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BrianG · 02.22.2008, 01:55 PM

I did a test a while back with just a 0.25A load on 3s equivalent and the BEC chip on the MM got VERY hot VERY quickly. Servos typically draw more than that, so the heat would be worse. Rule of thumb: Anything over 2s = use UBEC.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	02.22.2008, 01:55 PM I did a test a while back with just a 0.25A load on 3s equivalent and the BEC chip on the MM got VERY hot VERY quickly. Servos typically draw more than that, so the heat would be worse. Rule of thumb: Anything over 2s = use UBEC.