Hey guys,
Quick one for ya, I'm getting a 6volt battery for my up coming project.. I'm running all futaba servo's and have heard bad things about them and 6 volts.. Is there any truth to it?

What bad things had you heard?

Ive never heard any bad things about using a 6v with Futaba's.... Im using a 6v with my servos and there fine.

John

You're listening is to the wrong people. No worries with either 6 volts or Futaba servos.
You may see a bit of twitching on a full charge, but it'll go away shortly as the battery drains a bit.
Compared to 4.8 volt packs of the same milliamp size, expect the pack not to stay charged as long due to the higher voltage.
On the plus side, you'll get faster servo response time and more torque.

I have always run on 6V ... nothing has happened to my JR/Futaba/Airtronics. Please remember that the radios were made for people who might run normal batteries. That would mean 6V for 4 cells. I asked JR about the rumours of their RX burning if we use 6V, they said its nonsense. For me 6V will give me some added peace of mind that the voltage drop will not be that fast when I run standard servos (not sure if this is true at all!!!). For me its not about the speed and torque as I am flying 40 and 60 sized planes only. I use the 5 cell NiMH cells used by RC cars for their RX.

I've been using 6vcc packs for over 10 years with no ill effects at all. Have been using 5cell 3300mha NiMh now for over a year with no problems. Rember when propo gear first hit the market they used 4cell dry packs (6volt) and never had any thing burnout with these packs. Have been using digital servos now for 3 years (JR) with no problems. As Mighty-Mouse said You're listening is to the wrong people. What have they been using, 5cell packs or 6vcc Regs with 7.2 or 8.4 volt packs. I have seen a lot of regulators put out way more than 6vcc, either in a spike or overload.

Cheers.

Yes, you won't get the same duration from the pack because the current draw is higher when running five cells, but you won't have any other issues.
Dennis-

Thanks guys!