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Devo 8s Found a resistor BURN
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It is a 10 ohm half-watt resistor. for a 7.4V supply I'd probably replace it with a 20ohm 1watt resistor (but you'll probably be stuck with Lipos going forward since that would significantly raise the minimum voltage required to run the Tx). You could also use a 10ohm 2 watt resistor if you want to be able to go back to a 4.8V pack, but you'll be wasting a lot of power as heat.
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I use 2 diodes in series with the lipo battery, that drops the starting voltage to 7.0 V. Still a little high, but I haven't had a problem yet.
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Devo8S supports 2S LiPo batteries out of the box, Walkera has offical 2S LiPo pack for Devo8S released, so it should not cause any problem.
I used 2S LiPo batteries for Devo8S for some time without any problem. So I do not think the resistor burn is due to 2S power source.
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I just assumed since the stock dry cell set up was only 6v, they wouldnt support anything higher....
I currently run lipo's in my 2801Pro's, with no issues, but the 2801 is 12v stock, 12.6v on a fully charged 3s.
I'm new to the 8S so I've been looking at whats being run as a voltage source other then dry cell or NiCad.
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Based on the value and size my guess is this resistor either drops the voltage from the external charging connector (should be max 12V) and thus splitting the power dissipation (heat) between the resistor and the 78D06L regulator chip;
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It drops the voltage from the battery pack (up to 6V when charging) to lower the power dissipation in the 3.3V LDO. That could explain the RF power drop since it burned, as it would probably now have a higher value.
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The power circuit is a bit odd. I have a full diagram of it somewhere. I think there is something wrong with it as I smoked one of the switching transistors doing nothing more than turning the Tx on/off (the cheap switch failed which somehow led to the transistor burnout). It is also possible that the resistor does get really hot due to the Lipos, but hasn't failed. Did you check it with an ohm-meter (with the batteries removed of course)?
the full voltage also goes directly to the CYRF Module which has its own ldo. Rereading your 1st post it isn't clear if you are having a range issue or if the tx is no longer functional. If it is only a range issue, you probably burnt out the cyrf power-amp. The only way to know is to remove the shield and check it.
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I don't have a circuit for it, but you can find a documented image here:
openrcforums.com/forum/download/file.php?id=538
Link page is here:
openrcforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=362
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- junpower
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Is there other place in the circuit I should check?
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For example a DSM2 Orange RX with simple 32mm (actually around 29mm) wire as antenna and ground reflector will get around 600-700m range. You need better antennas and better receiver design to go past this distance.
Not all radio gear is created equal so do not expect same performance from different manufacturers or theory.
Another things is if you read on the internet take it with a grain of salt, and I speak from experience here
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