RC has come so far in 4 years. I just picked up the Traxxas BEC kit for my TRX4. Glad I watched this video. I still enjoy your videos to this day. Cheers

Best RC channel, period. Francis you Rock Bro!

I should've seen this before I stuck in a new servo. I blew up the xl5-hv ESC and had a runaway with the TRX6. Good news is that the TRX6 now has a QR pro 2300 kv and it transforms this rig entirely.

Awesomely useful and informative channel you've created. Congrats and thank you. Videos like yours really help with expanding ones comfort zone by reducing the fear and uncertainty of learning while doing. 😁👍

Hello from malaysia... thanks for make a good video..verry helpfull...for newbies like me..ty

You make a lot of useful videos, thanks mate!

Hi Francis.... I knew I had seen you before :-) MTBR of course ... you are doing great there too ;-)

Most ESCs on the market actually put out 6.2V regularly at least for brushless systems and some can be turned up to 7.4

You could use the external BEC only for the steering servo and leave the internal BEC to power the transmission and diff servo's.

Fifty bucks is not unfortunate when you don’t want a pc in your life anymore. I’m 65, retired and I have no reason to use a pc. An iPad maybe. But the Castle Link app works beautifully with my Holmes Hobbies Torquemaster BR Mini XL in my 10+ pound first gen SCX10 Trail Honcho with 3 servos (2 steering & 1 shifter). But then it’s powered by my Reedy Zappers 8200 mah 115C silicone graphene LiPo HV drag pack. That might be the reason and not the bec which is the badass waterproof one with an aluminum case. Still prehistoric with the pc crap. And people have been complaining about the Axial SCX6’s weak servo. Get the esc programmer and bump up the voltage. I haven’t done it yet but I accept the servo’s power. And I actually accept the foams. Most of you haven’t given them a chance. And I will not remove my spare tire. I feel it’ll upset the balance. And one video shows the Trail Honcho without the spare and Proline tires and foams and it was struggling on the rocks. Mine doesn’t. I’ll leave it alone for now. Wear out the tires first…

So I installed a 20kg steering servo on my trx4 sport without the bec and had no issues. Then I installed the traxxas bec and now I’m having glitching issues where throttle and steering independently and or simultaneously cut out. It was like there was transmitter interference, I got up to retrieve the truck and each time it would carry on like no big deal. From 5ft away I’d turn the wheels one direction, let off, and the wheels would stay pointing that direction then correct themselves 5 seconds later and go back to normal. When it’s working correctly, it doesn’t seem that much better than the factory steering servo. It’s better but idk if it’s worth the inconsistent headache. BEC to channel 2, plugged that to BEC, then the 2 prong over to the ESC. Seems pretty cut and dry, idk how I could mess it up if I did 🤷🏼‍♂️

So much for keeping it simple 🤷🏾‍♂️

cutting wires on esc etc...would it not just be better to buy a better esc?

So I’m kinda confused as to weather i should get a bec. I have a hobby wing 1080 esc and last week i got a new servo cause mine crapped the bed and the new servo is acting kinda weird. Sometimes when i drive it and im doing something at full turn the servo won’t always go back to center it’s almost like it’s getting stuck but as soon as i go forward or backward it goes back to normal and starts working again. When it’s locked up if i just try to turn it on the controller it won’t till i drive forward or backward alittle. It’s a brushless power hobby servo i believe the model is the 345 model. I’m also wondering if the servo itself might be faulty.

So the factory xl5 only sends 4v to the steering servo? Golly. How the heck does the savox perform on 4v?

Why do they call them battery eliminate circuit... It doesn't really eliminate the battery, it eliminates the esc. They should be called EEC. Esc eliminater circuit.

I just went with the shv500v2 servo it gets powered straight to the battery!

Can the Traxxas BEC fit the Traxxas Stampede 4x4?

So is the castle BEC capable of having a voltage for the receiver and different voltage for the servo? Or does the voltage for both need to be the same? So if my receiver takes 7.4v and my servo takes 6, I need an additional BEC to just power one.

Will a savox SAV-SB2292SG run ok with a max6 esc at 7.4v on a mojave 6s. I dont want a external bec like to keep things as simple as possible Thanks.

Great video! Why do you say 4.8 volts, I thought the receiver gets 6 volts / 1 amp from the XL5 Esc. How many volts and amps does the external Traxxas BEC give out?

HELLO Francis … I need a BEC with multiple different voltage outputs because I need to power 6v, 8v and 11v at the same time and still have a clean setup. I’m looking at the HOBBYWING 10A BEC with 6v/7.4v/8v “Adjustable” but it’s with a jumper… I’m waiting for replies on if you MUST use the jumper and choose only one voltage or if I can use the terminals individually to power 2 or 3 different accessories with different voltage values at the same time. Do you know more about that BEC? Can you recommend me a BEC that will do what I need? Thanks plz reply😎

I have a Power Drive kid galaxy 4x4 monster truck rock crawler ..i lost remote after moving and after research and taking it apart i can not plug and bind a new remote..can u tell me what to do or just sell it?my 4yr old cant wait to uss it but im Almost POSITIVE their is no way to find a remote to power it..thanks in advance..im good with setting up car stereos amps speakers ohms etc...this is new to me

Could you not just use an emulator on your Mac to run the software?

Anyone know how much amperage the 4 double a batteries can put out? Asking for a friend with old nitro car....

Is punch 9 dangerous or harmful to components?

