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BrianG · 11:53 PM

Cadima: OK, I'll see what's in my parts bin and do some prototyping. Be warned, the result (being through-hole components) will be about as large as the BEC itself. Might be a week or two before I get sufficient time to work on it as there is a lot of things going on right now...

Patrick: Thanks for the input!

I was figuring more like 0.2-0.4v across the transistor because it is being run into saturation. But yeah, a FET would work better I'm sure, I just never worked with those too much. Heck, even a relay would work for this application, but I'd rather stick to a solid state solution.

BTW: Is the issue where the BEC sends full batt voltage on failure something you are aware of? Your BEC is a nice small unit, it would be a shame to have to add a circuit (which would be physically about the same size) for protection...

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	05.31.2008, 11:37 PM Cadima: OK, I'll see what's in my parts bin and do some prototyping. Be warned, the result (being through-hole components) will be about as large as the BEC itself. Might be a week or two before I get sufficient time to work on it as there is a lot of things going on right now... Patrick: Thanks for the input! I was figuring more like 0.2-0.4v across the transistor because it is being run into saturation. But yeah, a FET would work better I'm sure, I just never worked with those too much. Heck, even a relay would work for this application, but I'd rather stick to a solid state solution. BTW: Is the issue where the BEC sends full batt voltage on failure something you are aware of? Your BEC is a nice small unit, it would be a shame to have to add a circuit (which would be physically about the same size) for protection... Last edited by BrianG; 05.31.2008 at 11:53 PM.