External BEC needed for RX8 high voltage/Mech brakes?

[TekinTeamMgr]

I also run mechanical brakes and dont' have this issue. Have you tried another brake servo?

You should not need a seperate bec for this application. I have had a JR servo take a LOT of extra current right before it gave up ...

[Aceldama]

Originally Posted by TekinTeamMgr

I also run mechanical brakes and dont' have this issue. Have you tried another brake servo?

You should not need a seperate bec for this application. I have had a JR servo take a LOT of extra current right before it gave up ...

Out of curiosity are you running on 6s lipo like I am? I thought maybe since the BEC has to work harder to switch down from 25v it might be a contributing factor.

For the record here are the servos I'm running:
Steering Servo
Brake Servo

Maybe I could get a smaller brake servo because I can reproduce this problem each time. Can't get full range out of the steering with the brakes on.