ORIGINAL: Buckmeister
How do you hook up LED strip LED Lights on airplanes.
Easy. Supply them with ~ 12V.
Is using a really high MAH battery that is running the receiver and servos a really a bad idea?
Yes and no. The LED's will illuminate at ~5V but not very bright. If you can calculate the current draw of the LED's and figure out how much you're pulling from you battery, then pulling from the Rx battery is fine. I have a Hitec Aroura 9 with telemetry that tells me my Rx batter voltage and I can set a low voltage alarm for extra peace of mind.
On electric airplanes do I need to hook up to 3 cell pack receiver packs or will the lower voltage 2 and 1 cell packs still light the lights.
More voltage, the brighter the light.
Me and some friends have been night flying our electric powered gliders, tapping into the 3 cell Lipo. We use a BRUSHED ESC to act as a dimmer/ on off switch.
We bought our strip lights off ebay for ~$15 for a 5 meter roll.