[NSRCA-discussion] 4.8 volt Vs 6.0 volt

[Ed Miller]

I've been flying unregulated 5 cell Nicad and NimH packs with Futaba 
coreless and digital servos since the early '90's with no apparent problems. 
Servos are a little faster, develop a bit more torque and current drain is a 
bit higher.
Ed M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Markovitz" <wdmarko at yahoo.com>
To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:28 AM
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] 4.8 volt Vs 6.0 volt


> Hi all..........I purchased a Quest and a Futaba 9CAF
> at the WRAM show.  The 9CAF comes with 3151 digital
> servos rated at 4.3 oz/in.  I would like to use these
> servos with the 90 size Quest for competing in the
> Intermediate class and won't be using it for 3D
> flying.  Are these servos adequate for this
> application?  If not, would going to 6 volts give me
> the additonal torque that I need?  How much more
> torque would going to 6 volts give me?  Are there any
> known problems using an on-board 6 volt power supply?
> The 9CAF manual states that driving the servos with a
> 6 volt supply is an option.
>
> Thanks.............Bill       :)
>
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