[Paparazzi-devel] reply to "Blown power supply - again"

[chris]

Hi.
Try not to use the internal 5v power for anything else than the 
paparazzi board.
I also did had problems coming from the servos.
If one or more servo stalls it can easily burn the 5v regulator.
Power the servos and/or the receiver from a separate bec or battery.
Simply connect only the signal and ground wires from the autopilot to 
the servos
and use a strong (10A or more) bec or a 4-5 cell battery  for  powering them
by connecting the bec/battery +5v to the servo +5v input and the 
bec/battery - 5v
to the servo -5v ground.
You can also power the receiver from the bec/battery by connecting only 
the ppm output wire
and the ground wire.
This is what i do as standard procedure and it works fine.
Chris