Traxxas Receiver with No BEC?? Please Help

[BrandonW]

im thinking about buying a 3 channel receiver for my clodbuster since i already have a tq3 radio.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXSP02&P=ML

will this work with my tekin rebel 2 esc? i am worried cause it says the following:

"One Three Channel Receiver Without BEC for the Nitro T-Maxx and the E-Maxx Ready-To-Run-Kits."

i dont even know what BEC is so if you could please explain it to me. also, will i need to pick up another part to make these work? i tried searching but the search gave me no results. ty for the help.

 

[oIIIIIo]

Yes, that is the one that is normally matched with the TQ3 and is used by a lot of us. Read the thread on BEC receivers for more info on BEC vs non-BEC.

 

[BrandonW]

can you give me a link to that thread i cannot find it. im also not finding anything when i search.

thank you

noob_superman

 

[BrandonW]

is this information true?


"This is what I hate about asking for information on the Internet - you often get bad information stated with such conviction that you actually start to believe it. And come on guys, everyone knows what BEC is, my question was what is a BEC receiver. Well, I had to do some searching to find the answer, but here it is:

According to the Traxxas site, the 2015 is a "Receiver, 2-Channel 27MHz, with BEC (for use with mechanical speed control)" and the 2019 is a "Receiver, 2-Channel 27MHz, without BEC (for use with electronic speed control)". Tower lists the 2215 as a "27mHz Three Channel AM Receiver Without BEC for the Nitro T-Maxx (TRAC54**) and the E-Maxx (TRAC64**) Ready-To-Run-Kits."

Therefore, the only vehicles that require a BEC receiver are those with a mechanical speed control and no seperate receiver pack. The receiver has the BEC circuitry to regulate the 7.2v main pack down to 5 or 6v to run the servos. Vehicles with an electronic speed control with BEC do not require a BEC receiver because the ESC provides the regulated power to the RX, nor do nitro vehicles because they use a dedicated receiver battery.

Mystery solved and mis-information corrected."