Specifications

holes on the PCB.
Piccoboard Plus
The difference between the Piccoboard/Piccoboard Plus and the Pro is the Pro can handle a
larger main motor and the BEC capacity is doubled. My guess is the Piccoboard has about a
~7 amp ESC for the main motor, and the Piccoboard Plus has about a ~10 amp ESC for the
main motor.
The Piccoboard is not necessary for the Piccolo, and can be replaced by either:
• A yaw rate gyro + two ESCs (w/BEC) (requires revo mixing on transmitter)
• A yaw rate gyro + one ESC (w/BEC) + one TREC ESC w/mixing option (no revo mix re-
quired on transmitter for this configuration)
• A heading hold gyro + two ESCs (w/BEC) + transmitter (no revo mix required on transmitter
for this configuration)
TREC ESC by Dionysus Designs
The TREC ESC by Dionysus Designs is a special ESC with built-in mixing options. It is a tail
motor ESC that can read the throttle signal and do its own revo mixing. It also has many other
features such as a 17 point throttle curve, low voltage monitor, etc. and weighs only six grams.
If you use two separate ESCs with their own BECs, don't forget to disable one of the BECs on
one of the ESCs otherwise they may "fight" each other and overheat causing a BEC failure. To
check for this, power up both ESCs (without motors attached) and see if the BECs of the ESCs
run hot.
The GWS PHA-01 mixer board is similar to the Piccoboard, except it is not upgradable to a
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