Electric Pattern

[Ron Van Putte]

Bill Glaze wrote:

> Word I got  was $750 per pack for Jason's setup, and 1-1/2 hr. charge 
> time.  Don't know the power source for the charger.


Tony Stillman reported from Poland that he went to a local car parts 
place and bought a car battery and car battery charger for Jason to use 
in lieu of charging from the car's battery while it was running.

Ron Van Putte

> ArestiPattern at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking this new e-pattern flying might be pretty trick to try.  
>> As far as costs go, I'm a bit concerned about the battery packs and 
>> charger needs.  I've read the Li-Polys Jason's using are about $325 
>> bucks each so $700 for the plane (that'll come down in price for 
>> sure).  So, if I head to the flying field after work to bang off 4 to 
>> 6 practice rounds in a couple of hours, how many battery packs and 
>> chargers am I gonna have to buy to get this done?  Will I be carrying 
>> a Honda portable generator along to power my 'bank' of chargers as 
>> well?  What is the re-charge time for one pack?
>>
>> I peeked in the Hacker booth at the last TOC, really impressive stuff 
>> and an awesome halftime show each day.  Granted, they were setup to 
>> fly several models at the show, but the spaghetti of wires and 
>> chargers they had to get this accomplished simply twisted the mind.
>>
>> Rick Hannah
>> St. Joseph, Michigan
>>

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