Guys,

Check out this thread at HeliFreak.. A lot of guys are adding a small BEC to their existing ESC.. I'm really new at heli's but it seems like this is a simple fix and the $$ is much less than replacing the entire ESC.. They all report that the heat issues are GONE by adding a BEC..

http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=83095

http://www.helifreak.com/showthread....ight=Sport+BEC