Originally Posted by
goatsblood666
Buy the castle bec... Program the bec... Get out the soldering iron... Solder the red wire to red wire on battery connector.... Black wire to black wire on battery connector... If not the mamba 1-cell, remove red wire from plug that goes to the rx... Plug bec in to battery slot on tx... Done! No need for additional batteries to manage, and extra weight... All that for a whopping $20... I cant for the life of me, understand why some people on these forums are so afraid of a bec... But will add an additional lipo into their car???
Speaking for myself, I'm not afraid, just not trusting. As I said, I've had one fail and don't want it to happen again. Plus, I like having the separate power supply not connected to the motor.
Edit: Additionally, the lipo is easy to move around if I want to try a different weight arrangement.