lipo/life reciever batteries
01-28-2013, 03:06 PM
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lipo/life reciever batteries
Anybody using lipo or life receiver pack? If so how u mounting them in the stock servo box? Do bec's have a cut off or some way of letting u know its at it cut off? Thinking of going lipo or life cause I havent had much luck with nimh receiver packs. Thanks for ur input.
Also it says with the life batteries u dont need a regulator or bec but its still .6 volts over does that not matter?
Also it says with the life batteries u dont need a regulator or bec but its still .6 volts over does that not matter?
01-28-2013, 05:42 PM
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RE: lipo/life reciever batteries
personally I'd still use a BEC for the radio to be safe as the BEC will regulate the power unlike without.
as for checking the voltage you could get a cheap lipo low voltage alarm that plugs into the balance connector that will alarm when a cell goes under 3.2 volts.
as for checking the voltage you could get a cheap lipo low voltage alarm that plugs into the balance connector that will alarm when a cell goes under 3.2 volts.
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RE: lipo/life reciever batteries
In the airplane world a lot of people just solder a diode (rated for a couple amps) in line from the battery. The silicon junction in the diode results in a 0.6 volt voltage drop. The thinking is that simpler is better. A single diode is less likely to go bad than the additional circuitry of a BEC. If your servos are rated for 6.0 volts you might consider just going with a diode.
Paul
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02-05-2013, 07:12 AM
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RE: lipo/life reciever batteries
ORIGINAL: SkidMan
In the airplane world a lot of people just solder a diode (rated for a couple amps) in line from the battery. The silicon junction in the diode results in a 0.6 volt voltage drop. The thinking is that simpler is better. A single diode is less likely to go bad than the additional circuitry of a BEC. If your servos are rated for 6.0 volts you might consider just going with a diode.
Paul
In the airplane world a lot of people just solder a diode (rated for a couple amps) in line from the battery. The silicon junction in the diode results in a 0.6 volt voltage drop. The thinking is that simpler is better. A single diode is less likely to go bad than the additional circuitry of a BEC. If your servos are rated for 6.0 volts you might consider just going with a diode.
Paul
