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BrianG · 11.07.2007, 11:56 PM

Well, the motor HAS to be hooked up or the beeps won't sound. And, IIRC, the manual says to hook up the motor, but disconnect the pinion.

I don't think it was voltage that burnt the BEC; it was probably shorted or something and the overcurrent is what blew it.

Makes sense that it works when you use a UBEC (as long as you don't remove the red wire) since you're basically powering the brains via the UBEC. As a matter of fact, I've thought about disabling the BEC circuit altogether so it would run cooler.

Not sure why you don't have reverse though, unless the Tx wasn't calibrated right and/or the settings weren't programmed right.

Make sure your radio throttle EPA is set to 100% (or even higher) in both directions and the throttle trim is set to 0.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	11.07.2007, 11:56 PM Well, the motor HAS to be hooked up or the beeps won't sound. And, IIRC, the manual says to hook up the motor, but disconnect the pinion. I don't think it was voltage that burnt the BEC; it was probably shorted or something and the overcurrent is what blew it. Makes sense that it works when you use a UBEC (as long as you don't remove the red wire) since you're basically powering the brains via the UBEC. As a matter of fact, I've thought about disabling the BEC circuit altogether so it would run cooler. Not sure why you don't have reverse though, unless the Tx wasn't calibrated right and/or the settings weren't programmed right. Make sure your radio throttle EPA is set to 100% (or even higher) in both directions and the throttle trim is set to 0.