George12go

I have an extra reciever pack from one of my Nitro cars.. I was wondering if it would cause any probles if I used the 5cell, 1100mah NiMH pack in my slowpoke. I had to use alot of extra weight to get the cg of the slowpoke so carrieing an extra cell is not a concern as far as weight goes. I was just wondering if the extra 1.2v would cause any damage to my receiver? It doesn't hurt my Cars receiver... What do you think? ....

AJF--2

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I use 5 cell packs all of the time. Your servos may jitter a little after a fresh charge-- no big deal.

George12go

WHy woud they be jittery if you dont mind me asking? JC....

Lynx

Depends on the servo, but a 5 cell pack fresh off of charge will have a voltage over 7 volts, the electronics in a servo aren't able to cope with this voltage, so they twitter for a bit till the voltage drops down to the nominal 6 volts. If it bothers you, get a regulator.

George12go

I Just have a 2 ch. am recevier on my GT, The servo dont jitter.. So what would be different in the plane? ... THnaks.. for the info

3DFanatic

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I don't use anything but a 5-cell pack anymore.

George12go

I hooked up the 5cell pack and had no problems with glitching or anything... Thanks for the help...

Geistware

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Mine always jitter after a fresh charge. By the time the engine warms up and I taxi out, it is smooth. It doesn't take long to get teh voltage to drop and become stable.

Lynx

You can also bleed the excees charge off by connecting it to some kind of load for a short bit to get rid of that high peak.

George12go

I gave it a full charge, and hooked it up to my plane.... No glitching... Anyway why would it cause glitching on a an airplane receiver, and not a car receiver? Just... Curiouse..Thanks

3DFanatic

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My servos only glitched on my pack once. After that the voltage must not have ever peaked that high...

Lynx

It may just be your charger.

3DFanatic

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