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Old 01-18-2017 | 08:58 AM
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Rodney
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Originally Posted by Jack_K
My ESC has a built in BEC, but I want to be able to power the radio without connecting the motor battery. Is it OK to power the receiver with a separate battery while the throttle cable from the ESC is also plugged in? When I tried that the ESC issued its startup beeps and the motor tried to run if I moved the throttle stick. That doesn't seem right, but I don't know.The receiver and servos did work, though.

Jack
Yes, what you are doing is okay, sure, if you move the throttle the motor will try to run. Just leave the throttle control at low if you just want to test the servos. You could also just unplug the connector from the ESC to the throttle channel while you are testing with a separate battery. However, no problem if you do not, you just get the ESC trying to run the motor with insufficient voltage when you advance the throttle...so do not advance the throttle during your servo testing.


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