castle BEC question
 

if i'm using a castle bec, it says to remove the red wire on the esc...does that hold true with all (non-Castle creations) escs it's used on as well?

Yes. The ONLY exception would be for any "opto" ESC. Those need an external power source, so you'd leave the red wire intact on those. But for any other ESC, no matter if its BEC is linear or switching, you'd remove the red wire.

Also note that programming certain ESCs might be problematic when removing the red wire. Some ESCs (like Castle's) use the throttle cable for programming, and the programmer adaptor powers the ESC when programming. If the red wire is removed, power is not getting to the ESC during programming. Just re-insert the red wire or plug the main batteries into the ESC for programming.

thanks Brian, i appreciate the help.

For those esc's (such as FXR) I actally use a spare regular servo end and plug the reg wire into that.

This way I can just use a regular servo Y connector to make everything look "normal" again for programming...

This also works well if you are powering servos directly from the BEC...

it says in the instructions to attach the red and black wires to the power wires to your esc. however, i don't want to void any warranties. can i just use a series connector to connect the bec to the esc and then to my battery? will it work the same that way or does it have to be soldered to the esc wires?

Use this...

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXPTT6&P=ML

http://pics.towerhobbies.com/image/g/gpmm3141.jpg

Or create an in line deans adapater or just solder into the esc's batter connector...