additional rx battery?

[Mr.Slave]

k so i searched and didn't see anything related to what i was searching for so i gave up. although im sure there has been threads on this..

im a noob when it comes to electronic wiring and such. so is it possible to run a 7.2 stick pack and a separate 6volt rx pack?

[Flip]

Yes, if you have a BEC disconnect it.

[Mr.Slave]

follow up questions.

bec is that 4.2 volt regulation thing in the rx am i rite?
to run a rx pack as well as 7.2 stick pack do i just plug in the rx battery into an empty slot in the receiver or how does one achieve this?

thanks for a response.

[Flip]

Does your reciever have a spot for a battery to connect to?

[Mr.Slave]

yes yes it does.

you can just plug it in there? isnt it gunna f things up with getting power from the esc/7.2 volt battery as well?

[Flip]

Plug your reciever battery into the reciever. You have three colored wires going to the speed controler (ESC), black, red and a white wire. At the connector end remove the red wire out of the connector and tape over. This will stop the flow of power from the BEC out of the ESC to the reciever. The white wire carries the signal to the ESC.

[Mr.Slave]

awesome.
thanks for the help.

[Robb]

RX packs make no sense to me. Wasted space and weight, and more batteries to charge and keep track of charge.


Get a CC BEC and forget it.

[Flip]

Running a seperate RX pack comes in handy when you are using a non BEC reciever and a very high power servo like a 1/4 scale one. 1/4 scale servo's draw more power than a reciever can supply. Also running servos at a higher voltage gives you faster rotation with more torque. Once again a higher voltage will fry a reciever.

[Robb]

Originally Posted by Flip

Running a seperate RX pack comes in handy when you are using a non BEC reciever and a very high power servo like a 1/4 scale one. 1/4 scale servo's draw more power than a reciever can supply. Also running servos at a higher voltage gives you faster rotation with more torque. Once again a higher voltage will fry a reciever.

And a CC BEC does all that..................without the limitations I listed above.

[SVEN]

Originally Posted by Flip

Running a seperate RX pack comes in handy when you are using a non BEC reciever and a very high power servo like a 1/4 scale one. 1/4 scale servo's draw more power than a reciever can supply. Also running servos at a higher voltage gives you faster rotation with more torque. Once again a higher voltage will fry a reciever.

You don't have to send the power from an external BEC through the receiver. The receiver can be easily bypassed using a Y harness and removing the red wire from the harness receiver plug.

A Castle Creations BEC is the simplest solution for servo power. Like Robb said, you won't have to charge an extra pack.