Re: [Gumstix-users] Dimension Engineering AnyVolt Mini vs. adjustable step-down

[Chris P. <par...@ie...>]

I would think that 750mA would be fine.  However, you likely could push 
that a fair amount in practice, since the downward airflow off of the 
rotor blades would make for one heck of a cooling fan!

-Chris

Arnar Birgisson wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Sorry for all the noob questions :o)
> 
> I want to power a gumstix, a wifistix and a robostix all together. I
> don't have a specific project - I just want to play with it.
> 
> I have a r/c helicopter that I'd like to put all this on, and I was
> wondering how to do it. The heli's servos and receiver runs on a 7.2
> lipoly - could I steal some power from there or should I run on a
> seperate battery?
> 
> The Dimension Engineering regulators look good to me (but I don't know
> anything about this stuff) and especially b/c they have $1
> international shipping. Should I order the AnyVolt Mini or the
> adjustable step down - or should I be looking at something totally
> different? The price difference doesn't matter that much to me - but
> my gut tells me the AnyVolt is more flexible since I don't have any
> idea what kind of battery I'll be using.
> 
> http://www.dimensionengineering.com/AnyVoltMini.htm
> http://www.dimensionengineering.com/DE-SWADJ.htm
> 
> Shouldn't 0.75A be plenty for most applications?
> 
> Arnar
> 
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