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Testers Needed , Inline Servo Adjustable Regulators

Hello everyone , I sourced switching regulators that are also adjustable from 4.75 volts to 14 volts , I added standard servo ext plugs so they plug directly into your V4 EZB. I will be making these for myself and the community so I hope everyone likes them. Please be aware I can only send these where you will not have rediculous duties or shipping fees as I will just mail them in a standard envelope.

I am looking for 10 testers , try them out , see how you like them and report back. First one is free!

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I can also make them with jumper style pigtails for sensors , but I will get in the pigtails later.


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#33  

@ Steve , Thankyou for the feedback!

Just to let everyone know , the standard servo voltage is 6.0v , 5 volts is what you want for sensors.

5 volts is at the edge of the units limitations so it must "clamp" the hardest the farther the voltage is from the original input. I certainly have two heatsink options already for the regs.

#34  

Something not right with mine Josh. The highest voltage out I get is .02. Voltage in is 7.2v (confirmed by checking with a meter at the points of contact for the voltage in on the regulator) but voltage out I get nothing. When turning the adjustment pot, the most it get is for it to fluctuate to .02 then back to .00. I bypassed the cable by checking with a meter on the voltage out tabs and the results were the same.

I checked to make sure the wires had a good solder connection to the tab by re-soldering, just to make sure and that did not help.

Nothing looks damaged on the board. Is there anything you'd like me check or would you like me to send it back for you to check?

#35  

@ Justin , email me real quick , [email protected] a couple of the regulators I send in a regular envelope with no padding and I think that rollers from the postal sorting machine may have damaged the potentiometer , I'll get you another from the new batch:) no worries!

I will be testing these in the future and presetting them to either 5 , 6 or 7 volts as requestfed.

#36  

I emailed you. That makes sense, there was a little tear in the back of the envelope, like a roller caught it or something.

#37  

Speaking with Josh more, we believe the US mail sorting machine "ate" mine as the envelope was torn on the back and the top and they taped it all back up.

Just wanted to clarify for readers of the thread it's not a product issue.