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Axial AE-2 ESC on 3S?
- Thread starter benmara
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taco08jk
Rock Stacker
Its been done by a few, both with and without an external BEC. I personally wouldn't do it without the BEC.
taco08jk
Rock Stacker
My case in point, to the OP.
waterboij23
Pebble Pounder
Bec is recommended for 3s. I run a BEC with mine on 3s.
monkeymagic9
Quarry Creeper
i haven't done it myself, since axial says 2s.. but i've been pricing 3s batteries because i've been seeing a lot of guys in the wraith/scx10 forums running them with the factory ae-2 esc and i haven't heard anything but good news.
as for the bec.. whatever you do just get one because you should anyway. mine was a 1000% improvement over the entire rig without changing anything else but adding a bec. i spent $4 on mine. just make sure you buy one that is voltage stepping, not linear.
as for the bec.. whatever you do just get one because you should anyway. mine was a 1000% improvement over the entire rig without changing anything else but adding a bec. i spent $4 on mine. just make sure you buy one that is voltage stepping, not linear.
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spillproof
Pebble Pounder
If you plug it in, and it detects 3s (3 beeps) you are golden. I run mine without a bec. but my servo is not a monster. I will put one in soon though, just so i can run my servo at a higher voltage for more power. I do get the occasional brown out/glitch that I am sure will be fixed by the BEC.
C*H*U*D
No idea what I'm doing
I ran mine on 3s with a BEC and had no problems.
SmokeeJay
Rock Stacker
One of the guys I hang out with ran a 3s in his scx10 this past weekend for just a few minutes without a bec. The servo seemed to get hot pretty quick. I wouldn't try 3s without a bec.
Tommy R
I wanna be Dave
I ran mine on 3s with a BEC and it smoked w/o any warning and it wasn't even being abused in the least. It's been replaced with a Castle Sidewinder and has run fine. I realize the two are very similar ESCs, if not identical, but that's my experience.
AsILayDying
RCC Addict
Experiences may vary but i have run AE-2 on 3s with and without BEC. It has run without issue.... Although when i was without BEC i was only running stock servo. AE-2 is a quality castle ESC and can be ran on 3s without issue. But that's not to say something couldn't happen. Good luck.
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Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note (Phablet)
Does the LVC work with 3s? I dont ever run anything to LVC but its nice to have added protection.
Just plugged in a 3s from one of my planes. I got the 3 beeps and goosed the throttle. I like it, just have to hook up my CC BEC.
Just plugged in a 3s from one of my planes. I got the 3 beeps and goosed the throttle. I like it, just have to hook up my CC BEC.
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AsILayDying
RCC Addict
Yes as long as you are running LiPo mode with LVC. It will be fine I've run mine with 3s and a BEC with out issues. Good luck.
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89lxmorepower
Rock Crawler
I ran mine today with 3s for first time lvc works great
WHITE-TRASH
I wanna be Dave
If you have castle software you'll find that the low voltage is adjustable or auto you have the choice on that one. I run mine on 3s exclusively with a cc bec it works great.
89lxmorepower
Rock Crawler
Make sure you program bec for no more than max rated voltage to servo
5VoltDetonator
Rock Stacker
Do you know what the max rated voltage is on a stock servo? And can the stock motor handel 3S ?
