> Apart from the battery aging causing its internal resistance
started to
> go up (do Nicads do this?)(what load did you use to
verify the battery
> capacity?) the only possiblity I can think
of is that one or other of
> the surfaces had started binding. It
doesn't take much to dramatically
> increase the current drawn by
a servo.
>
> Martin Usher
>
When I cycled the battery, I used a Sirius SuperTest. I talked to Larry Sribnick of SR Batteries this morning and he suggested that possibly one cell had gone bad and gave me a couple suggested tests which I'll do tonight. I was wondering about binding but when I ran my current checks, I plugged one wing servo in at a time and noted the change in drain and they were all pretty much the same. Also, on this last flight, I noticed an uncommanded flap deployment which in the past has been a sign of a weak battery. While I've got the plane pretty much fixed up, I don't think I'll be flying it this weekend since I'm not real sure I trust the battery.
George Gillburg
Bakersfield, California
