Yes you need an external bec
 

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.


YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC.
YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC.
YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC.
YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC. YES YOU NEED A BEC.

What about an ESC? Do I need one of these? I keep reading about them, but am unsure.

I would have agreed with this a few months ago........but now JRH's new ESC does not need a BEC. "thumbsup"

Sorry but there is no X at the top right of my screen.....

HAHAHA a mac user. you can change that if you want.:mrgreen:

X2 mine is running strong on 3s with two motors and a big servo"thumbsup"

Sooooo what your telling me is, I need a BEC? Did I get that right? But what if I drive a bone stock MRC with stock servo. I mean, its a crawler right so I answer yes to your question. Do I still need a BEC?

But Ted i dont think my rc tomato crawler needs a bec.

Can we get this stickied please??? :mrgreen:

what is a BEC and do i need one on my scaler

do I need a BEC in my rtc axial ax10? and why not use 4 double aa's

i guess this means i cant compete this weekend seeing as how the only thing that has fried on my rig IS the CC bec

ill disagree. not all trucks need a bec, it depends on what your setup is and how you use it. i have an lrp quantum super reverse (its designed for a touring car or 1/10 scale 2wd truck) that has a 1 amp internal bec, i run 6 cell nimh and a hitec 645mg, and i dont need a bec, ive never had an issue with that setup. i now have rear steer with a 2nd 645 on the rear axle, and once, and only once have i had an issue with the esc momentarely shutting down, and thats because i had both front and rear servos stalled out for a few seconds, once i let off the rear steer it was no problem.

i will agree that when running power hungry high torque digital servos that most esc's wont provide the current needed to power steering and a dig/rear steer servo, a bec will take care of the issues.

you need a BEC

Through recent emails with Novak Tech support, my mongoose in my MRC does not need a BEC even with a full size Airtronics rock crusher. And I too have no X in the top right of my screen.

so you say you dont need one then why do you have 1

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i have an lrp quantum super reverse (its designed for a touring car or 1/10 scale 2wd truck) that has a 1 amp internal bec, i run 6 cell nimh and a hitec 645mg, and i dont need a bec, ive never had an issue with that setup. i


sounds like you have a 1 amp internal BEC:-P

Thank you for proving my point. You have never had any problems, oh wait, yes you have. And guess what. With an external BEC, you would not have had that problem you never had, oh wait yes you did. PLEASE SEE THE FIRST POST FOR SOME GREAT ADVICE.


OK. but when you smoke your ESC or burn upyour servo you will be on here bitching that you have no idea why your electronics died. And I will say

"You should have ran a BEC". :mrgreen:

SEE FIRST POST


So it sounds like you definitely need a BEC.


I can't help you on that one. I suggest a hammer to the screen. "thumbsup"

i had 2 servos stalled completely, i was inbetween rocks and couldnt turn and was trying to. how would a bec change that??? all it would have done is held the servos at stall point till i baked them or the pack went flat. never had a problem since that one time, and why, cause i dont stall both servos out, i learned what i cant do.

telling everyone that they must have a bec is complete bs. not everyone needs a bec, like i said, depends on the truck. i know plenty of people that dont run them and have no issue whatsoever. yes there is a place for them, and for comps your going to want to have one, however the average setup with an average servo and esc will be alright without it.

Excuses, excuses. Your welcome to not run one. Just like your welcome to piss on an electric fence. My advice would be to not piss on the fence. But you would just tell me how you have been drinking special water that does not conduct electricity and you can piss on the fence if you want. Go ahead. Just when you shock your yourself dont be mad when I am laughing at you because you passed on great advice.

click here
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showp...31&postcount=1

Then click here

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showp...47&postcount=1

Wut BEC four my AX-10. I'm knew here and really needs to know. can I get one at wal marts

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what a great way to start my day. i needed a good laugh. BEC is on the list of needed parts

So after reading all this... Is it a BEC that I need?

No thanks...I like not having a X.

Yeah, if I paid that much for a computer I would convince my self that I liked not having a X:mrgreen:

LICK MY BALLS:mrgreen:

:flipoff::flipoff::flipoff::flipoff::flipoff::flip off:

LOL

Can I run a bec with another bec so that I am doubly protected?

well, if you had a BEC, you wouldn't have fried them servos.

if you can run a dig servo and a steering servo w/o issue, w/o a BEC, then your steering servo is pussified, or you have a HH TM ESC.

id still run a BEC.

go ahead and dont run one"thumbsup"


then they'll all laugh at you

:mrgreen:You guys are turning my legitimate tech thread into a Joke.:mrgreen:

new to the hard core rc world with an ax10. keep reading about people adding bec to there electronics. what is and what benefit would it add to my truggy:?

So I'm running a Novak Rooster Crawler esc with a tp MG946R steering servo, a venom micro servo from my remote diff lock kit on my creeper and a hitec hs225mg mini servo for my dig. These servos hardly ever work at the same time and said esc has about 5-6amp internal bec. The hitec and venom micro servo uses about 300ma, I'm not sure but the mg946r can't use much more than 1.5-2amps at best, so all in all thats about 2.5 - 3 amps so I don't see the need for one with my setup but I could be way off base here, I am a newb. "thumbsup"
I do know it would be "safer" to have a cc bec but I have spent alot of money and can't get one right away, I don't want to put my Creeper on the shelf though because I don't have a external bec only to find out I never needed it in the first place with my setup.
Thanks.
Edit, I was just reading up on the 10a cc bec and it states that the servo connector is only rated for 5amps and it should be upgraded if using more than that.

Yes you can"thumbsup" But just like with condoms, you wont feel much of an improvement.

What about UBEC? Can I run a UBEC without an external BEC or do I need an internal BEC in conjunction with an external BEC that connects to a UBEC?

i just ordered mine. thanks for the advice.

Sorry to intrude on this "tech thread" :mrgreen:, but, You can always email tech@teamnovak.com with your question, during regular CS hours. Before emailing, take a moment to review the instructions (trouble-shooting guide) originally included with your Novak Item:

Novak Instruction Downloads

The more information you provide in your first email, the more quickly tech support can offer you assistance.

We believe the external BEC is so important for most crawling applications, we include it free with our Goat 3S escs and Systems.

but they still need a CC BEC

with the BEC the servo's won't stall so easy, you REALLY need a CC BEC.

So whats a BEC??? everyone says I need one...