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bigbeave1 · 02-15-2010, 04:33 PM

So how are you guys wireing it up i just got one for my mrc should i hook it up like this or a different way?? what should i have the voltage going to the servo set at ??

KnightRyder · 02-15-2010, 05:37 PM

i have mine hooked up just like the directions say. and i dont think you can set the voltage on that bec.

bigbeave1 · 02-15-2010, 06:04 PM

Itsays on the site that you can choose what voltage .. ill have to check it out once i get it ..
what servo are you running im thinking of getting the hs-5645 mg is there a cheaper one that is compairable to it ?

JOMJ87 · 02-15-2010, 06:35 PM

Castle Link allows you to set the voltage. I am getting ready to get one and seen in my castle link settings you can choose the BEC to modify.

Cole

MRCnoob · 02-15-2010, 06:43 PM

This is how I wired mine up. I had mine set to 6v when I bought it from Holmes Hobbies. I figured if your going to use one, might as well get the most out of it. Wiring it up like this is nice since it will only send 6v to the servo and not the receiver.

I bought a 6" Y harness and cut it up and re-soldered it to make it plug and play with the receiver and servo.

bigbeave1 did you get my pm about the battery?

fokaid · 02-15-2010, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRCnoob

This is how I wired mine up. I had mine set to 6v when I bought it from Holmes Hobbies. I figured if your going to use one, might as well get the most out of it. Wiring it up like this is nice since it will only send 6v to the servo and not the receiver.

I bought a 6" Y harness and cut it up and re-soldered it to make it plug and play with the receiver and servo.

bigbeave1 did you get my pm about the battery?

+1 I wired my BEC this way with a full size servo. Works like a charm!

slowride1 · 02-15-2010, 08:38 PM

mine just uses the sig. wire on the servo to the rec now

Crawl_Before_Walking · 02-16-2010, 03:57 AM

X2 on the diagram MRCnoob posted, works great that way

KnightRyder · 02-17-2010, 08:17 PM

im running the traxxas 2055 servo

bigbeave1 · 02-22-2010, 04:18 PM

wondering if there are any downfalls to wireing it the way castle says will it do any damage to the reciever ?? if hooked up that way figure id wire it like the designer sayed to pluss less work and wires

Sneed · 02-22-2010, 05:10 PM

You can do it either way. I personally perfer the castle way. Less work to do and there's really no difference. I've been running both my rigs this way for a while. And my 2.2 runs two servo's (dig). Set it at 6v and let it be

bigbeave1 · 02-22-2010, 08:16 PM

thanks ill leave it !!!

scottiej · 04-19-2010, 09:53 AM

I presume it's fine just to dissconnect the power output from the ESC and then run the bec into the aux on the RX to power both the servo and RX? I have done it this way because the BEC in my ESC is fried

Cheers

ScaleReady · 04-19-2010, 10:20 AM

What if you bought a 5.x volt one? Is there a way to make it a 6 volt?

JOMJ87 · 04-19-2010, 12:14 PM

they all come with that setting from Castle but with a Castle link you can change it to 6 or whatever you want really. From looking at my book on it i didnt see any stick programming you could do to change it. So either buy a Castle link or find a buddy with one or order one from Holmes and request it to be set at 6. Hope that helps you out.

Cole

JOMJ87 · 04-19-2010, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottiej

I presume it's fine just to dissconnect the power output from the ESC and then run the bec into the aux on the RX to power both the servo and RX? I have done it this way because the BEC in my ESC is fried

Cheers

Thats the Castle way to do it. You clip the red ESC wire and plug the BEC into the AUX or BATT port on the reciever. your golden with how you got it.

Cole

scottiej · 04-20-2010, 08:38 AM

nice one!

I didnt cut the esc + wire though, i just dissconnected it from the plug, heat shrinked it and ziptied it outta the way

MRCnoob · 04-20-2010, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottiej

nice one!

I didnt cut the esc + wire though, i just dissconnected it from the plug, heat shrinked it and ziptied it outta the way

That's how I did it also. If you want to use castle link you need that wire intact.

JOMJ87 · 04-20-2010, 12:04 PM

Not really if yo clip the wire you just will have to hook it up to battery to connect it to the castle link. It just needs power and the battery gives it that. but either way is fine. I clipped mince since the pin was so tore up tryig to pull it. Hook the battery up once its connected to the castle link and im good to go for programming.

