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Originally Posted by Maciolus
Do you think Novak Glitch Buster Capacitor will reduce possibility of failure?
It is supposed to "store power from the Battery Eliminator Circuitry (BEC) and act as a filter to eliminate noises generated by servos" and "reduce load on BEC".
Do you know parameters of that capacitor?
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Depends on what is causing the failure. If it's simply amperage load, then no, it won't help. If it has something to do with filtering, then maybe. If the issue is with a bad BEC component, then no.
A cap inherently stores a charge and filters out AC. So, it provides a "reservior" of sorts that will help with current draw when servos need more peak currents. However, if the load requires a constant high current, a cap won't help much at all. It also helps get rid of noise that may be present on the BEC output. However, if the noise is getting in elsewhere (antenna, throttle/steering signal line, etc), it will not help.
Don't know the parameters of that cap, but $13 plus whatever the shipping costs are is a bit overpriced IMO. Just go to RadioShack and pick up a 1000uF (or higher) 10v (or higher) capacitor and solder a servo lead to it.