[lincpimp]

Not to sound like a upity dumbass, but I successfully performed the mod on my MMM to remove the bec components. I did not use a soldering iron, just a single edge razor blade. After carefully removing the noted components, and triple checking the lack of any stray parts or bridges, I fired the esc up with a rx pack. No problems, and I ran the truck for a hard 20min bash session. Still works fine.

I would definately not suggest this mod for most people. I am very good at fixing small items, and have extremely steady hands. I am sorry to hear about the voided warranty, but I wanted to have a working truck and was not having much success with CC over the phone. I am supposed to be contacted by CC tech about this issue for a few days now. I just figured that they would send me a replacement MMM with some sort of return envelope for the other one, as I have already paid to ship one back... Oh well.

Still think that CC products are pretty good overall. The case design of the MMM is very poor, and the wires are not protected well enough in the case or as they exit. I would prefer to see the board screwed to the case a la MM...