On 11/8/04 13:35 Lydon, Matthew (NBC Universal) wrote: > I won't use NImH in an airborn pack at all.
And I wouldn't use anything else, and haven't for several years. That includes everything from hand launch to 40% aerobatic planes with 150cc engines on them. I have found that fast charging is not an issue. NiMH's handle a 1C charge very nicely, provided you are using a good charger like the Sirius. I charge on the way to the field and if I think that I am going to fly the packs flat, well then I just put them on charge between flights. My TD planes with 6 digitals (JR DS368) consume an average of 5 mAh of capacity for every minute of flight. That is an average load of 300 mA. A 2,100 mAh Nimh will last me for 5 hours with a healthy (25%) reserve. If I'm spending more than 5 hours per day in the air I'm flying a bunch. If I even get close to that, I pop the packs on charge between flights and I am good to go whenever. My 40% aerobatic plane with 10 JR8611 digitals has an average load of 2 amps. Two 2700 NiMH (5.4 amp-hour total) give me just over 2 hours of on time. That's about 8 flights. Way more than I do in an average session. If I want to fly more than that I simply pop the packs on my Sirius Quad charger to top off between flights. Easy stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Malvey RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
