Hi All,
I've decided to get back into flying (been away for a couple of years) and was going to start refreshing my skills with my simulator.
Unfortunately, during the time away, my TX battery bit it :(
Until I decide to actually power things up, I thought I'd power the TX from a wall-wart into a converter (to get the right voltage and amperage). The radio is an older model, but suits me just fine, it's a Futabe 9VAP, and it plugs right into my simulator through the training cord port.
All I want to do is open up the back cover, and hook up a power supply to supply the voltage needed to operate the TX for my sim time.
According to the manual (don't have the actual battery in hand at the moment), the TX requires 9.6 volt (8/500mAH) and the current drain is
230mA.Basically, anyone done something like this before? Building a small power converter to step things down to the right voltage shouldn't be too big a deal, just wanted some opinions...
TIA Steve