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Re: Why MUST the 7.2v battery be attached to operate servos on the RC?

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
I would have set it up (the RC design) so the 12V battery would trickle charge the 7.2 V battery while it was connected - I dont understand why they arnt running the servo power from the main battery with the 7.2 wired as a logical OR supply.
I thought the trickle charge is what made the most sense originally, but today, I realized that these are NiCad batteries, and IFI may be worried about the "memory" effect.