Castle Creations 20A BEC Pro Voltage Regulator
About this part
The Castle PRO BEC is intended for use in larger RC cars, electric aircraft, and helis that have high power demands for their radio/servo systems. It is ideal for most electric helis 500-size and larger. It will also work well in larger electric powered RC aircraft and RC crawlers and Monster Trucks that have high-powered servos.
Features:
- Rated for up to 12S input (50.4 volts)
- Adjustable output voltage (4.8 - 12.5V)
- Peak Output of up to 20 amps
- Fully adjustable using the Castle Link USB Adapter and a Windows PC
- Length: 1.69 in (43mm)
- Width: 1.3 in (33mm)
- Height: .94 in (24mm)
- Weight: 1 oz (29 grams) without wires
CA Residents Prop 65 Warning
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Details...Reviews3.7 · 6 reviews
Bought one these nearly a year ago for my Goblin700 and its never dropped a volt yet, dependable operation and rock solid construction, very easy to set up with the castle link adapter and software. Converted all my fleet to Castle creations..... Happy days
First of all regulator came with plastic cracked slightly and Amain (thanks a lot) refunded me the price of it after I sent them pictures of damages caused during delivery. I tested the unit, it worked well thus I used some glue and fixed cracks problem. It is installed now on Align 700 Dominator and powers 3GX unit (I do not use Align GPro on this heli) through its battry port. Although Dominators has power angry HV servos so far after about 20 flights unit works well. I recommend to buy as reliable and chip (and lightweight) replacement for expensive regs.
I use this bec for my axial rock crawlers. Works great for the lights and servo.
Powerful as it should be. This thing is great. I'm running a savox 2290, 2:35kg robotic servos and a powerhobby 53x winch with no problems.
I setup my SAB 570 heli with a 120A HV ESC and created a wire harness, FOLLOWING YOUR DIAGRAM, that included a connection for the BEC. The setup was the same as another SAB 570 I purchased that caught on fire in the air and I defended your name while just about everyone pointed blame towards you!!! I setup the heli up with separate batteries to setup the receiver and ESC first then connected the BEC. Once I connected the BEC, thankfully I didn't connect the receiver FBL otherwise that would have been a loss too, the ESC blew in a puff of smoke and the BEC died!!! I purchased 4 of the SAME BEC’s and EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS DIED!!! 1 was DOA, another died in the air and caused the heli to burn up completely, and the other two died on the bench! I'M ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT THAT THE CC BEC CAUSED THE LOSS OF MY ORIGINAL HELI THAT COST OVER $$1,300!!! I'm livid at the problems the CC BEC's caused and the fire hazard it caused not only at the field but also at my house!!! This is absurd that I’m having such an issue considering your past performance and history…
Four reviews rate this 20A BEC voltage regulator 5/5, with owners reporting reliable operation powering servos, lights and winches on fixed-wing, helicopter and crawler setups; one reviewer reported a cracked housing on arrival, which they repaired and kept in use. Two near-identical 1/5 reviews describe a SAB 570 helicopter with a 120A HV ESC where the BEC failed, with one unit reported dead on arrival and another failing in flight, and blame the product for the setup's failures. The reviewers disagree sharply on reliability, and the negative accounts involve a single, duplicated experience that is not independently confirmed. Overall, the reviews are mixed.
- + Reliable, consistent operation with heavy servos
- + Solid construction
- + Easy setup with Castle Link
- + Lightweight
- − Reported failures in one high-voltage setup
- − Reported dead-on-arrival unit
- − Housing cracked in shipping for one buyer