Running 12 cell limit ESCs with more cells by disabling BEC

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I saw this post over at RCZ in the brsuhless forum. Castle Creations has a factory answers thread and a ? was asked it it would be ok to run the MM on 14 cells if the BEC was disabled. The answer was:

Shawn Palmer
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Join Date: 07-16-2004
Posts: 48
RtsBasic:
It's out of spec, and not warranted, but yes - with the BEC disabled you can run 14cells. Just watch the overall rpm of the motor there (voltage x Kv).

Shawn

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Shaun is a CC rep. This has got me wondering if this is true for some of the other ESCs like the MGMs/Mtronics/ etc as they all have BECs and this has always proven to be the weak link. Ie ratings due to BEC and not controller max. The MGM120 and 160 is impressive but for the 12 cell limit. The CC controller for 14 cells at only $150 is an awesome deal. Right now the only options for the 14+ cell market is really the Q125 or the BKs Some more options would be very welcome.