ORIGINAL: IYIaster
Lets say I have everything setup this way to control the motor, now the motor will be used a couple of times a day max for just a couple of seconds, but I need the receiver on the motor to be on all day every day so that I can communicate with it through out the day when I need to. Doing it this way what kind of battery life should I expect out of it & how should I set it up to get the best battery life. Should I have a separate battery for the receiver and the motor?
You shouldn't need a separate battery for the board and the servos. Current consumption for the serial servo controller is listed at 5mA, and the Xbee is listed at 50mA. So that's a total of 55mA (not including the servo movements).
With a 2200mAh battery, you would get 2200/55 = 40 hours of on time (minus a little bit every time you move the servos). A larger capacity battery would give you a longer on time. How long do you want it on before you have to charge the battery?
-Dave