I got the BEC soldered to the ESC this evening, for now I have trimmed out a section of the cable just before the EC3 and soldered to that before giving it a good covering of electrical tape. I made sure to tin both parts first and it went together more easily than I thought. I don't think I'll ever be let loose on a circuit board mind you!
I installed it below the battery in the recess using a couple of strategically placed cable ties, it's not neat but it works for now. I'm going to trim out some ventilation in the canopy; some along the side and some in the canopy "glass". Hopefully with some careful positioning this should create some nice air flow from the rotor blades.
I like this SportBEC, a neat little device, and very well made. It even has a funky blue led indicating it is working. I'm a sucker for little touches like that!
Go go gadget SportBEC:
The head is now fairly well set up I think, I need to play with pitch a little but I have 0 pitch at mid stick and +5 to -5 maximum to minimum in a linear curved 0-100 idle up. I'm not entirely sure what a good beginner set up would be so I will read around a little and see what people are using. Unless anyone has any suggestions they want to post here.
I wonder a little if there is a bit too much flex up and down if to move the tips so I might shim it a little more. Oh dear, means getting that stoopid flybar out again. Boo.
I started it up to test the SportBEC and found that unweighted there is some rock back and forth when the rotors are spinning at the lowest speed. The rocking completely disappears with a little rotor speed so it could be a result of this flex. I'll have a play and see where it gets us!
Head setup: