[NSRCA-discussion] Electrics

[J.Oddino]

It is just a matter of Watts, the power supply that makes 13.6V, the charger capability and the packs.  My TP1010 can charge 10s at 5 amps which is 1C for a TP 5300 10s4p.  It can charge the 5s4p at 10 Amps which is 2C.  Smaller packs could be charged at 3C.  In my case the chargers limit the capability to about 200 Watts each.  The generator can deliver 1000W.  The Iota power supply has a limit of about 750 Watts.    
Just type in Honda 1000i in Google.  I paid about $650.  It only weighs 28 pounds and it starts on the first pull.  I love this stuff.

Jim O
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  Jim
  Can you go to 2 or 3C charging with the Honda ? Can I see the Honda on the web ?              Thanks     Nat
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    I bought the Honda and am very happy with it.  I can run two 10s chargers at once so it should pay for itself pretty fast if one needed two marine batteries per year.
    Jim O
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      From: Nat Penton 
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      Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:08 PM
      Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics


      The only battery giving me a problem is the lead acid Marine 'deep discharge'  battery used for field charging of the lipos. It has lost about 70% of it's capacity in seven months.

      It provided six 12min flts when new and was purchased from Academy Surplus for $40. It has provided a total of maybe 80 flights ( 30 cycles ??? ). The problem is likely due to my maintenance ( lack thereof ). I left the battery in a partial discharge state sometmes for weeks. You can find maintenance needs on Google at agmbatteries, courtesy Earl Haury.

      West Mountain sells a gell cell, 54#, 84ah, rated for 500 cycles @ 100% discharge ( 20hr discharge rate ), $149 del. I will see how it performs under our conditions.
                                                            Nat


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