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Old 07-26-2017 | 05:20 AM
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If a servo makes enough torque at 4.8v to operate the control surface it is attached to, then there isn't a problem using 4.8v. But it has become standard practice with RC planes to use 6v for two reasons. First, it lets us use a little bit lower end servo and still get the torque we need. Second, it prevents the aforementioned brownouts.