Originally Posted by
JSF-TC
Can someone describe a suitable battery configuration to use with the CB200 and standard voltage servos.
After reading the posts warning about not using voltage regulators between the battery and the CB200, due to the fact that the CB200 logic will drain just one battery all the way before switching given the small tolerances in regulator outputs, and not continually balancing between both sources, it seems that the CB200 is best suited to a dual, direct, un-regulated battery feed.
That works if you are using unregulated NiMh, but if using the newer chemistry batteries Li-Ion/ Li-Po or Li-Fe (A123), these need regulators if you are running standard 6V compatible servos.
I guess you could use a DSM10 dual redundant battery switch and 2 regulators into just one of the CB200 inputs but that seems to be adding complexity.
Thanks
Paul
Paul... When using a CB200 you do not need a regulator or a load balancer. Using two LiFe (6.6 V) directly into the CB200 is the best way to go. The CB200 will balance the load between the two batteries and pulls power from the highest voltage source. That is ONE of the beauties of CB200 amoung many.....
Almost all servos and other devices (retracts, valves..etc ) on current market are happy with direct LiFe or A123 voltage. You do not need any regulator when using these power sources and especially when using a CB200... And for sure you don't need a DSM10.. A DSM 10 is for when you use a regular reciever (R3...R18) to give you power redundancy... That's not needed in a CB200 environment...
If you would use a Lipo (7.4 V) with standard servos I would recommend a regulator...
Enjoy your Jeti system...
David