Originally Posted by
Randy_Pike
Boosters can work just fine in most applications. However they can also fail as can anything else electronic.
We still feel that a rx pack is the right answer for most people. Boosters have to draw power from the 1s pack to make their BEC power. Understand that this is the same "supply" power being used by the motor/esc.
Because of this under loads the voltage can and does bounce all over the place. Good bosters can handle this, but others cannot. This bounce is then passed right along to the radio system,servo,etc. This is how you can miss laps with your p/t, have a radio hit or DSM brown out,etc.
The rx packs setups do not do this because they're on a steady supply that the rx pack is providing.
Food for thought.
as you said, a good booster can handle changing input voltages and still give a steady output voltage.
Then your remark about the power being drawn from your main battery... well, as far as I know, you consume about 80-100mAh during a 8 minutes run. On a 5000mAh Lipo, this is 2% of the capacity. I think you loose more performance from the more heavy receiver packs...
Food for thought
