[NSRCA-discussion] Electrics

[Chad Northeast]

Mike

If you hold down the black button on the 330 (I think its the black 
one)....while powering up it will switch to low power mode and should 
work down to about 10.9V or so.  Its called reduced power mode or some 
such....on the 636 it will reduce the maximum charge power as well but 
that doesnt happen on the 330 as its already quite low (130W vs 270W)


Chad

Michael Wickizer wrote:

>We are using a Schulze 330 and a TP1010, both require minimum input voltage 
>of 11.5-12.0 volts under load.  The 12 volt batterys will not supply the 
>required voltage very long causing the charger(s) to turn off.  I had 
>planned on using the AGM type marine battery but found it just wasn't going 
>to meet our needs.  Apparently the Astro chargers work with a much lower 
>minimum input. The Honda generators are great and one of the few items I've 
>purchased in this hobby that actually can be used in other applications.
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>>From: "J.Oddino" <joddino at socal.rr.com>
>>Reply-To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics
>>Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:09:55 -0700
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>>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.
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>>Jim O
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Nat Penton
>>  To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>  Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 4:26 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics
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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
>>    ----- Original Message -----
>>    From: J.Oddino
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>>    Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:59 PM
>>    Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics
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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
>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>      From: Nat Penton
>>      To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>      Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:08 PM
>>      Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics
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>>      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.
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>>      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.
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>>      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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