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badhoopty · 02-08-2005, 03:35 PM

lotsa help. thanks.

badhoopty · 02-08-2005, 04:03 PM

lol, i think i got it down, but just to clarify.

this regulator:

http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/mpi-21.html

the ACC234, i connect between the battery and one of my battery inputs on the servos, only using the white signal wire from the reciever, correct? my biggest confusion was i'd see pics of some v.r.'s with only servo ins and outs and others with all sorts of connections.

is there any benefit from running 2 regulators front and rear? would that be any better than using the super roosters bec for one of the servos?

and that, is my last question on this. well, today anyway. ;)

JohnRobHolmes · 02-08-2005, 04:29 PM

http://www.koolflightsystems.com/ultimatebec.htm or
http://aeromicro.com/Catalog/kool_fl...6v_3982368.htm

i would recommend one of the kool flight 6v car regulators before the mpi ones. they are bigger, but they arent rated by watts. in other words they will output 3 amps continous no matter what the input voltage. the mpi ones can only dissapate 10 watts. the adjustable voltage MPI one is not needed for our application.

now to your questions. the voltage regulators that have only servo plugs can be used just the same, you will just have to hack off the male plug and connect it to the battery. they can be used inline as well, in case you are using a reciever pack that is freshly charged (a 5 cell pack has more than 6 volts at first).

you could run two regulators, but you wouldnt gain any advantage over using the SR, because it puts out 3 amps anyway. unless you needed more than 6 amps continuous, the SR and one regulator would do just fine.

02-08-2005, 03:35 PM	#21
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	lotsa help. thanks.

02-08-2005, 04:03 PM	#22
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	lol, i think i got it down, but just to clarify. this regulator: http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/mpi-21.html the ACC234, i connect between the battery and one of my battery inputs on the servos, only using the white signal wire from the reciever, correct? my biggest confusion was i'd see pics of some v.r.'s with only servo ins and outs and others with all sorts of connections. is there any benefit from running 2 regulators front and rear? would that be any better than using the super roosters bec for one of the servos? and that, is my last question on this. well, today anyway. ;)

02-08-2005, 04:29 PM	#23
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	http://www.koolflightsystems.com/ultimatebec.htm or http://aeromicro.com/Catalog/kool_fl...6v_3982368.htm i would recommend one of the kool flight 6v car regulators before the mpi ones. they are bigger, but they arent rated by watts. in other words they will output 3 amps continous no matter what the input voltage. the mpi ones can only dissapate 10 watts. the adjustable voltage MPI one is not needed for our application. now to your questions. the voltage regulators that have only servo plugs can be used just the same, you will just have to hack off the male plug and connect it to the battery. they can be used inline as well, in case you are using a reciever pack that is freshly charged (a 5 cell pack has more than 6 volts at first). you could run two regulators, but you wouldnt gain any advantage over using the SR, because it puts out 3 amps anyway. unless you needed more than 6 amps continuous, the SR and one regulator would do just fine.

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