Voltage Regulator

[D Suding]

Thanks, Troy. How does this sound for a Central shopping list:

2 NMP 7.4 Li-Ion packs
1 NMP Charger
5 OS "F" plugs
2 16.5 x 12 W
1 5.7 JACCIO Voltage Regulator.

They had it all in stock, shipping this afternoon. I think I'm set!

-D

> The JR stuff can handle 6V just fine...I would use that or the 5.7V. The
> higher voltage will give better speed and power to the servos. The
> reason to use a reg is that the speed and power is constant from first
> flight to last flight. We spend lots of money on stronger and faster
> servos...the higher voltage is an advantage....Will it make you a US
> Team member? NO! Will it give your model better performance and is it
> possible to actually Feel the improvements.....Yes the difference can be
> felt...and if you don't believe it then try putting a pack reading 5.0V
> in the model fly your sequence then put one in that reads 6.0V and fly
> the sequence....it will the proof that you need.
>
> With the 5.7V you have a little bit of margin below when the battery is
> suppose to fall off in its voltage and the regulator stops regulating
> the voltage.....If the RX battery is at the rated reg voltage the
> regulator is not doing anything and is just passing thru.
>
> My recommendation is to not fly a 5cell Nicad or Nimh below 6V....I
> don't fly my Li-ion packs below 7.2V.
>
> My current model has a 5.7V in it with the NMP Li-ion 2000mah pack...On
> JR servos and RX
>
>
> The Futaba systems don't like the 6V as well as JR so if using Futaba I
> would stick with the 5.1V setup.....
>
>
> I trust Jim Oddino's Regs. He is a smart guy and knows his stuff. While
> there may be other products out there...The Jaccio regulators are the
> only ones I trust.  I don't know if Jim sells them direct or not...But
> Central others carry them. I have been buying these regs since like 98'
> or maybe even before. Never had or seen a failure with this product. I
> know other have complained about regs in general, all the ones I heard
> about were from other manufacturers......Your mileage may vary but I
> trust Jim's product.
>
>
> Troy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D Suding" <junk at velocitus.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:09 PM
> Subject: Voltage Regulator
>
>
>> I'm looking to replace my voltage regulator. I'm using 4 JR8411s and 1
>> JR mini servo. Jaccio has 5.1, 5.7 and 6.0 Volt regulators. Which one
>> should I use?
>>
>> -Dennis
>>
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