12V ESC voltage on the Spirit GT - 12V servos

[fxt heli]

I have a question for the Spirit community, since I’m thinking about buying a Spirit GT. If I power the FBL with a 12V ESC supply, to support 12V servos, there’s a potential issue from my point of view: I think there will be probably also 12V at the port, where the receiver is connected (S-Bus or Express-LRS receiver). Does the Spirit GT internally regulate the voltage for the receiver input, down to e.g. 5-6V, or is it mandatory to find an external solution, supporting the receiver with the specified voltage in case of using 12V ESC voltage ?

[ZeXx86]

Receiver must support 12V too or you can use Step Down regulator. This can resolve the problem.

For example Spirit Wave receivers all support 12V, so direct connection is possible.

[fxt heli]

Thank you for the reply. Currently I’m not quite sure what I should decide on, thats live. As a regular flyer, should I swich to a 12V system with the spirit system or not, some Express LRS receiver suppot 12V by native, what woud be your recommendation and would the Spirit 2 Geofence system also be usable with 12V ?......

[ZeXx86]

There is really no need for 12V servos, you can find great servos even with 6V rating.