Made up a little diagram showing the UBEC hookup. It's a little different than most setups since the output of the UBEC must be fed back into the ESC, but that's about it. Oh, and I used the ESC input power solder points for the UBEC input.

http://scriptasylum.com/forumpics/mmm_bec_mod_schem.jpg

Other mods done just for the record:

- Cut the case so the heatsink has better passive airflow

- To protect the circuits, I installed 1/8" thick foam pad strip along the motor and power wire solder points inside the case.

Sorry to be anal but any chance of rotating the pic 180 so that it lines up with the orginal series...

Ahh that feels better

http://scriptasylum.com/forumpics/mmm_bec_mod_done.jpg
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/atta...5&d=1220038087

The lighting would be totally off, not to mention the little bin of fish-eye distortion there is would be off as well.

Just one thing from me, and then I'll shut up --

Make sure you don't leave any solder shorts -- good idea to use some wick and clean up the excess solder after removing the parts.

lol, no need to shut up. Without your assistance, I would have just removed the coil and possible done some damage. :smile:

After removing the parts, I cleaned the flux film off and made sure no traces were touching. Well there are a couple on the FETs that touch anyway, but I mean the others.

Keeps people on their toes. :smile:

I might do it sometime this evening if I get bored. Doesn't take long, just gotta flip the image, save, upload to server - that's a whole 3 minutes out of my life!

Have one minute back... ;) Ahhh that feels better - ;)

Also can use a multimeter to check adjacent pads to ensure there is no short. Of course got to realise that a couple of pads for the 2 smaller components are common.

If the eyes are failing, use a magnifying glass. Works wonders.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Ok I thought I got lucky after reviving my V1. Now my brand new V2 seems to be DOA. BEC output voltage less than 1V upon powering up. This is a long weekend in Malaysia & I really want to run both my buggy (V1) & new truggy (V2). Looks like I'm only going to achieve 1 out of 2. However, I am now bordering on adventurous & I'm thinking of pulling a surgery on the V2. V2 differs from V1 in that the DC/DC convertor is now a 10pin device. At least to my feeble understanding of electronics that's what it is. So, this is what I intend to do :

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...ling39/XXX.jpg

I want to remove the parts marked with X's to achieve the same result as that of the V1's to remove the internal BEC & power the esc through and ecternal power source.

Now the 6million dollar question - will this work ? Are those the right parts to remove?

I understand the warranty will be void if I did it. How much do I have to pay if I found out the hard way that this idea does not work ?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Joe Ling

OMG, it's ridiculous:oh: It's a new controller who's suppose to be good, and now, we've to modify them to make it work properly.

This is a real joke.......

I've take the plunge and order a MMM V2, i don't have recieve it yet, but now i've a BIG regret to have spend $200.00 on it.

So guys, if somebody here want a brand new V2, as soon as i'll recieve mine next week, i'am ready to ship it for the same price i've paid for mine, $216.00US + $5.00 for shipping, so for $221.00 i'll let it goes, and i'll not open the box, so you'll recieve it factory seal:yes:

And with this $221.00, i'll order a revo 3.3 frame and trany and converted my e-revo to nitro.

END...........

PM Arct1k. He offered to buy the MMM I'm waiting for because I was complaining about how long it was taking to get to me.

He said this on one of his posts:

Yep no problem George16 if you bought from mike and paid 145...

However David, Brian's mods are on a v1 that failed - You ran with the MGM for a while before you had problems - I see no reason not to give it a try...

Actually, my V1 hadn't failed yet. It was more of a precautionary measure...

Nice job keep us up to date. So Joe Ling and BrianG neither of you have tried this modification on a v2 yet right? I am going to wait it out because I liked Castles products in the past and I dont *Need* it right now so I will wait for them to iron this out, I know they will. Patience is key guys.