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Old 09-09-2013, 12:14 PM
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Failsafe on the SR201 is set, works great for signal loss.

As Dave H says, I have also read Spektrum rx's do not have low voltage protection and thus they recommend micro failsafes. My problem is most micro failsafes I find that specify what voltage they kick in at say around 4.2v, which is too low for 6v hump which would need failsafe to kick in at around 5.4v.

And, yea, can't use a cap since its a SR201 and no available ports.

I am hoping to not have to learn the subtle emotions of my hump packs to be able to tell when they *may* be low.

I guess going LiPo with regulator for rx would solve all this, but.... $$$. And I stumbled into some new 6v humps for free I'd like to use as long as I can.

I feel like I am missing something... this should not be this complicated.

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