Re: RCS in my Ruby - It's ALIVE!

[Peter Foley]

At 01:02 PM 13/08/01 -0500, Chris Wolcott wrote:
>As far as batteries go, while at Radio-Shack I saw some small package size 
>2.4V 300mah rechargeable batteries for cordless phones.
>Each was much smaller than two AA batteries.  If a way could be found to 
>recharge them, and they were hooked in series (parallel?) would they serve 
>to provide the 4.8V 600mah wanted by the electronics?

They will work just fine - the only effect is shorted use time/re-charge 
more often.  The battery rating in mah is an expression of how long they 
will last.  While not an exactly straight line relationship, it's close 
enough to say that a 600mah pack will last twice as long as a 300mah pack, 
all other things being equal.

regards,

pf
 

RE: RCS in my Ruby - It's ALIVE!

[Ciambrone, Steve @ OS]

You will be able to get 4.8 300ma.  Nicads do not handle parallel circuits
very well and will become unbalanced.  Radio Shack is Ok, but suppliers
focused on the RC market will have a very wide selection of batteries and
they are usually the higher quality Sanyo Brand.   I highly recommend
Cermark Inc.  www.cermark.com   .  They have always
treated me very well.  They have chargers and their prices are very
competitive.

Sincerely
Steve Ciambrone
Sr. Test Engineer
L-3 Ocean Systems

PS:  As far as batteries go, while at Radio-Shack I saw some small 
package size 2.4V 300mah rechargeable batteries for cordless phones.

Each was much smaller than two AA batteries.  If a way could be
found to 
recharge them, and they were hooked in series (parallel?) would they

serve to provide the 4.8V 600mah wanted by the electronics? 



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Re: RCS in my Ruby - It's ALIVE!

[Dave Cole]

chris, list:

just fyi, i know that mr. rcs himself, tony walsham, is travelling in 
the united states and is not monitoring the list. i'm sure he would 
have jumped in by now to offer his advice if he knew the conversation 
were happening.

\dmc

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RCS in my Ruby - It's ALIVE!

[Chris Wolcott]

While at a local SteamUp with friends in Atlanta, GA over the weekend, I 
had a chance to test my RUBY RC setup in a 'REAL WORLD' environment.  
(>500' of aluminum track)  I was able to achieve a 60' range of control, 
but a reliable range was closer to 45-50'.  Still not bad for a body 
attached antenna.  (RCS prefers a wiper to insulated wheel setup, but 
this was not possible.  They also produce 'R-BOOST' which is supposed to 
give a full 100' range.)  This was not as good as those with a higher 
powered, more traditional joystick controller, but it will meet my needs 
fine.  It sure beat running down the track, trying to reach down and 
adjust the throttle without knocking it off the track or burning myself 
in the process!

I have a few details to iron out, then I'll post a write-up with 
pictures on my web page.

PS:  As far as batteries go, while at Radio-Shack I saw some small 
package size 2.4V 300mah rechargeable batteries for cordless phones.  
Each was much smaller than two AA batteries.  If a way could be found to 
recharge them, and they were hooked in series (parallel?) would they 
serve to provide the 4.8V 600mah wanted by the electronics? 

RCS's website:  http://www.rcs-rc.com

WC&W:   http://webpages.charter.net/cwolcott/   Take link to 
LargeScale Trains.