Using external receiver pack for MMM

[luvsrc]

hi guys i just got in touch with castle technical support for my Monster Mamba max is dead also same problems no smoke just got dead with no power,I asked him if i can use an external receiver pack for my second monster mamba max ( i bought two)by disabling it's BEC by taking the red wire out just like the disabling my mamba maxx and so far he said that no problems that he heard of for those who done this,any comments on this guys?

rx pack, external bec, either should be fine. I will be using an ubec when I get mine back.

[luvsrc]

after talking to the technical support from castle,it seems to be the problem are from monster's internal BEC cicuitry ,any one try this way yet using external rx packs without any problems?

[MTBikerTim]

I'm hoping they are just fixed when I get mine back.

Edit: I really want to drive my truck again. I have a CC Bec here, someone was saying that they ran a receiver pack and the esc worked again. I am really tempted to give this a try.

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

So has anyone tried the MMM with the CC BEC (even after is has died)

[JerryF504]

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

I'm hoping they are just fixed when I get mine back.

Edit: I really want to drive my truck again. I have a CC Bec here, someone was saying that they ran a receiver pack and the esc worked again. I am really tempted to give this a try.

It worked again but for less than 2 minutes then it quit again. I sent it back to Castle today.

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by luvsrc

after talking to the technical support from castle,it seems to be the problem are from monster's internal BEC cicuitry ,any one try this way yet using external rx packs without any problems?

So does this mean that every MMM out there is faulty? & all should be sent back?

[BrianG]

If the ESC BEC is dead and you use an external BEC, just treat it like an Opto ESC so that the external BEC powers devices and the brain board.

Final solution for MMM is using external BEC, isn't it?

[BrianG]

It certainly won't hurt. It's just too bad since that is one of the advantages of the MMM...

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by JerryF504

It worked again but for less than 2 minutes then it quit again. I sent it back to Castle today.

Do you mean with an evternal 6v power suppy it still didn't work?

This thread has my eagletree data in it for when my esc died.
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...524#post172524

[JerryF504]

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

Do you mean with an evternal 6v power suppy it still didn't work?

This thread has my eagletree data in it for when my esc died.
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...524#post172524

It worked with an old receiver pack that I had laying around then I disconnected the receiver pack and the Monster worked like it's supposed to for about 2 minutes then it quit again.

[JerryF504]

Originally Posted by BrianG

If the ESC BEC is dead and you use an external BEC, just treat it like an Opto ESC so that the external BEC powers devices and the brain board.

Do you think this will work? I didn't think that it was a good idea because the bec in the Monster still put out about 1 volt, like it wasn't completely dead. I didn't want to ruin an external bec or the brain board.

[BrianG]

Unsure. It depends on what is actually wrong with the BEC.

[sleebus.jones]

Originally Posted by finfin

Final solution for MMM is using external BEC, isn't it?

No, the final solution is to send it back and get it fixed.