12-11-2019, 09:54 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: USA
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| Lights off a UBEC
So I’m back in the hobby after a 20 year laps , boy have things changed! I looked around and didn’t see any post that talked directly about this . I like adding lots of lights to my crawlers and I need more power without adding another battery source. My question is can I run my lights off a UBEC like I do my servos . It seems to me like it should work but I wanted to ask the experts first before I toast something and learn the hard way. Lol
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12-11-2019, 10:22 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Cawston, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 478
| Re: Lights off a UBEC
I always use a dedicated BEC to power my lights. https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/prod...iant=171619002 I've used these for years and never had a failure. When adding a connector to my ESC I solder the BEC in at the same time. The reason I started doing this is I switch between 2S and 3S batteries so I wanted a fixed voltage supply to my lights. |
12-11-2019, 12:50 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
Posts: 3,648
| Re: Lights off a UBEC
There are lots of ways to skin this cat. Because LEDs pull so little power you can pretty much connect them up any way you want and not have a noticeable effect on anything else. Are the LEDs going to be directly wiring in (with a resistor load), or are you running them through a controller? If direct wiring, are the LEDs rated for the voltage you want to run? |
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