Any of you guy's using 5cell battery packs with a regulator in your helicopters? I thinking of going 5cells with a regulator, I know the pros and cons, but I would like to know what you guy's think who are using 5cells.

I am using a 5 cell pack in one of my Intrepids, I have a Smart Switch in it which has the built in 5.7 volt regulator, has been working fine, if you do this, be sure your servo/gyros are ok with it, I think some of the servos/gyros are not supposed to be powered with 6 volts...I will probably get flamed for saying this, but I have two Intrepids, one with a 4.8 volt pack, one with a 6 volt pack, I can feel a differance between the two; the heli with the 5 cell pack has a "crisper" feel to it, set-ups are pretty much the same as far as servos, I do have a GV-1 on one of them,(4 cell), but that should not make a differance.....Coop

I recall reading something recently (past year) that stated most all the r/c manufacturers do test flight packs and servos for 6V operation due to the popularity of 5 cell rx packs- even if the r/c packages don't state such- it is generally acceptable to use 5 cell packs in todays modern r/c installations- the RX and servos can take the extra 1.2 volts.....

I recall reading one of the reasons r/c manufactureres don't openly endorse 6 volt systems is the general propensity for people to want "more" and therefore try 6 cell r/c packs- that along with sticking to the "Manufacturer's Recommended " voltage of 4.8v keeps r/c equippment well in the safe zone and keeping repair centers doing work on "actual" useable voltage problems, should they surface.

Sorry for getting sidetracked on the regulator query.