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Old 04-07-2004 | 12:06 AM
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Originally posted by cyba888
How many volts on my receiver pack do I need in order to run safely? I would like to check once in awhile but want to make sure whats a safe voltage? I usually just plug it into my charger and it reads how many volts it has. This reading should be accurate from the charger correct? Can someone give me some numbers?
I believe most receivers have a threshold voltage of about 4.8 V before the fail safe kicks in (if you have one).

One NiMH cell is 1.2 V. 5 cells would be 6V. Some times after charging, it even touches to 7V.
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