using the internal BEC on your ESC.
If your existing components aren't receiving enough current, then you SHOULD get a BEC to prevent having to replace expensive components later when the magic smoke escapes, and you'll likely have an overall better experience with your rig.
How do you know you need more current? Well, when your auxillary components start "glitching" or "cutting out" then they are likely not receiving enough current.
Also, when you start to notice your crawler having issues like that, and you order a BEC, send trucknuts a PM and tell him that he was right.
If you have a BEC, and it works, send him a PM and tell him how much you appreciate his Tech thread about how much we need one.
He needs the attention so make sure you send those PMs often.
