Strange glitchiness with sidewinder and MM with ccbec

[Sammus]

OK, so what do you think of this:

When I had the same problem with the Rustler, I took off the BEC and it all worked fine. I tried doing it with the Mamba Max (replacing the red wire in the esc lead) and the mamba max's internal BEC is working, the receiver powers up etc, I can use steering so it is getting signal, but no throttle! No beeps, just all the lights come on. I can't attempt to reprogram the Radio or anything, the esc just doesnt detect any signal.

Just to make sure I didn't wreck something somehow when I removed the BEC, I soldered it back one, removed the red wire from the esc lead, and everything is working again! Mamba max is detecting throttle input as usual.

Its been a year since the initial purchase, but it was only just replaced cuz I broke it before (paid $50 - that one was my fault). Here's hoping this new one is covered. to send it insured back to the states plus the repair fee is close to $80 USD, I can get a brand newwy for $100 delivered from bishop.