[NSRCA-discussion] Falcon F3A batteries

[Chad Northeast]

Earl

Does the Falcon warranty cover simply manufacturers defects...or will they replace any abuse/over charged/overdischarge/cycled out pack?

I can't honestly believe that a manufacturer will replace every pack that fails, or they will be out of business in a short period of time :)  If that is the case I can buy 4 sets of packs and never again purchase another battery for as long as they will supply them regardless of usage.

Just looking for some clarification on their warranty statement.

Do you know who is making the cells?  Their other packs are APL I believe...wondering if they went to Enerland (like Apogee/Tanic/Flight Power) did for the higher C cells.

Chad

----- Original Message -----
From: Grow Pattern <pattern4u at comcast.net>
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:26 am
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Falcon F3A batteries

> Earl,
>         You raise a very interesting point, What is sponsored?
> 
> I used to think it was either that you got paid to fly by a 
> manufacturer/supplier/business, or that you got your equipment 
> free. But 
> what if, for example, you got a discount on your OS 1.40 EFI ,or 
> free fuel 
> etc. Or another would be that you bought and built a plane but 
> your 
> batteries were post gratis.
> 
> This could be harder to define than a pattern snap-roll. Hmmmm?
> 
> To be clear to the potentially-paranoid-pattern-people",  I am 
> interested 
> for my own edification. (No hidden agenda). I do get asked my 
> opinion on 
> certain subjects and when I am not sure, I ask for my opinion :-)
> 
> I would also add that many of the responses to the electric issues 
> that I 
> have raised have given me a much better and more balanced view 
> than the one 
> I had a few months ago.
> 
> So, thanks in advance,
> 
> Eric.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Earl Haury" <ehaury at houston.rr.com>
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Falcon F3A batteries
> 
> 
> > Stuart
> >
> > I'm using the first 4 packs sold. I've 48 cycles on one set 18 
> on the 
> > other.
> > So far they've been fine, very little (if any) balancing 
> activity. Don't
> > have any idea what the cycle life will be - only time will tell. 
> As the
> > weather improves, opportunity for more flying will accelerate cycle
> > accumulation a bunch. I hope that there's no need to exercise their
> > warranty, but it's a nice feature.
> >
> > Just so there's no misunderstanding - I gathered flight data to 
> help 
> > Falcon
> > define the pack parameters and received a bit of a discount 
> (that local
> > sales tax mitigated) for that work. Don't know if that's considered
> > "sponsored", but I'm using them because they work and Falcon 
> provides> excellent service. (I understand that they had some 
> website problems
> > recently, if anyone has problems with it - a phone call will work.)
> >
> > Earl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Stuart Chale" <schale at optonline.net>
> > To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:32 AM
> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Falcon F3A batteries
> >
> >
> >> Is anyone using the Falcon F3A cells advertised in the K-
> Factor?  Is 
> >> there
> >> any track record behind them?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Stuart
> >>
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