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Separate BEC's typically are to reduce the load on your ESC (even if it has one) and keep the amps for the important equipment like your receiver and servos. It also regulates the volts to be consistent and avoid voltage spikes. In FPV it's helpful in reducing video interference. For the Bug however it seems silly to use one because your servo loads should be very insignificant and plus you want to reduce any unneccessary weight. If your servos fail due to overvoltage it sounds like you have a bad voltage regulator. Chris --- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, Steve Leitgen <sleitgen@...> wrote: > > I've been using Airtronics gear in my DLGs. They operate on one Li-Poly cell. Why bother with a BEC? > > Steve L. > > > On Jul 25, 2012, at 6:49 AM, Richard wrote: > > > > > > > --- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, Juan Balnius <jbalnius@> wrote: > > > > > > What the heck is a BEC. I just plug my LiPO pack to the receiver. Will > > my > > > glider fly longer if I use a BEC? > > > > > > > > > > A BEC is a Battery Eliminator Circuit. Usually it's part of the ESC but > > not all ESCs include one. > > > > Most servos and receivers are only rated for use with voltages up to 6 > > volts. Using a higher voltage battery can damage them. The BEC takes > > it's power from your battery and converts it to 4.8 or 6 volts and > > supplies that to your receiver. > > > > Some receivers produced lately will accept up to 7.4 volts but you > > should check the receiver specs if you intend to try this. The receiver > > and/or servos could fail at an inopportune time if you continue to use > > an overvoltage. > > > > And no, your glider will NOT fly longer. > > > > Richard > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >