Hi Eddie:

I posted a while back on another regulator thread that Tony at Minihobbies specifically told me not to run more than a fully charged 5 cell NiCd or NiMh input to his regulators or you will fry them....that about 6.5 to 7.0v on a fresh surface charge.....

Andy makes some nice stuff.......I think his input is up to about 9.0v.......all depends on the dissipation of the components used.....

I just ordered a regulator from www.smart-fly.com ... nice beefy one with a HD heat sink and large output capacitors to keep the voltage well regulated......it is also adjustable output, from about 5.0v up to 6.7v.....also can be wired with a failsafe switch.....and is DSC compatible......

As far as hooking things up wrong, on my Powerflite Lithium Charger, I soldered on different end plugs for 2S vs 3S so as not to confuse them....on my SIRIUS Lithium Charger, there is a sensing circuit that prevents the charge cycle from starting if # of cells is incorrectly selected on the menu.....

Just a quick off topic query.....Do you still have some titanium gear plates for the SuperBandit available.....

Tom