TinyBEC

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Welcome to the TinyBEC product page! If you're on this page, then it means we think you might get some use out of them in the future and have given you some to sample!

This product is currently a prototype, so we're looking for active feedback on it - if you have any, please contact us at tinybec@blayze.tech!

What is TinyBEC?

TinyBEC is exactly as it sounds - a tiny battery elimination circuit (BEC): there are many like them, but this is ours - and it's configurable too!

Occasionally customers would ask if the RoboPad can power a 9g micro (or even a 4g sub-micro) servo, abd we'd have to tell them that no, it doesn't. Servos often operate between 5 and 6 volts, with sub-micro servos being requiring between 3 and 5 volts, and all pulling up to an amp of current.

The TinyBEC allows you to selectively solder the bridges on the back to get low voltage (both soldered), 4.5v (one soldered), 5.8v (the other soldered) or ~2S battery voltage (neither soldered) when supplying up to 11v input.

Known Issues

  • Soldering the voltage selection pads is a little difficult - in the future they will be closer together and slightly smaller.