<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">No, I didn't use the same input plug. &nbsp;Assuming that there were two regulators, I was actually trying to find out which regulator put out the lower voltage so i could put my smaller lipo battery on it and it would be the "backup" battery. &nbsp;I used the same lipo for the tests, but used different input plugs. &nbsp;The voltage difference was 0.06 volts. &nbsp;<br><br>Ron<div><br><div><div>On May 9, 2012, at 12:45 PM, John Gayer wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
  
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    Ron,<br>
    Did you use the same input plug for both lipos? If so, all I can say
    is that it only costs $14. If not, there may be some frontend
    circuitry in there that somehow establishes a secondary and a
    primary battery input to the single regulator.<br>
    John<br>
    <br>
    On 5/9/2012 8:53 AM, Ronald Van Putte wrote:
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      When I did the test, only one lipo at a time was hooked up to the
      separate switch/regulator inputs. &nbsp;The output voltages were
      different, which I attributed to tolerances in two regulators
      within the device. &nbsp;If there really is only one regulator in the
      switch/regulator, I cannot understand why there's a difference in
      output voltages. &nbsp;<br>
      <br>
      Ron Van Putte
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          <div>On May 8, 2012, at 8:12 PM, John Gayer wrote:</div>
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              reading the regulator output from one of the lipos and
              both outputs would have to be the same. <br>
              Ed is saying the single regulator dual outputs are not
              independent as they would be if you used two tech-aero or
              jaccio regulators.<br>
              Sounds like a good system to have on a smaller cheaper
              aircraft than our 2 meter pattern planes. Gives you
              redundant batteries but not redundant power systems. You
              are now reliant on a single point of failure 14 dollar
              regulator. <br>
              John<br>
              On 5/8/2012 5:01 PM, Ronald Van Putte wrote:
              <blockquote cite="mid:07E13A07-467C-4AB2-A273-180DAD8C77D2@cox.net" type="cite">Any comments from Jim Oddino?
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                    <div>On May 8, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Ed Alt wrote:</div>
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                                <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="vanputte@cox.net" href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">Ronald
                                  Van Putte</a> </div>
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                                  <div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 08,
                                    2012 6:38 PM</div>
                                  <div><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern
                                      discussion</a> </div>
                                  <div><b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                    [NSRCA-discussion] Looking for a
                                    pattern plane</div>
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                              <div>&nbsp;</div>
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                              wonder why I measure different voltages
                              when I switch on the two 2S lipo batteries
                              at different times.&nbsp; If it had a single
                              regulator, I would think the output
                              voltage would be the same, no matter which
                              battery was chosen.
                              <div>&nbsp;</div>
                              <div>Ron</div>
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                                <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                <div>
                                  <div>On May 8, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Ed
                                    Alt wrote:</div>
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                                          <div>It’s actually a dual
                                            output single regulator that
                                            can switch between two power
                                            sources.&nbsp; It provides two
                                            leads from the same internal
                                            source, so only the battery
                                            side of things has any
                                            redundancy.</div>
                                          <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                          <div>Ed</div>
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                                                    Van Putte</a> </div>
                                                <div><b>Sent:</b>
                                                  Tuesday, May 08, 2012
                                                  6:16 PM</div>
                                                <div><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General
                                                    pattern discussion</a>
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                                                <div><b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                                  [NSRCA-discussion]
                                                  Looking for a pattern
                                                  plane</div>
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                                            TEXT-DECORATION: none">Ron -
                                            It is a dual
                                            regulator/switch which
                                            allows you to hook up two
                                            lipo batteries and have them
                                            separately regulated to 5.9
                                            volts and use one or both of
                                            the outputs.&nbsp; Look here:
                                            <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                            <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=16811">http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=16811</a></div>
                                            <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                            <div>I sell them for under
                                              $20.</div>
                                            <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                            <div>Ron</div>
                                            <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                            <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                            <div>
                                              <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                              <div>
                                                <div>On May 8, 2012, at
                                                  4:42 PM, ronclark <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://tds.net/">tds.net</a> wrote:</div>
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                                                  <div>Hey Ron, rusty
                                                    and old, but I'm
                                                    going to give it
                                                    another try. Emory
                                                    Schroeter told me
                                                    about a dual
                                                    regulator for the
                                                    receiver pack that
                                                    you are selling,
                                                    what's the scoop?</div>
                                                  <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                                  <div>Ron<br>
                                                    <br>
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                                                  <div class="gmail_quote">On
                                                    Fri, May 4, 2012 at
                                                    5:41 AM, Ronald Van
                                                    Putte <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net" target="_blank">vanputte@cox.net</a>&gt;</span>
                                                    wrote:<br>
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                                                      <div style="WORD-WRAP:
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                                                        Ron:&nbsp; Buy it and
                                                        our old fingers
                                                        can duke it out
                                                        again.&nbsp; I look
                                                        forward to
                                                        having you on
                                                        the contest
                                                        trail again.
                                                        <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                                        <div>Ron</div>
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                                                          <div>&nbsp;</div>
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                                                          <div>On May 3,
                                                          2012, at 11:24
                                                          PM, AC Glenn
                                                          wrote:</div>
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                                                          <div>Hey Ron I
                                                          have a Ca
                                                          Models Visa
                                                          for sale ready
                                                          to fly and
                                                          would be more
                                                          than happy to
                                                          drive it down
                                                          to your place.
                                                          <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Sent from my
                                                          iPhone</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          On May 3,
                                                          2012, at 7:39
                                                          PM, "ronclark
                                                          <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://tds.net/" target="_blank">tds.net</a>" &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ronclark@tds.net" target="_blank">ronclark@tds.net</a>&gt;
                                                          wrote:<br>
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                                                          <div>I'm
                                                          looking for a
                                                          used pattern
                                                          plane. It's
                                                          been about 10
                                                          years since my
                                                          last
                                                          contest,&nbsp;&nbsp; and
                                                          I want to give
                                                          these old
                                                          fingers
                                                          another
                                                          chance. I'm
                                                          looking for a
                                                          fixed gear 2m
                                                          design, and
                                                          plan to do an
                                                          electric
                                                          setup. I can
                                                          convert a
                                                          methanol
                                                          burner if
                                                          necessary.&nbsp; I
                                                          live in
                                                          Nashville,tn.,
                                                          avoiding
                                                          shipping would
                                                          be good.
                                                          Please reply
                                                          off line to: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ronclark@tds.net" target="_blank">ronclark@tds.net</a></div>
                                                          <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                                          <div>&nbsp;</div>
                                                          <div>Thanks...Ron</div>
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