[NSRCA-discussion] Axi electric set up

[Ron Van Putte]

That's good news.

BTW, I should have written that John Fuqua and I have been measuring  
pack temperatures of 105 - 110 degrees F at the end of a flight (not  
105-100).

Ron VP

On Jul 2, 2008, at 3:34 PM, AtwoodDon at aol.com wrote:

> I was a bit skeptical too based on the 10C spec, however, I have  
> experienced the same as Jim and Chris.  They run slightly cooler  
> than my other batteries (TP and FP) and I am consistently hitting  
> high 60s amp load.  They also hold voltage better under load.
>
> Don
>
> In a message dated 7/2/2008 12:59:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> joddino at socal.rr.com writes:
> I've been pushing them with an 11T and a 20.5x14 at close to 80 Amps.
> I've got 63 flights on one pack.  It had 56 of those with the 12T that
> never seemed to pull more than 63 Amps.  I saw no degradation during
> that time.  The time on the 11T has been in very hot weather plus I
> use more mAh per flight.  I suspect that they will degrade faster with
> this set up but I'm hoping to cut the peak currents and the cumulative
> mAh.
> We'll see, but I think I'm already ahead on a cost per flight basis.
>
> Jim O
>
>
> On Jul 2, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Ron Van Putte wrote:
>
> > I checked the TrueRC website and it says that the 5S-5000 packs  can
> > be discharged "Up to 50A Continuous".  That's a 10C discharge rate.
> > What kind of discharge rate are you actually seeing?  I have a
> > Dualsky 6350-16T motor pushing an APC 18x12E prop and I'm seeing 53
> > - 55 amps on the ground with a Vampowerpro 5s-4500 pack (25C).  I
> > wonder how long the TrueRC packs would last if you tried getting
> > that much current out of them.
> >
> > Ron VP
> >
> >> I bought 4 (2 sets).  Power is the same when new.  About 2300 watts
> >> on a Hacker gear drive setup.  I only have a few cycles on each so
> >> I do not know if they will last.  They are the lightest of the
> >> "cheap" packs I have seen advertised.  Lighter than the Evo reg
> >> packs (not the 5350's)
> >> Stuart
> >>
> >> AtwoodDon at aol.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>> www.TrueRC.com  There are other places that are pretty close to
> >>> those prices but so far these packs seem to be working well.
> >>>
> >>> Don
> >>>
> >>> In a message dated 7/2/2008 8:21:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> aabdu at sbcglobal.net
> >>>  writes:
> >>> Where do you find 5S-5000 packs for $110 each?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Anthony
> >>>
> >>> chris moon <cjm767driver at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>> For those who have asked, I have posted a semi complete list of
> >>> parts
> >>> and costs for the Axi F3A electric setup that many guys have been
> >>> running. I will add to it shortly. You can find it on the NSRCA  
> web
> >>> site forums. (yes they do work)
> >>>
> >>> http://nsrca.us/firebird.html?func=view&id=72&catid=26#72
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>>
> >>>
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