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Toronto Electric Model Aviation Club (TEMAC) => General Discussion => Topic started by: frajolex on February 04, 2014, 02:20:15 PM

Poll
Question: ESC + BEC
Option 1: separate pieces votes: 1
Option 2: one piece votes: 0
Title: ESC + BEC ==> Separate or together?
Post by: frajolex on February 04, 2014, 02:20:15 PM
Folks, I realized I have a few planes (yeah, Beaver included) that don't have a BEC, I wonder what's preferrable (and why)...  ESC + BEC in one piece or separate? Please vote
Title: Re: ESC + BEC ==> Separate or together?
Post by: Andy Hoffer on February 04, 2014, 02:37:13 PM
Hi Andre:

I use both configurations, depending on the power demands of my servos.  If in doubt, I add a separate BEC.  Some ESC manufacturers tend to be a little "optimistic" in their appraisals (claims) as to how much current (how many servos) their built-in BECs can handle.

Andy
Title: Re: ESC + BEC ==> Separate or together?
Post by: piker on February 04, 2014, 02:47:25 PM
I use combined on my smaller planes and a separate BEC on my larger planes... usually determined by whether the ESC has a built in BE or not.  Most of the larger ESC's don't... or at least they didn't.
Title: Re: ESC + BEC ==> Separate or together?
Post by: frajolex on February 04, 2014, 03:34:26 PM
Good inputs, my question is, how do I know if a BEC is suitable for my planes? For example, the beaver
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