What is a BEC and what do they do in the RC hobby?

An explanation of what a BEC is, the difference between an integrated and stand-alone unit and how they are used in RC.

Stand-alone BEC's: https://www.rcjuice.com/motor-esc/bec.html
Surface ESC's: https://www.rcjuice.com/motor-esc/car-esc-s.html
Aircraft ESC's: https://www.rcjuice.com/motor-esc/aircraft-esc-s.html

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Do you really need a BEC or better ESC for your servo? Volts and amp outputs measured

Volt and amp outputs of popular ESC's are measured. Castle BEC is set to 6v. Hobbywing 1080 is set to 7.4v
Hobbywing 1080 - https://snp.link/edca1249
Castle BEC - https://snp.link/753b661b
All Castle BEC's - https://snp.link/4315df5a
Castle Micro X - https://snp.link/901cc293
Castle Mamba X - https://snp.link/36a68e45
Hobbywing Axe - https://snp.link/66905b2f
All BECs - https://snp.link/ae281904

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Installing a UBEC on a brushless power system

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