CC Bec anyone?

[Hickoryhead]

Has any one used one of these yet? I have read threads about them but not one using one yet. I need a BEC soon and Mike is "out of stock" with no reply yet of when he will get some in. (Mikes super busy that why I have not gotten a reply yet.) It looks good, priced right and I like my MM already. Any thoughts?

[ClodMaxx]

hmmmm....looks good. maybe mr. john holmes will chime in...he's quoted on castle's web page for testing.

[glassdoctor]

Looks like somebody messed up when making that "critical" connection diagram.

[BrianG]

Yeah, they say to never hook up the ( - ) BEC lead to the "bridge" ( - ) battery connector, but then the arrow points to the wrong ( - ) lead.

6s (25v) max input seems a bit on the low side though, especially with some of the HV systems out there now. I would think a solid 10s capability would be better.

[Dagger Thrasher]

Seems to me that the unit is mainly aimed at crawlers, which don't use super-high voltage setups (hence the massive amp rating for multiple servos). From what I've heard tho, it's a hardy little thing which does its job well.

[MetalMan]

The CCBEC does work VERY well, and aside from the lower voltage, is definitely the best of its class. The only problem right now is actually obtaining it...

[Hickoryhead]

CC is the only place I can find it at. If this is to low for power then what should I look for? Anything to look for? Mike is out of stock like I said but I need one soon.

[Patrick]

If you don't plan on using more than 6s then the CC one should be ok.

[kulangflow]

Originally Posted by Hickoryhead

CC is the only place I can find it at.... Mike is out of stock like I said but I need one soon.

CC BEC at Holmes Hobbies

It should be available from John Holmes "in September", so that should be pretty soon at his point. PM him to find out.

[ClodMaxx]

i just found out that castle is behind on all of their products (i'm getting a 2nd MM esc for my crawler, as well as the BEC for my SM) and should be in at the end of the month. i'm not holding my breath though...

[sapper_triple6]

here you can get the one Mike sells.
http://www.koolflightsystems.com/ultimatebec.htm

[gasshead]

i got one, but still need to get another castle link to program it. its crazy small and should do quite nicley on my revo with only one servo and 3 fans

..i have one enroute from Kansas to Japan but the shipping addres got 'muddled' and it looks like it might actually bounce back to CC and then have to be re-shipped :( Bummer...

[magudaman]

I got mine from the LHS and it works great so far. I did some testing with the stock voltage setting at 5.1v and took it up to 6.5 amps and the voltage drooped down to 4.5v with 18.6v input. The unit from my calculations was still something like 91% efficient. My LHS has a castle link for customers so I had them boost it up to 6.4v for my emaxx, I am running 3 fans and 144oz servo.

THE ONLY THINK I DON'T LIKE: is their thin output wire, it like 24-26ga and 1 foot long. Most of that voltage loss at 6.5 amps is probably in the wire.

..yay! :D Mine has arrived and fitting it up...Have to agree with Magudaman though...prettty whimpy wires...would it be worth changing them or too much hassle?