Hey. I am thinking of getting the trx4 kit, the 1 thing that I don't understand I'd the Bec, the castle your reviewing in this video seems to complicated (needing IBM laptop ,or £50 dongle!!), the part at the end of this video is quite vague ,about the traxxas 2260 Bec, you said you were going to do a video on it but i can't find it ,hmm. Anyway can the 2260 replace the castle and is it less complicated?. Love your vids btw. I've learnt a lot ( apart from Bec lol)

Is that a lead weight on the front of your frame?

Putting a reefs 555 in my gladiator would you recommend a bec? I’m using 3s with he hobbywing esc and a Holmes hobby 27t motor

Good info!

If I change my motor and esc to brushless would I also need to change my steering servo or could I run the stock brushed servo on my brushless esc?

So are there any esc that I can buy these days that will give the servo a lot more power? When I get a new esc will I have to change anything else out so it will work right? Sorry for all the questions but I am new to the crawler rc world and I just got a redcat gen 8 and the servo is trash on it lol but I really don’t want to have to try and wire up a bec cuz I don’t know how to. I have also heard that when people put stronger servos on the gen 8 it breaks something on the suspension so if any of you rc guys see this can you please help me out by answering these questions it would be much appreciated

Hey dude your links have a trojan attached to them, my router blocked it but it's trying to inject wifi protocols,

I heard that the bec from the e-revo fits better on a trx4, if u dont run stock esc and engine...?👍

My receiver has built in bec do i still need it

In the world of nitro the most use 1,5V x 4 = 6V.

Can you use a BEC on an xmaxx 8s?

is a bec a voltage regulator

Can the traxxas stock regular servo and micro servos handle 7.4v?

Hi i have some problem with my trx4 blazer. May esc keeps on blinking green. I can control the servo but no throttle at all, what can i do? Thank you for answer

Hello, I enjoy and learn from your videos. My question is do you think you have to take into account amp draw from various servos? Say you put this tra2262 into various Traxxas vehicles and put various high torque servos like a Savox in. Do you just focus on correct voltage or do you think theres servos that can draw too much amperage for it. I'm trying to upgrade my E Revo and Summit trucks steering and wondering if I can use the 2262. Can you run 2 servos on 6v? Thanks

Do i need bec for HW1080 ?

I disagree while many are good stick with proven . NSDRC makes amazing servos fast strong and dam near unbreakable ive had tremendous experience.. But Reefs is about same but they dont make the nano micro winch and boy that little winch picks up 550 grams up 13 feet of braided fishing line no problem again and again .

What is a good bec for nimh battery

Man…I just want one of those red 25kg off Amazon and now I’m more confused if I can w/o frying my esc than I was before, any suggestions?

Ok, this is confusing. So I have the trx sport and I have a v plow on it which has 2 20kg Amazon servos on it. And I want to swap the 2075x for a 20kg servo. I have the stock esc. I don’t know if I need a bec. Can you help? I’m basically powering 3 20kg servos. How should I hook up a bec?

I purchased a 20kg steering servo like the one you installed in the Bronco in a previous video. I can't find any current draw info for this servo, Will I need a external BEC ? It says in the specs that it produces 20kg of torque at 6 volts.

What model ESC's have adjustable BEC's, and why can't I find info on how to adjust it? I'm pretty sure my ESC is not adjustable. I have the stock ESC that comes in the 2019 V4 Kraton 6s (which is the BLX185). I've learned, that since I have an upgraded servo, i can send more power to it with the right ESC, or by purchasing and installing a BEC. My steering servo can handle 7.4v... and would like to take advantage of it, but the stock ESC only outputs 6v. Ideally I would just adjust the internal BEC in my ESC and away we go... but, I can find no where on how to do this... which leads me to think that my ESC just doesn't have an Adjustable internal BEC. Does anyone know which ESC's out there have adjustable internal BEC's? Im not oppose to buying a better ESC that has this adjustable BEC, but surprisingly I've yet find info how how exactly you adjust this, even if you have one. I looked up the specs on the Max6 and it says it can output both 6v and 7.4v... but how do you adjust it. Any help would be appreciated. Heck... would be nice if the Stock ESC that came with the Kraton (BLX185) had a way to adjust up to 7.4... doubtful though.

I have my wires crossed, your just on about this for the stock esc with the trx4. I have found esc's with built in 6,7.4v power. So this video is just for the stock esc yes?. If I am building the kit I could add a more powerful esc (like the hobbywing ,mamba) and completely do away with an external?. Sorry 20 questions

Good videos, you should act a little more excited. This one made me feel depressed. Lol

Can you answer this question about my setup. My ESC is a spektrum 160Amp and has a default BEC set at 6.0v and can be programmed at 8.4v My servo is a Protek 370tbl. Does the 6v from the esc's bec get shared by my receiver? If so my servo would be getting less than 6v?

Can a hobbywing 1080 bec handle a traxxas 400 ounce servo by itself?

Just buy a teenie DC-DC regulator for $2 and you can use it to dial down your battery voltage to whatever voltage that suits your servo. Beats spending $20 on that thing you're holding, but does exactly the same thing.

Why not just isolate the BEC and use dedicated battery?

IBM PC?... Windows OS is what I think your trying to say. Just dual boot.

Damn IBM laptop...

Can i used bec 5amp for servo 25 kg?

You laugh. This kind of business practice has never been supported or tolerated in U.S. not cool. I just had a esc just stop working outside 30 day warranty period. Software error. So I nay $200 for 30 day use. That's just one part. I'm an adult . What about teens ? Is this a hobby targeting specific group ? Or large group of customers to make more money. ?

There was BEC, now theres RHC Receded Hairline Chinese

Do I need a bec or will it hurt anything on the truck without it