TurboReg is not a fully redundant regulator
02-03-2007, 05:51 PM
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RE: TurboReg is not a fully redundant regulator
Hi,
It means that there are two regulation transistors but a single control circuit.
Let me know if you need more explanation.
It means that there are two regulation transistors but a single control circuit.
Let me know if you need more explanation.
02-03-2007, 06:03 PM
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RE: TurboReg is not a fully redundant regulator
Thank you very much for this quick explanation.
I have a few more questions:
1. If I run SF Ignition Cutoff switch, do I have to have switch between battery and Ignition Cutoff switch receiver unit?
2. You mention in previous posts that Power Expander can be run with 2 LiIon batteries, but without regulator. Will it be too much voltage for servos? And does Power Expander have bat share functionality build in?
I have a few more questions:
1. If I run SF Ignition Cutoff switch, do I have to have switch between battery and Ignition Cutoff switch receiver unit?
2. You mention in previous posts that Power Expander can be run with 2 LiIon batteries, but without regulator. Will it be too much voltage for servos? And does Power Expander have bat share functionality build in?
02-03-2007, 06:23 PM
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RE: TurboReg is not a fully redundant regulator
Oh and one more:
If one of the regulation transistors will fail on TurboReg, is there indication of it? How I would know, after the flight, that SmartFly just saved my airplane?
If one of the regulation transistors will fail on TurboReg, is there indication of it? How I would know, after the flight, that SmartFly just saved my airplane?
02-04-2007, 12:38 PM
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RE: TurboReg is not a fully redundant regulator
Hi,
Let me try to answer your questions.
1) It all depends on how you want to setup your system and how you maintain your system. I do not run a switch between the battery and the Ignition Cutoff but I have to unplug the battery from the Cutoff at the end of the day or it would ruin my battery if I left it connected too long. Some people do not like the inconvenience of disconnecting the battery and want a charge port in a switch so they run a DSC switch.
2) The PowerExpander can be run with Lithiums directly but the only servos I know of that can handle this are Hitec 5995s. If you are not running these then you need to a regulator in front of the PowerExpander. The PowerExpander does have the equivalent of a BatShare built in but it has a much lower voltage drop across it than the BatShare does.
3) There is no way to tell how a transistor will fail. If someone tells you there is they are mistaken. It can fail as a short or an open. They is now way to predict.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Let me try to answer your questions.
1) It all depends on how you want to setup your system and how you maintain your system. I do not run a switch between the battery and the Ignition Cutoff but I have to unplug the battery from the Cutoff at the end of the day or it would ruin my battery if I left it connected too long. Some people do not like the inconvenience of disconnecting the battery and want a charge port in a switch so they run a DSC switch.
2) The PowerExpander can be run with Lithiums directly but the only servos I know of that can handle this are Hitec 5995s. If you are not running these then you need to a regulator in front of the PowerExpander. The PowerExpander does have the equivalent of a BatShare built in but it has a much lower voltage drop across it than the BatShare does.
3) There is no way to tell how a transistor will fail. If someone tells you there is they are mistaken. It can fail as a short or an open. They is now way to predict.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
