Castle Creations Castle BEC

by Castle Creations

Product Features

• Eliminates the need for a separate battery for the receiver and servos

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 3.6 x 0.4 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000MXAR12
• Manufacturer recommended age: 13 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,572 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Our Battery Eliminator Circuit is a little device that eliminates the need for a receiver and servo battery pack. It draws higher voltage from the motor batteries and drops it to a voltage level that is suitable for your receiver and servos. This is required in applications which draw high power for multiple servos or use more than 3S motor packs, as most ESCs with linear BECs are not designed for these applications.

Specifications:

Current Output: Peak: 10 amps
Continuous:
<12 volts input = 7 amps*
<24 volts input = 5 amps**Ratings are determined with a 5mph airflow on the BEC. Servo connectors are not rated for current in excess of 5 amps. Users are encouraged to replace the connectors if more than 5 amp currents are anticipated.

Output Voltage: Output 5.1 volts out of the package, user may set output voltage from 4.8 to 9 using the Castle Link (sold separately).

Input Voltage: 5v to 25.2v (2S to 6S LiPo)
Length: 1.2” (30mm)
Width: 0.6” (15mm)
Height: 0.4” (10mm)
Weight: 0.4 oz (11 grams)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars battery elimination circuit, March 18, 2011

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Lasse Lundberg "Cygnus X" (MA, usa) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Castle Creations Castle BEC (Toy)

if you have an electric radio controlled car you probably have a BEC built into your electric speed controller ESC these usually have 5 to 6v output and about 2-3 amps

when pushing the model to its max sometimes the ESC starves its own internal BEC and your radio might glitch or if its a 2.4 ghz it will loose connection and have to rebind...not a good thing when your going fast as this can take seconds for communications to be reestablished

by mounting this bec directly to your batteries, it will not be starved for power, so the risk of the radio malfuktioning is much less, also this BEC is much more powerful, almost 10 amp at 6v this is a lot of power ! so even if you have very power hungry servos or are powering lights or something else this will do great

with power comes risks and you have to be very careful not to short it out, this unit has no short circuit protection, and will burst into flames if shorted, but this shouldnt be a problem

its fully programmable using the castle link usb device and a computer running the castle link software...this is unfortunately the only way to adjust it...many other BEC have jumpers to configure them...but with the computer you have the option of very finely tune the BEC in increments of 0.1v to get exactly the voltage you need

this thing is a switching power supply, and will emit radio frequency noise, so it should be mounted as far away from your receiver as possible, i mount mine next to my ESC, the wire coming out of it is pretty long and should leave you with plenty of options...use servo or double sided tape to mount

this will not only power your radio controlled models...but you can also use it for many other purposes, i have built a bicycle light system, where i use a 4S 14.8v lipo battery to power two P7 900 lumen LED's and a cree q5 red led...all powered by this little thing, those p7 led's are very powerful and the cree is no slouch either, but this little switching powersupply can feed them all 3, makes for a great bicycle light system with 1800 lumens in front and about 200 rearwards, it will have motorists notice you in traffic, making biking a bit safer in the dark

this thing can not output more volts than its fed so for a 6v application your battery should be more than 6v, if the current drops below the set voltages the output of this BEC will be lower as well

if your using it in wet applications you should shield it from moisture, thick divers silicone grease can keep water out or put a balloon around it

great product, definably recommended

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best, December 29, 2011

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2manytoyz "2manytoyz" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Castle Creations Castle BEC (Toy)

Simply the best at what it does. I've tried others and cheaper models but this is the best. I have bought many of these.

5.0 out of 5 stars Castle BEC, November 8, 2011

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Colorado Hunter "Colorado Hunter" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Castle Creations Castle BEC (Toy)

Easy to install and works. This product is not exactly a toy but an electrical device. If you value you high price flying model, this item is a must to maintain control in case of engine failure.