ok update - had a chat to robert on the big R- things are running late so we should not expect the EQ10 before early Jan 07 - ok with me!!!

EQ10 update - looks like mid Jan!! - hope so !!!

any new info yet?

I saw Bob today. He thought he would have the first couple prodution units this week to test. After they are tested he will give the go ahead to finish production.

Originally Posted by Kiwi

Guys ,

My sincerest apologies for not getting back into this thread for a while but work is interferring with my toy airplanes pretty badly at the moment and seeing as that pays the bills I better pay it some attention.

The units fitted into an AM 35% 260 and has flown twice. I will kick some butt and get some more shots of it.

So far like everything Robert has built its freakin unbeleivable. This one is a keeper. No more matchboxes on JR servos or Futabas. 8.4 volts direct to the HITEC 5955 servos. Man thats like 400 oz a servo at that sort of voltage. That means less servos, less weight. No switches, no regs. It cuts down dollars big time and ounces as well.

So far this is by far my favourite offering from the Smart-Fly stable, well the ignition kill is pretty good as well come to think of it.

Kiwi

I thought it was bad to run the 5955's higher than 6V. Are they being rated for higher voltage now?

Smokey

Smokey quite a few guys are running them on li ion/lipo(7/8v) and no negative feed back yet!!! - I am waiting for a EQ10 and will do the same - hope its gona be ok!!

Hey can it regulate voltage to servos, I wanna have 7.2v to the servos all the time with a batt that charge spikes from 8.4 volts and used to 7.4v Consistency is very important to me for IMAC. If not is there a reg unit that plugs into this thing. The current smart fly reg is 5.2-6.5v max output, I want 7.2v

no Sir - we use the turbo reg for that

ah sorry now i see the 7.2 v - talk to Robert at smartfly - he can make you one!!

Originally Posted by SMOKEY

I thought it was bad to run the 5955's higher than 6V. Are they being rated for higher voltage now?

Smokey

No, Hitec hasnt recommended using anything over 6v for thier operation. Some guys are just choosing to give them a try that way. Although it seems to be working for them, im not sure if I would try it, I have seen too many brushed motors burn up due to too much juice.

Is the EQ10 regulator adjustable? I dont think i want to run higher voltage than 6V.

Smokey

Originally Posted by SMOKEY

Is the EQ10 regulator adjustable? I dont think i want to run higher voltage than 6V.

Smokey

no it is un regulated except for 5.2v to the receiver.

Originally Posted by adrian

no it is un regulated except for 5.2v to the receiver.

That means i have to buy a regulator if i want to use servos other than hitecs. Not so good.

Smokey

i agree with smokey, this wont be oh so great for guys who dont use the hitec digitals, a built in reg would be nice, and prob not to hard to engineer, but would take even more time, and raise costs.

This unit was never intended to be a voltage regulator. This unit will allow you to match 32 servos on 10 different channels. They make a turbo regulator to go with the EQ 10.