Cole

Rataplan · 07-06-2010, 03:34 PM

i just fixed my broken esc and now i needed a bec because the print is damaged
so i orderd a bec
for the bec i need to disconnect the red wire
so thats done

now i connected the brown and orange kabel
and going to instal a bec

can i still use the castle link ?

my esc is programmed with no drag brake at the moment
and i need dragbrake for the G made

i hope u can help me

02-15-2010, 04:33 PM	#1
bigbeave1 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: wallingford Posts: 97	bec wireing So how are you guys wireing it up i just got one for my mrc should i hook it up like this or a different way?? what should i have the voltage going to the servo set at ??

02-15-2010, 05:37 PM	#2
KnightRyder Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoodsport Posts: 169	i have mine hooked up just like the directions say. and i dont think you can set the voltage on that bec.

02-15-2010, 06:04 PM	#3
bigbeave1 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: wallingford Posts: 97	Itsays on the site that you can choose what voltage .. ill have to check it out once i get it .. what servo are you running im thinking of getting the hs-5645 mg is there a cheaper one that is compairable to it ?

02-15-2010, 06:35 PM	#4
JOMJ87 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lillington, NC Posts: 206	Castle Link allows you to set the voltage. I am getting ready to get one and seen in my castle link settings you can choose the BEC to modify. Cole

02-15-2010, 06:43 PM	#5
MRCnoob Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 273	This is how I wired mine up. I had mine set to 6v when I bought it from Holmes Hobbies. I figured if your going to use one, might as well get the most out of it. Wiring it up like this is nice since it will only send 6v to the servo and not the receiver. I bought a 6" Y harness and cut it up and re-soldered it to make it plug and play with the receiver and servo. bigbeave1 did you get my pm about the battery?

02-15-2010, 08:38 PM	#7
slowride1 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: anderson Posts: 2,288	mine just uses the sig. wire on the servo to the rec now

02-16-2010, 03:57 AM	#8
Crawl_Before_Walking Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 159	X2 on the diagram MRCnoob posted, works great that way

02-17-2010, 08:17 PM	#9
KnightRyder Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoodsport Posts: 169	im running the traxxas 2055 servo

02-22-2010, 04:18 PM	#10
bigbeave1 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: wallingford Posts: 97	wondering if there are any downfalls to wireing it the way castle says will it do any damage to the reciever ?? if hooked up that way figure id wire it like the designer sayed to pluss less work and wires

02-22-2010, 05:10 PM	#11
Sneed Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: With the ATL Crawlers Posts: 707	You can do it either way. I personally perfer the castle way. Less work to do and there's really no difference. I've been running both my rigs this way for a while. And my 2.2 runs two servo's (dig). Set it at 6v and let it be

02-22-2010, 08:16 PM	#12
bigbeave1 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: wallingford Posts: 97	thanks ill leave it !!!

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04-19-2010, 09:53 AM	#13
scottiej Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 44	I presume it's fine just to dissconnect the power output from the ESC and then run the bec into the aux on the RX to power both the servo and RX? I have done it this way because the BEC in my ESC is fried Cheers

04-19-2010, 10:20 AM	#14
ScaleReady RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Yelm Posts: 1,643	What if you bought a 5.x volt one? Is there a way to make it a 6 volt?

04-19-2010, 12:14 PM	#15
JOMJ87 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lillington, NC Posts: 206	they all come with that setting from Castle but with a Castle link you can change it to 6 or whatever you want really. From looking at my book on it i didnt see any stick programming you could do to change it. So either buy a Castle link or find a buddy with one or order one from Holmes and request it to be set at 6. Hope that helps you out. Cole

04-20-2010, 08:38 AM	#17
scottiej Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 44	nice one! I didnt cut the esc + wire though, i just dissconnected it from the plug, heat shrinked it and ziptied it outta the way

04-20-2010, 12:04 PM	#19
JOMJ87 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lillington, NC Posts: 206	Not really if yo clip the wire you just will have to hook it up to battery to connect it to the castle link. It just needs power and the battery gives it that. but either way is fine. I clipped mince since the pin was so tore up tryig to pull it. Hook the battery up once its connected to the castle link and im good to go for programming. Cole

07-06-2010, 03:34 PM	#20
Rataplan Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: belgium Posts: 137	i just fixed my broken esc and now i needed a bec because the print is damaged so i orderd a bec for the bec i need to disconnect the red wire so thats done now i connected the brown and orange kabel and going to instal a bec can i still use the castle link ? my esc is programmed with no drag brake at the moment and i need dragbrake for the G made i hope u can help me

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