Hydrimax batteries

[Ken Thompson III]

Most of my packs come from,
http://www.electrodynam.com

I use them in everything from my Quest to my 30% Cessna 152.
They seem to be quality packs at fair prices, I believe they only use Sanyo 
cells.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert & Casey Green" <robcase1 at cox.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: Hydrimax batteries


> Cris, I find that very disturbing.  What is the next choice of batterries
> out there?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Moon" <cjm767driver at hotmail.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 12:20 PM
> Subject: Hydrimax batteries
>
>
>> Just a heads up for those who are using Hydrimax NIMH batteries sold by
>> Tower.  I had one about 1 yr old that I removed from my plane prior to
>> the NATS and swapped it for a smaller pack to save a couple of ounces. I
>> charged it last night and was using it to set up a radio on the bench,
>> and was getting erratic on / off like it was not connecting well.  I
>> narrowed it down to the lead which was almost cut through by the hard
>> plastic shrink wrap that they use.  The place to look is right where the
>> lead comes off the battery.  The edge on the shrink wrap is very sharp
>> there, and the lead does not have very heavy wire.  After I found it, I
>> cut off the shrink wrap to check inside the wrapper.  The wires are held
>> down by cheap scotch tape, and they use a piece of masking tape to
>> insulate the positive tab from the battery case. I saw this and
>> immediately removed the pack that I was using in another plane.  Too
>> much money and work at risk to be counting on scotch tape and masking
>> tape for me.
>>
>> Chris
>>
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