voltage of receiver batteries?
 

i've been using a 4.8v battery and now i switched to 6v with the same receiver and one guy told me tthat it could burn out myreceiver. so i'm wondering if anybody has had any problems or knows of a problem with this issue.

RE: voltage of receiver batteries?
 

There will be no problem. It will work fine on 6V

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so it dont' matter what receiver you have.......are the all standard or what?

RE: voltage of receiver batteries?
 

http://www.gpdealera.com/cgi-bin/wga...pgm?I=FUTL0806
an example of current generation RX. Please note power requirements listed. This is typical of modern RX's. They don't actually operate at these voltages because they have internal voltage regulators that can handle the slightly higher voltages. Just don't go TOO high.

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thanks bruce........but for some reason i can't open the website that you gave me, just says this page cannot be displayed.

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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXRLM5&P=ML
same info, just not a Futaba site

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springhillflyer,
The statement that all receivers are the same is false. Some of the Airtronics receivers aren't rated for 6v and shouldn't be ran at that voltage. I make this point because you can't lump all receivers into the same boat on something like this. It's best to look at the specs for the receiver you are using to see if it will indeed run at 6v.

Ken

RE: voltage of receiver batteries?
 

hey spring... from what I understand the big difference in a 4.8 or 6. battery is the power delivered to the servos... NOT how long that power will last... so unless your flying servos that need large amounts of power such as in some of the big really high torque planes your not gaining anything... go up in mah size say from a 600 to a 1500 to fly longer safer..

RE: voltage of receiver batteries?
 

Most receivers and servos will work okay on 5 cell NiMh or NiCad but there are exceptions, especially on some of the older servos. Do not try 5 dry cells however as that will burn out some of the receivers and servos. Most receivers have an internal regulator that hold the voltage to the RF section down to around 3.7 to 4 volts and any voltage higher than 4 cells put out puts a load in excess of the design load on the regulator which will accelerate the failure rate.