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[redsquirrel]

is this reciever bec equipped ?.
asking because the instructions with my hitec hs815bb servo recommend i power the servo first then the reciever in a bec set up if it is set up for this.
thanks.
Darren

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

The Planet receivers do not produce a BEC voltage.

You have to supply this to the receiver from either a 4.8 volt battery or from some speed controllers which feed it via the 3 pin plug to one of the receiver's sockets.

Hope this helps

Ken
 

[redsquirrel]

answers my question perfectly thankyou Kenny,i will leave it set up as i was going to run it.

[malcolmfrary]

I would never trust a BEC in a receiver to regulate the system voltage to work the other bits like servos.  I have a feeling that they were only intended to supply a regulated voltage to the actual electronics in the RX, leaving it to good luck whether the servo electronis would survive the probable 7.2 volt main battery.  Typically, these will be quite happy with about 3.5 volts, so will work with a low battery voltage, even if everything else struggles.
So, like Kenny says, either a separate 4.8 volt battery, or a regulated 5 volt supply from either the ESCs BEC or a separate one.  Or, if its a big, knobbly servo intended for a higher voltage and its own BEC, that would do the job as well.