As I believe and the other pros on this forum would suggest, they would say to google it. Well when it comes to a possibly costly purchase of the following, I always seek advice from the members here.
Basically what I am ranting on is, that I am looking for a charge pump that is ideal to power 500ma at 5VDC, with an input of between 5.5VDC and 3VDC. I am using a 4 AA rechargeable battery pack, so the ideal max voltage is 4.8VDC with drops around to 4.0VDC I am guessing. I know that MAXIM makes some nice charge pumps, but I do not want to guess as to what to purchase. I have nearly no room for batteries, as the lower deck is already crowded with wires and switches. The only room where there would be a 9VDC battery, is on top where it will throw off its already ideal CoG. So if anybody knows of a great DC-DC converter capable of 500ma max at 5VDc with an input anywhere from 5.5VDC to 3VDC, let me know.
Thanks (to see the updated pictures of ARES see the robotics thread).