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BrianG · 05.01.2007, 09:58 AM

6 cell is OK, but 5 would be too low IMO. 5 cells is ~6v, but the BEC has a minumum it needs to get the full 5v out. This is down as the drop-out voltage. This 1v difference is OK, but when the battery pack starts to dump, the BEC output might drop into the 4v range...

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	05.01.2007, 09:58 AM 6 cell is OK, but 5 would be too low IMO. 5 cells is ~6v, but the BEC has a minumum it needs to get the full 5v out. This is down as the drop-out voltage. This 1v difference is OK, but when the battery pack starts to dump, the BEC output might drop into the 4v range...