ACC134 MPI 6.0v Regulator

Lynxmotion
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Hey All,
I just received an ACC134 6.0v regulator from LynxMotion, which is made by MaxxProducts. I plug it into a 5 cell “6.0” Volt Ni-MH 2800mAh Battery, which happens to be not fully charged but currently producing 6.7v. I check the other side of the regulator and its 6.7v???

Am I missing something with my “6v” regulator?
It didn’t have a pinout attached so I have assumed Red is positive and Black is negative.

Any help welcome.

Thanks

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SickLemon,

I believe that the input voltage must be at least 1 volt higher than the output voltage for this type of regulator to regulate correctly.

Therefore, your output voltage (6.7 volts) is the same as the input voltage (6.7 volts).

If you want 6 volts out, then you must have 7 volts in for the regulator to regulate properly.

Regards,
TCIII

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SickLemon,

Do you have any load on the output ? It may need some minimum load (few mA) to give the right voltage.

Given that the device is designed to use nominal 6V supply and protect against 7V, I would think it should give the correct output even below 7V.

Richard

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Make sure you have it connected like this.

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Thanks for all the helpfull replies everyone.
Turns out it was a stupid hookup problem on my part.
It now regulates to 6.04 volts, which is plenty close enough for me.

Sorry to waste your time.

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Hi there. I have similar problem here, hopefully someone can help me.

Recently I bought a 5 cells NiMH 2800mAh from lynxmotion. Before I connect it to my circuit, I checked the terminal voltage, and it gives me a 6.27 V reading. Any idea?

Would it fry my servo? 6.27V should be ok right? :unamused:

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This is standard. When 6v batteries are fully charged they will have a higher voltage. The servos won’t be fried…

Kurt