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Originally Posted by Finnster
wha?
Couldn't you say its turning it off by removing the load? No diff than having a switch inline right?
That last part doesn't make sense. Would you expect the esc to heat up when its switched off? Truck doesn't go too fast tho. ;)
Either way, remove or cut red wire. BEC is disabled and ESC is happy.
Must be my reading again...
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When you leave the red wire in the esc plug, and plug the reciever pack in the reciever, the esc turns on as if it's circuits are being powered by the reciever pack. The esc works fine as far as I can tell, no problems yet and the bec heatsink is cool. That is with the esc's power switch in the off position. The tekin 420 does have a seperate heatsink just for the bec. This esc can handle 24 volts and the manual says to use the heatsink on the bec if using over a certain voltage.
I am sure not all esc's are this way.
Wouldn't a bec have to dissapate a lot of heat when stepping down such a large voltage, even if there is no load?