Has anyone used a 5-6 volt regulator on a 2/3a receiver pack? I was wondering because 2/3 packs peak at over 7 volts. Can servo's handle that? I had 2 servo's die within 20 minutes and the only thing i can think of is this. They were working fine & then dead...no warning and I found a small melted spot on the back case. Should I be running a regulator? :?:
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2/3a receiver pack with a regulator?
- Thread starter DANALLY
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scatterbrains
RCC Addict
reread your post, are you using the RX pack for an RX pack or for a vehicle power pack? if not the latter i beileve you have to eliminate the BEC from your esc. Im sure someone will be along to tell you better or the right hing but im sure u cant run a RX pack AND an ESC w/ BEC.
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I've ran a voltage regulator on several packs of 2/3a batteries. But scatterbrains is right if your using a VR or an RX pack you need to remove the red wire from the ESC. What servos did you burn up?
I've always run 6V (5cell) RX packs in my electrics, because I detest loosing control of the vehicle when the battery starts to dump. I have never used a regulator. That said, I've also always removed the BEC wire from the ESC when using a receiver pack.
same here, I use them all the time on my clods with no regulator, and have no problems.
hotwheels000
I wanna be Dave
Asounds like you were running for extended periods of time and maybe your end points wernt set properly...just a thought
I Run A 2/3a Pack On A Y Harness To Power The Servo. Yes I Cut The Red Wire From The Esc To The Rx. I Run A 1/4 Scale Hitec 5745mg. It Was Running For About 15 Minutes When The First One Died. I Checked All Of The Wiring And The Voltage At The Servo. I Had About 7 Volts Because The Pack Was Still Fresh. I Put In Another Servo And It Lasted Less Than 5 Minutes. As For End Point Adjustments, I Am Not Sure. Without The Steering Arm (drag Link) Hooked Up, The Servo Turns Farther With The Power Applied Than With The Arm Attached From Lock To Lock. I Thought That Was Good Enough. Any Hints On End Point Adjustments?
Yea, what you're describing will kill a servo. Put the linkages all in place, and hooked up like you're going to run. Crank the EPA all the way down on your radio so that the travel of the servo arm is severly limited. Watch the points that create the limits of travel for your steering linkages, turn the wheels all the way one direction, hold them, and tweak the EPA out towards 100% (or 140%, or however far it takes) until you've almost touched the point of max travel. Do the same thing for the other side, don't just set the EPA on the other side to the same as the first and assume it's the same - 99% of the time it's not. Doing this will make the radio not try to turn the servo further than the linkages will physically allow, and should drastically increase your servo life.
Ok, So You Are Saying That The Servo Should Stop Just At Or Before Full Steering Lock In Each Direction? I Thought The Other Way...the Servo Should Push It To The Stop. I Have A Tq3 Radio & Can't Find The Epa. I Have Steering & Throttle Trim On The Front Side But Can Not Find Anything Else. Where Is It?
Not familiar with the TQ3, but if memory serves, it's a fairly low end radio - nothing wrong with that, it's just not going to have these adjustments. The trick of stopping the servo before it hits the stops is that if it wants to go *further* than the stops allow it, and you're just holding it over, it's burning up your servo. You want as much travel as you can get without actually stressing your servo like that.
