Madmini Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 its been a while since i posted and i have a question... i have some 5v servos that i am planning on running on 12v. my bench test shows the servos as working on my 3s lipo (its for a flying wing with inav) as im running my servos on vbat what are the chances that something terrible will happen? personally if they are working on the bench i cant see there being an issue when its flying but now im not so sure. Has anyone done anything similar? if so what happened? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross9999992 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Well the servos will most likely burn out rather quickly I reckon. Any reason for not using a £2-£3 5v regulator/bec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmini Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 because i dont have one.... and cant afford to buy anything at the moment, so reusing everything from other stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavster29 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I wouldn't do it myself, chances are it might work for a little while and then go pop, worse still it will go pop and take out all the connected electrics.Sent from my TA-1033 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoothybb Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I wouldn't go that high v with a 5v servo. A short bench test doesn't equate to the stress it will be under when flying. I've got a few of these (5v version) knocking about not doing anything if you want one? I bought a few for fpv setups but then switched mainly to higher voltage cams after forgetting which could handle what and smoking a couple. https://www.banggood.com/DC-DC-Converter-Step-Down-Module-UBEC-3A-5V-12V-BEC-For-RC-Airplane-FPV-p-981978.html?rmmds=search&ID=49553&cur_warehouse=CN PM me your address and I'll stick one in the post. It's only a cheap one but if you're going to risk double the voltage anyway, it's probably a better gamble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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