3D Flyer

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I am a newbie to high torque servos. Could someone explain to me how you hook up
servos to run at 6 volts? I need educated in this area.

Thanks.

Flypaper 2

Just put in a 6 volt power pack and your good to go. Nothing else needs to be changed.

hilleyja

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Flypaper 2 is basically correct. There is no difference in the way you hook up a 6volt system vs a 4.8volt system.

You do need to pay attention to your flight pack and whether it is compatible with un-regulated 6volt systems. Some Futaba and JR servos are strickly 4.8volt applications. I'm not familiar with Airtronic systems. I know Futaba has a servo/gyro combo that will only run on 4.8volts. I do believe all of Hitec flight pack systems are compatible with 6volt without regulators.

3D Flyer

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thanks ...

ifixairplanes

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you will get more torque and speed from your servos with a 6v system too. i run 1 unregulated with futaba standard servos and receiver, never had a problem.

sean

EloyM

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Nobody has mentioned an important fact! While going from 4.8 to 6.0 volts will increase the servo speed and torque by approximately 20%, it will also increase the current drain by the same amount. In other words, you will have 20% less flying time from a given battery.
Another consideration which we have no data on is that a motor's life is affected by the applied voltage, lessens as the voltage increases. Again, no data, it may be that instead of lasting 10,000,000 revolutions, it will only last 9,999,900 - but it may be a more significant value, especially with the lower priced servos which obviously have lower quality motors.
If you are considering 6.0v only because others do it - the best advice would be: DON't!

3DFanatic

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I don't fly anything but 6v anymore. Way better then 4cells. Like Jim said make sure your servos can take it. Also, like Eloy said, the battery drains fasters so it's a good idea to get the next size up in capactiy from the 4 cell you're using now.

DMyer

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I use 4.8 volt packs on my sport planes and 6 volt only on my pylon racers. I have never encountered any problems running 6 volts through my JR recievers and servos(901/911 & 3121) as well as HITEC servos(225 & 185). One additional point I like about a 5 cell pack is the insurance factor... you can drop a cell... and still be flying safely at 4.8 volts until you you check it with an ESV and replace it. Go for six if you got a need for speed. Good luck!

Dan