On Wednesday 16 November 2005 21.42, Doug wrote: > only see two possible problems here -- 1) how will a voltage > regulator respond if the voltage at the output is slightly higher than > it's normal output voltage? (Hopefully nothing happens.) and 2) is > the normal failure mode of a BEC to fail with the output shorted or > the output open? (Open would be better, and it sounds more likely > thinking about how it works.)
Using a diode (not a germanium) lowers the voltage 0.7 V and protects the battery from overcharging! What happens when a BEC fails I've no idea! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
