WayneBrown
10-15-2005, 10:15 PM
Got my new 5.3V regulator, and discovered that this is the new 'strain relief' version.
Took a little head scratching to find 'the' spot to mount it, the strain relief is performed by utilizing the same length leads as before, but they are wrapped around the regulator, thereby shortening them by 2 1/2" to 2 1/2" overall. This still leaves plenty of length for the switch to be mounted, and more than adequate length to the charge lead, but reduces the input lead to the reciever to around 2 1/2".
I ended up mounting the regulator on top of the reciever, not under the battery tray as I'd hoped. A range check showed no reduction in range, which is good!
While I'd prefer to have a longer RX lead, so there are more options to mount the regulator, the system as a whole seems solid.
Using my test gear, I can make the regulator drop off .10V at a 3A load, which is less voltage drop than the JR Extra 2800mAh NiCd pack I was using.
Took a little head scratching to find 'the' spot to mount it, the strain relief is performed by utilizing the same length leads as before, but they are wrapped around the regulator, thereby shortening them by 2 1/2" to 2 1/2" overall. This still leaves plenty of length for the switch to be mounted, and more than adequate length to the charge lead, but reduces the input lead to the reciever to around 2 1/2".
I ended up mounting the regulator on top of the reciever, not under the battery tray as I'd hoped. A range check showed no reduction in range, which is good!
While I'd prefer to have a longer RX lead, so there are more options to mount the regulator, the system as a whole seems solid.
Using my test gear, I can make the regulator drop off .10V at a 3A load, which is less voltage drop than the JR Extra 2800mAh NiCd pack I was using.