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03-11-2012, 10:13 PM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Diego
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| I need opinions on what ESC to buy
OK, so..... I just got a Berg BJ3 roller. I threw it together with whatever crap I had so I could go to a comp this weekend. It was fun, but obvious that Ive got a lot to learn still, lol. Today the punk dig switch went bad. Whenever it powered up it would just run full speed in reverse (replaced the ESC and it still did it) So i went ahead and tore it back down and am building it out the right way now. So, my question starts with the ESC.... I Know I want to run a single esc (not much room for electronics in there!) and a digital hi-tech coreless servo, a CC BEC and probably an RC4WD dig switch. Now in order to use the BEC and up the voltage to the servo do I have to have a programmable ESC that will run brushed motors? RIght now I have a losi night crawler esc which has a drag brake and 2s lipo cut off, but I dont think I can use this with the hi torque servo and bec can I? Besides I want to run a 3s lipo. So this ESC is out. Anyway.... PLEASE let me know how the hell you would "adjust" the output voltage of the BEC if I dont have a programmable ESC, or suggest a programmable ESC that WILL run brushed motors allowing me to adjust the servo voltage through my pc. ugghhh my head hurts, but Im dying to do this the RIGHT way... M. |
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03-11-2012, 11:30 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: British Columbia
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| Re: I need opinions on what ESC to buy
Hmmm, where to start. Your ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) has nothing to do with the external BEC, so whatever motor you're running, the ESC has to match it. IE: brushed motor...brushed ESC. You will likely be using the external BEC to power your servo and the ESC can provide power to the Rx. You may have to run an additional BEC to run the dig, but you haven't stated your exact components yet. The bigger Castle BEC (20A) should be able to handle both, but both are programmable. |
03-12-2012, 12:01 AM | #3 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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| Re: I need opinions on what ESC to buy
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03-12-2012, 03:57 AM | #4 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Diego
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| Re: I need opinions on what ESC to buy
AWSOME.... thanks. After learning that you can connect the CC BEC to castlelink by itself made it all make sense. So I broke out my cliff climber and went ahead and wired one to the Losi speed control for now and upped the voltage on a hi-tech 645mg and set it to 6 volts. IT WORKS GREAT!!! I have a DX3e with the 3 position aux channel, so now Ive got more reading to do to learn how to wire up dual mamba micros with a BEC. Thanks again! M. |
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