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12V regulator shutdown
12V regulator shutdown
12V regulator shutdown
12V regulator shutdown
If using a 3S setup the 12V regulator is not used.
This option enables you to turn off the 12V regulator.
Reverse Polarity Protected with Ideal Diode
Reverse Polarity Protected with Ideal Diode
Reverse Polarity Protected with Ideal Diode
Reverse Polarity Protected with Ideal Diode
Have you ever hooked up a battery the wrong way and seen the magic smoke come out?
You won’t have to worry about this with The Power.
As we are using an Ideal Diode for reverse polarity protection.
LED indicator
LED indicator
LED indicator
LED indicators
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Our LED indicators don’t just show you that The Power is on,
they only light up when the regulated voltage is within 10% of specification.
If you find that one of the voltage LED’s is off or flickering, you may have a short, or be trying to draw
more current from the board then it can supply. (Causing the voltage to drop below 10% of the specified
voltage) Very helpful when trying to find faults.
Short circu
Short circu
Short circu
Short circuit tolerant
it tolerant
it tolerant
it tolerant
If you accidently hook things up wrong the 6V and 12V regulated outputs are short circuit tolerant.
They are not designed to hold a short circuit all day long but will be fine if you make a quick mistake.
3S self
3S self
3S self
3S self----resetting fuse protected
resetting fuse protected
resetting fuse protected
resetting fuse protected
The Power passes the 3S battery voltage straight through to the 12V outputs, but first it passes the
voltage through a self-resetting fuse. This helps protects your LiPo from damage or fire from any short
circuits in your 12V wiring. (LED’s, cameras VTX etc…) The voltage for the video gear is also passed
through the Pi filter for clean power.
2 0z copper tracks
2 0z copper tracks
2 0z copper tracks
2 0z copper tracks
We have doubled the thickness of all the tracks and with the board also being 4 Layers, we have
maximised its current carrying capacity.
Operating T
Operating T
Operating T
Operating Tem
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p
p
perature
erature
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The industrial spec components on The Power can handle any temperatures that you can.
The operating temperature is rated from -20 to +70C (-4 to +158F) which should suit most flying
conditions.
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Tips
Tips
Tips
Tips::::
Soldering
Soldering
Soldering
Soldering
Apply an even bed of solder over the ESC and battery tabs before connecting the cables. (1-2mm thick)
Also tin your cables. (By melting some solder into the ends of the cables) This will make it easier to attach
your cables and give you a much better connection.
Changing from 3S to 4S
Changing from 3S to 4S
Changing from 3S to 4S
Changing from 3S to 4S----6
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6
6S
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If you decide to change from 3S to 4S or vice versa please check the following.
Once you have removed the solder from the solder bridge, power up the board and check if the 12V
outputs have 12V power at them. If you still have 12V on the output there is still some solder on the
solder bridge, please clean it again until there is no power at the 12V outputs. Once the 12V outputs are
clear and no longer produce any power, then it is safe to solder up the other solder bridge. You may
destroy your board if you have solder on both solder bridges at the same time.
Modifications
Modifications
Modifications
Modifications
- Do not file the edges or modify the board, it has 4 layers and you may damage it.
