Can I just add some position lights to my 3A Mauch BEC?

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Hi,

I want to do some night flights and need position lights to get the official papers.

I have ordered 4 Strobon V2 led modules from Flytron and wonder whether I can just connect them to my 3A Mauch Bec which is also powering my mRo X2.1 flight controller and a Emlid Reach RTK GPS or whether the irregular amp draw of the strobe (60mA (1A for 2x20ns when flashing) will introduce some unwanted effects within my power system?

Thanks,
Tobias

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never power high current stuff from the same bec that powers your fc.
very bad things can happen.

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Well

if you have a multi output Power Cube from Mauch, each output supports 10A so yes.

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as long as you power the Flytron from a different output of the flight controller.

If using a single output Mauch BEC (or any other BEC used to power the flight controller) than get a separate BEC for the LED’s.

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Ok, thanks, I was just wondering whether the short current spike could be handled by a condensator.

Are there any recommendations for a light BEC?

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this works fine :slight_smile:

I was just wondering whether the short current spike could be handled by a condensator.

that is possible, but the condensator will weight more than the bec :wink:
dont do it, you could introduce possible noise to your fc. → fc can possibly reset. you dont want that. seperate your fc power from highpower stuff.

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Thank you, I will go for this one!