RC5HL Lite + with optional latest 2A voltage regulator
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:44 pm
When the RC5HL Lite was designed the concept was to provide a cheap small board to provide basic conversion of the RC protocol to the Heng Long format. The voltage regulator chosen for the board was a small SOT 223 package which at the time could only provide up to 1 A. This was enough for basic operation but not enough for multiple servos to be used in conjunction with the RC5HL without the use of a secondary BEC. Recently, SOT-223 designs have become available that can provide up to 2A of output current. This is enough to power two small servos, one for recoil and one for elevation.
The drawback is that for now this new "tech" is pricey with the 2A regs more than FIVE time the price of the 1A regs currently in use. However, for those wanting to run multiple servos and the RC5HL the additional $5 may be worth it when compared to the cost of an extra BEC and the convenience of having the RC5HL power everything. So if you are after a RC5HL and think the 2A unit would suit you better let me know.
Below is a short video (with me waffling on for the first half) of an RX18/RC5HL and dual servo setup. Control of the servos is done via the programming on er9x. There is no control of servos by the RC5HL itself.
The drawback is that for now this new "tech" is pricey with the 2A regs more than FIVE time the price of the 1A regs currently in use. However, for those wanting to run multiple servos and the RC5HL the additional $5 may be worth it when compared to the cost of an extra BEC and the convenience of having the RC5HL power everything. So if you are after a RC5HL and think the 2A unit would suit you better let me know.
Below is a short video (with me waffling on for the first half) of an RX18/RC5HL and dual servo setup. Control of the servos is done via the programming on er9x. There is no control of servos by the RC5HL itself.