[NSRCA-discussion] ** Klipped ** Re: Falcon F3A batteries

[Del K. Rykert]

So I take it you don't baby-sit your batteries as they are charging? I was 
under impression most feel need to keep an eye on them while charging? 
Color me further confused.

                 Del
          nsrca - 473

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Strickland" <richard.s at allied-callaway.com>
To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Falcon F3A batteries


>I would put the wings on and batteries in at the car, lug it, another set 
>of
> batts, and the transmitter out to the flightline, fly, remove that set, 
> put
> in the second, run the first set to the car to charge, fly, remove the
> second set, put in the third, run the second set to the car, bitch that 
> the
> first set wasn't quite done, fly, take the third set out, run to the car,
> exchange the first set for the second set, install the first again and 
> fly,
> take the airplane and trans back to the car, remove wings, load and go 
> home.
> Several times from the time I left work and the time I got home was right 
> at
> 2 hours total and the field is roughly 20 mins away to and from.  4 flts 
> in
> about an hour and 15 mins. with 3 sets at 1C charge rate.  5 flts would
> start to stretch things out.  I left the scene about the time balancing
> started to hit stride.  At 1.5 C you could get 5-6 in 2hours or so.  No
> field box, tools, fuel, starter, paper towels and Windex, extra trips to 
> the
> car to get going; no clean up and hauling it all back to the car.   Of
> course, there were more social evenings that took more time-but if I was 
> 'on
> a mission' to practice with limited time, the guys understood.  BTW, the
> Hackers and Master controllers did just fine temperature wise.  Things
> seemed so reliable in that department that I had asked Hacker how long b4 
> I
> have to do some service on the motor and gearbox-they said to send it back
> about every 300 flts and they'd clean and regrease the gear-set, replace 
> if
> needed(15.00), and the motor would run almost indefinitely.  With the
> exception of installing the wings, it's like flying foamies-you do the 
> same
> stuff-just a little bigger.  Speaking of Chip, I noticed he processed 5 
> sets
> at the Worlds'.  Man, that's livin'!   A small red Honda may be in my
> future....
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]  On Behalf Of J.Oddino
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 3:47 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Falcon F3A batteries
>
> Richard, can you explain why you got so many more flights in a given 
> amount
> of field time.  Less tinkering or what?  I've heard Chip make similar
> comments.
>
> Jim O
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Strickland" <richard.s at allied-callaway.com>
> To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>