Electrics - Cost is not as bad as it appears

[Daniel Dupont]

Hey Lee that is for one battery pack....let add 4 more for good measure 
another 3000.00....if Jason has let say 7 pack with him at 750.00 that 
would be another $5250.00 of Battery's, pretty bad as far I'm concern, the 
price of Batteries would have to come down significantly.  Also what the 
manufacturer say about life expectancy could be different then what 
actually happen to the packs, having race indoor cars for quite a few years 
one learn that battery's are also not made equal.

Cheers Daniel D.

At 11:09 8/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I did a little quick and dirty math and while Jason's 3 batteries, at a
>total cost of approximately $2000, seem prohibitively expensive, when you
>compare them to glow fuel expense, they're competitive.
>
>While the electricity used to charge the batteries isn't exactly free, it's
>such a miniscule expense I'm calling it free.
>
>The 3 batteries are good for 500-1000 charge/discharge cycles giving a total
>of 1500-3000 flights, so the cost/flight is $.66-$1.33/flight.  Compare to
>glow fuel for a 2 stroke @ $10-$15/gal costs around $1.50-$2+/flight.
>
>The C50 motor plus with gear reduction plus speed controller sells for
>around $600.  'Pretty much the same that we're paying for a 2 stroke plus
>exhaust system.
>
>The only thing extra is a charger.  Say, $200 for a nice one.  Not that bad
>though, because I've seen some that charge everything, including RX/TX, so
>it's more like replacing one charger with another.
>
>Lee Davis
>Piedmont Models
>http://www.piedmontmodels.com/
>
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