[NSRCA-discussion] Electrics

Sat Apr 15 06:37:35 AKDT 2006

Chad:

Thanks, yeah I remember that now, but with the Hondas now we don't have to 
remember whether it is the black button, the red or both.

>From: Chad Northeast <chad at f3acanada.org>
>Reply-To: chad at f3acanada.org,        NSRCA Mailing List 
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>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics
>Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:18:12 -0600
>
>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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>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
> >>
> >>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
> >>  ----- Original Message -----
> >>  From: Nat Penton
> >>  To: NSRCA Mailing List
> >>  Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 4:26 PM
> >>  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics
> >>
> >>
> >>  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
> >>    To: NSRCA Mailing List
> >>    Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:59 PM
> >>    Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electrics
> >>
> >>
> >>    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
> >>
> >>
> >>      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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