Can Anyone help me,

I dont know to much about batteries, and in fact I didnt even know people out there were running there servo's etc on 6V battey packs, I am installing my high torque servos into my new Dragonlady 60 and have purchased a 6V 1300mah battery, can this plug straight in? Dumb question probably! But cant be to sure. I am using Hitec HS-475HB servos x3, + a Futabu standard servo for the throttle.

Chucked in a photo of the new Dragonlady.

The only missing link is the receiver. Most servos and receivers can handle 6V just fine. There are a few exceptions.

Thanks Chuck.

Good point, although am pretty sure I am fine with a Futaba FP-R137GP.
Will have a look on some other forums.
Thanks again.

RJ

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if you use a 6V battery the servos will move faster, but will also drain the battery faster.

You are correct. The servos will move faster and generate more torque. The downside is the battery will discharge faster.

If you are going to a 6volt battery I suggest the following:

1. While MOST receivers and servos can handle 6 volts with no problems, check to make sure the brand(s) models of receiver and servos will handle 6 volts.

2. Run a larger capacity battery than you would normally use. For instance, if you use a 4.8 volt, 1,000 mah battery, I would use an 1,800 mah battery when you go to 6 volt. The extra capacity SHOULD insure that you have a similar flying time before having to recharge.

3. If you are going to use digital servos with a 6 volt battery, I would up the capacity of the battery even more as digitals do drain a battery more quickly than analog servos.

Thanks campy,

My battery just arrived, turns out it is 1800 mAh So thats better than I thought, I just tried out my Receiver, I couldnt find anything to say if the reciever was going to be Ok on 6V's - So I just gave it a whirl - turns out its working fine! My receiver is a FP-R137GP , 7ch, for those of you wanting to know if they can run on 6V - they can!

RJ