Castle BEC- review and tech thread

[Rockbutt]

"The unit requires a Castle link to be reprogrammed..."

How exacly do i reprogram it ?
I have the Castle link v3.0 for the Mamba max....

[poppamac70]

Just read this thread and good thing I ordered a castle bec and had it programed to the batteries I was ordering as well now I understand it more and will have to get the castle link to reprogram it down to about 6v you don't need a bec programed to 8.4 just because you have 8.4 batteries Really makes my newbie name stick

[poppamac70]

you have to geta castle link programmer for the bec the castle link in the mamba max will not program a bec the program link is about 20$ This is what I found on another thread

[JohnRobHolmes]

Originally Posted by LIKES2CRAWL

8711 up front and a 9100T in the rear...

One should cut it, but some Wa guys have been shutting the CC BEC down with just two servos. Goes to show that some guys just don't have the terrain or driving style to push parts as hard as others.

Originally Posted by Rockbutt

"The unit requires a Castle link to be reprogrammed..."

How exacly do i reprogram it ?
I have the Castle link v3.0 for the Mamba max....

You will need the CC link, it has a little adapter. The one that came with the MM is just a usb plug.

Originally Posted by poppamac70

Just read this thread and good thing I ordered a castle bec and had it programed to the batteries I was ordering as well now I understand it more and will have to get the castle link to reprogram it down to about 6v you don't need a bec programed to 8.4 just because you have 8.4 batteries Really makes my newbie name stick

I am pretty sure I set yours to 6v, I knew what you were saying. If you have a multimeter you can check the output of the BEC.

[poppamac70]

Thanks JR I will check it when I get it after reading this thread it sort of made me feel like an idiot

[Thundermaxx]

Will I be safe running a Airtronics 358 at 6.2-6.4V w/out any risk? or is it pushing it just going over 6.0 with 1 servo?

[03jord33]

I ordered the bec from TowerHobbies but need to know what the stock voltage setting is. I will be running a TCS 7-cell split pack with an HS-645MG on the front and the stock Axial servo on the back. If I need to change the voltage I guess I'll have to get the link adapter. My ESC is the Tekin FX-R.

Anyone know what voltage setting I should use on the BEC? I may upgrade the rear servo soon as well. Thanks!

[Thundermaxx]

It's 5.1V out of the box.

[carver]

I have a problem. My cc bec set at 6v hooked up to a mamba 25 pwering a Ko Propopds2368ids with juice from a 6cellelite1500 was glitching bad while throttle was engaged then power shut of completly and i could not connect to casltelink, whats going on?Thanks

[LowSpark]

RC Crawler forums rock!! So much info available and the advance search is sweet.
John, you seem to be the guy with the answers re the CC Bec, so I figured this is the place to ask mine.

I just purchased a CC Bec to install on my 2.2 OCM crawler.
Here is a list of my current components
Mamba Max esc
2c lipo 7.4
Hitec steering servo 5955
2- 55t brushed motors
Battle Switch for my dig (plugged into my aux channel)
Spectrum DX3R radio and reciever
(link to battle switch) http://www.robotmarketplace.com/prod...-BATTLSW1.html

So, my question.
I am going to test drive the bec to see if I will have a problem with the 'bind' issue with the radio first.
I want to go ahead and temp wire it in with-out cutting the red lead from my esc.
Will I notice a difference in the performance of my steering servo using the stock 5.1v setting on the bec vs what the mamba max is putting out. (what is that voltage?).
And will I notice a difference if I were to have the bec re-programed to 6v instead of the stock 5.1v.

(note, am really miffed that CC does not include the small adapter with the ubc when you buy a momba max, having to spend another $20 grrrr)

And if it works ok in the test mode, I can then cut the red lead from the esc.

Thanks for the help
Cliff

[LowSpark]

Note: I am a newb' into rock crawl and all the elec components and how they work. So I ask alot of questions and take the advice of those that seem to know. So far it's working great.

[LowSpark]

ooops... forgot to ask in my previous request.

Do I plug the BEC into the batt/bind chennel on my receiver?

[TattooKenny]

All the "glitching" prob going on, I talked to Thomas at Castle (he's a tech there) Monday. He said there might be a bad batch of BEC's out now.....There guys in the lab are checking on it now. Also anyone running a Spektrum setup with 2 servos can buy a Spektrum Voltage Capacitor part # SPM1600 for $6 and fix the "Shutting down, and Glitching". I got this from the guys at Castle and Spektrum this week. I called only because alot of us have been having trouble with our CC BEC's. John, IM me and I can give you the rundown on what all is going on and what all the tech's at Castle and Spektrum, and now Novak have said.

[JohnRobHolmes]

Originally Posted by LowSpark

So, my question.
I am going to test drive the bec to see if I will have a problem with the 'bind' issue with the radio first.
I want to go ahead and temp wire it in with-out cutting the red lead from my esc.
Will I notice a difference in the performance of my steering servo using the stock 5.1v setting on the bec vs what the mamba max is putting out. (what is that voltage?).
And will I notice a difference if I were to have the bec re-programed to 6v instead of the stock 5.1v.


And if it works ok in the test mode, I can then cut the red lead from the esc.

Thanks for the help
Cliff

Originally Posted by LowSpark

ooops... forgot to ask in my previous request.

Do I plug the BEC into the batt/bind chennel on my receiver?

You can plug the BEC into the batt/bind channel. The newer BECs don't put the RX in bind mode, but some older ones do and you just put it into a different channel or remove the signal wire to fix this.

You will notice a difference with 5.1v to 6v, your servos will be faster with more power. The stock MM puts out 5.1v. You will need to remove the red wire from the MM for the system to work properly.

[Tanis]

Originally Posted by LowSpark

And if it works ok in the test mode, I can then cut the red lead from the esc.

Thanks for the help
Cliff

You don't need to cut the wire, just use a hobby knife to pry up gently on the "latch" that holds the wire in the plug, and slide the red wire out. Then tape it up. That way, if you need it plugged in again, you can.

[LowSpark]

Thanks for the reply John.

It all works fine in the stock set-up. I disconnected the red wire from the MM and turned it on.. no smoke escaped from any of my electronics

I've ordered the adapter wire from CC so I will be able to up the voltage to 6v. I did talk to Castle and they confirmed the bec in the MM puts out 5.4v.

Now I just have to wait for the big brown truck to arrive.

[LowSpark]

Not sure if I wrote the info down wrong on the MM bec voltage. I wrote down 5.4, but my chicken scratch may have been a 5.1 LOL

slight disclaimer :-P

[El Gooch]

OOPS....my bad. I should have paid more attention, this is a Tech Thread..

[K Riccardi]

Old thread but good teck. Thanks for sharing.

[Harvo]

So I've never used an external BEC, but I think I need to now. Going to buy one of these from HH but I'm not sure what voltage output to get. I have a digital Ultra hi Torqe Hobbico servo on front and a MG645 on the dig. I run 6 and 7 cell 2/3A packs and 2s lipos if this cures my glitch.

Will my 7.2 volts handle a 6 volt output continuously?

Thanks!!