Tip, that regulator is from an RC airplne manufacturer, so you will need a fan on it. See planes usually have a lot of air flowing around the thing in normal use.
Thanks EddieB and Scud
I was unaware of the mx06 regulator on Jim’s site. I bought the acc134 6v from Jim several months ago and have not used it yet.
The mx06 says it handles 15 amp continous and that the
input voltage must be at least 1vdc higher than output (upto 16 vdc) so it seems this regulator will work fine, thanks. I will order it from LX.
Since I already bought this acc134 regulator I would like to try and use it if safe and not damage my ssc32
Question: The acc134 only says that when the input voltage is greater than 6v it is regulated to 6v - there is no mention if 12 or 14 volts would be too much for the regulator to handle. The docs only mention 7 volts coming from a fresh battery pack.
Ok further research shows the acc134 handles only max 3amp at 9 volt, the graph does not go beyond 9 volts so do you think 9 volts is the limit ?
Just ballparking I would guess that the 12-14 servos do not exceed the 10a max of the acc134, its just the voltage from the 12vdc tractor battery that concerns me.
Scud
Wat is a simple 7806, (IF you use a heavy heatsink) You are correct about the 10amp, I was combining the motors and servos together and forgot the sabertooth handles the motors amp requirents.
If you power the ssc-32 and the servos OK from a 6v 2a wall wart, then you can probably run by Radio Shack and solve your problem (if you can solder two wires together). RS carries 7805 5v voltage regulators (Catalog #: 276-1770) for $1.59 each, which are rated at 1a. They also carry small diodes (Model: 1N914/1N4148, Catalog #: 276-1620) 50 for $2.49. You can put the diodes on the ground of the regulator and raise the the regulated output voltage of the 7805 .7v for each diode added. You could use one 7805 and two diodes to power the ssc-32 at 6.4v. You could use one 7805 and one diode to supply servos at 5.7v (I do this to power my pan/tilt cam servos at 5.7v instead of 5v for quicker response). I don’t know how many servos you have, but you probably could use one regulator to power groups of two or three. I don’t know anything about the sabertooth, so can’t comment on that.
Wayne,
http://images.ford-trucks.com/articles/delanty/Image5.jpg
Here’s a simple example of how to use a 7806 voltage regulator.
Zoomkat’s explanation above will do the same, but with different components 
Don’t forget the capacitors btw! without these the circuit either will behave erratically or (most likely) not function at all.
If you want I can shoot a picture tonight on how to solder the components together, but since I’m in Europe that won’t be for another 8h 
If all you are powering is the ssc-32 through the regulator, you can use anything rated 2 amps or more. A 10 amp is overkill. At 12V it doesn’t really matter what the maximum discharge of your battery is. The ssc-32 won’t draw more than 2|A so you only need a regulator capable of that.
Hi Evolution
The mx-05 (acc134 6v) regulator graph shows only upto 9 volts and handling approx 3 amp so you seems to be saying that I am ok using the mx-05 with 12 volts coming from the tractor battery ?.
Extrapolating the graph that comes with the mx-05 to the right looks like 12 volts would be around 2 amps.
-----The ssc-32 won’t draw more than 2|A -----
I did a search of this forum using “amps” and Jim mentions that the ssc32 can draw upto 15 amps per side under certain conditions.
I have around 12 servos , a mixture of 422, 475 and a couple 645
Hello Scud
As my electronic skills are limited, I would prefer a turnkey solution that does not require soldering.
I appreciate the solution and offer of the picture.
Thank-you
Wayne
The 15 amps per side is the maximum the SSC-32 can handle using the terminals on the board. You handful of 422, 465 and 645 will not come close to that. Whatever method you decide to use you will need a heatsink and possibly a fan. 12 vdc in 6vdc out means the regulator is going to dissipate 6vdc at 2amps = 12 watts. Thats about twice the heat of a C7 “night light” bub. Hot! 
Indeed. That’s why for these conversions DC-DC converters are highly recommended, there should be some of these around ready to use…
Below is the simple setup I made to power a servo controller and pan/tilt cam I made. Been working ~3 years with no problems. These servos are normally lightly loaded. The 7805 chip will get hot when a servo is stalled. The 7805 is pretty tough, as I miss wired a setup and started smelling something hot. After searching around, it was the 7805, which would sizzle spit when I found it. When I corrected the wiring, the 7805 sill worked just fine.
How about an r/c BEC or UBEC?
EddieB
Great suggestion - I googled and found a ubec from unitedhobbies that would work. Jims concern about heat still seems to apply as its an rc product.
I will keep looking, do you think some regulators would include a heat sink and/or fan ?
Zoomcat I wish that I had your DIY knowledge in this area but time wise a finished product is better for me.
Scud - I also googled for dc-dc and found powerstream 12v to 6v for the car lighter to a laptop.
I think you have this backwards. You get .7v drop across each diode and not .7v gain. The diodes are passive components and have a .7 voltage drop across them. True, diodes are used in voltage doublers but they are used with caps. The diodes direct the voltage to charge the caps and an AC signal is used in this application.
Um, in this case he is correct. See any voltage drop in the ground leg of the regulator will increase the output voltage. Don’t make me break out my Forrest Mimms schematic layout system. 
Ok, I see, my bad. I thought that he was saying adding diodes would increase voltage output from the diodes, which is not correct, but instead the regulator is adjustable. 
EDIT
Looking back at the orginal post, I see I missread a lot. Now where did I put that darn MIMMS book… 
Just some fyi
I was able to use the mx06 regulator (yielding 5.6 volts) and achieve standalone power. The 12V battery now powers both my ssc32 (logic and servos) and sabertooth.
Hopefully this will also prevent the ssc32 crashes (when using the wall power supply) that occur when I max 2 of the larger servos and only easily use several others at the same.
I look forward to this multi-purpose regulator in the works and would like to try it when ready.
Thanks to all for helping
For whatever its worth Dimension Engineering makes a very nice 5v/6v selectable BEC that will provide 3.5A continuous from up to 24v with no additional heatsinking or airflow (its switchmode.) which would work nicely in this application and be far more efficient.
dimensionengineering.com/SportBEC.htm
I don’t know why Jim hasn’t chosen to carry them yet. ahem
=D
Um… I plead insanity!
placing order… lol
Hehe I needed to order the 2 x 25’s in anyway.
Why not use the easiest and most obvious solution? Add a 6V NiMH pack to power the board. Sorry if I missed the reason this solution was discarded.