3DFanatic

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Okies. Here's the deal. I'm putting a Futaba 149DP RX in my H9CAP. I'm going to be running 8 HiTec 5945 digital servos and one 225 on the throttle. Do you think that's gonna be too much of a load for the one RX? Should I maybe go with an opto-isolator unit so that the servos have their own power supply? Never done anything this big before. Don't know what the maxes are.

Thanks a mil,

Flyfalcons

You should be fine; I'm running eight 8411s and an 8231 through a single 149DP on my Comp-ARF and it works fine.

3DFanatic

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Cool! Thanks Ryan. I really didn't want to spend another $80+ on an isolator...

rjmdubois

I have the same servo/receiver setup in my H9 Extra.
In my initial fligths I used one 4.8v 1500Mah NiCd, recharging every 2 flights. I installed an on-board voltage meter, and realized that during flights I got as low as 4.2v [X(]. Now using two 6v 1650Mah NiMH, with 2 JR HD switch. 40+ flights so far, no problems.

3DFanatic

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I'm planning on going dual 1800s or bigger. 6v of course. I never use 4.8 anymore.

Scott Claboe

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Yo Aaron,

I use 6 JR digitals and a optical kill through my 149DP.No problems to date.I use one 2400mah nicad pack.I like to keep the charge up around 5.2-5.4.That keeps speed and torqe up.Not mention receiving power.I'd like to go to the lithium packs with a regulator.That way I'll always be at 6 volts exactly.

ScottC

RTK

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From what I have read form those in the know, any quality receiver can handle what every power consumption you throw at it. If I am wrong please correct me. Remeber KISS (keep it simple stupid) that is what they tell me. No need for fancy gizmos, just more failure points.

smokingcrater

rx's generally don't do anything to the power, all the + and - lines are just connected on a bus to each other. the traces on the board should be good up to 10-15 amps in momentary bursts, sustained of at least 5.

Geistware

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THe power bus in the receiver will handle this load with no problems.

Todd L.

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I just ordered another 149DP for my H9 cap. I to am going to use Hitec 5945's. The other 149DP I used last year on my H9 Sukhoi and NEVER had a problem. On that plane I run 2 2400 mhA to it on a battery backer, and I will be doing the same on the new Cap. I have a optical isolator that I wasted my money on! I've had that now for 2 years sitting in a box. Just thought I would chime in!!! Later Guys!!!

3DFanatic

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Thanks Todd and everyone!

Scott, yeah, a set of PowerFlights would be sweet but I'll settler for getting the thing in the air. I'll dump the bucks into it later for the fancy stuff like PowerFlights, carbon mains, and stuff like that.

mglavin

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The high end RX's of today have been independently tested or burned down by others. The results revealed 20 amps was plausible without issue, 30 amps was even tested with good results. Again these were OEM upper end RX's.

I have set up several 35% models with a single 149DP RX with ten digital servos in the past with NO problems.

smokingcrater

I'm assuming those numbers were in bursts? You would need a trace width almost half an inch wide to keep it from becoming VERY toasty... not to mention you need some fairly serious wire to sustain 35 amps. 14 or maybe 12 gauge or so...

here is a handy calculator to calculate trace widths, i'm sure there are some EE types around here that can point to others.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...TraceWidth.htm