TO BEc or NOT TO BEc...not just for Patrick

[Sammus]

Yeah... and theres always that lol. Last time I tried that it wiggled itself free somehow and I lost control and nearly killed my car :( ever since then I like to use as few extensions as possible.

hoovhartid: do you know if you even need the +ve wire in to program it? I imagine it needs full V to power whatever it needs to, and uses the signal lead to program stuff, but my imagination has been known to be wrong.

PS I still dont think you need an ext bec for the new monster :) The only reason the first one failed is because of dodgy componentry or design or whatever - its either fixed or it isnt. If it's fixed you have nothing to worry about, if it isn't, your just delaying the inevitable. The BEC will have load on it no matter what - its used internally to power the brain of the esc.