[NSRCA-discussion] Painting

[Eddie Batchelor P.D.]

I copied a friends system. similar to yours Except :
I too have velcro on the packs for the velcro straps to stick to.
Charged packs get a RED velcro strap stuck to the velcro already on the packs.
Plus I do measure the voltaage before installing into the plane.
I tried red rubber bands but they tend to be difficult to locate and tend to dryout and break. The velcro doesn't fall off :-)
eddie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Richards 
  To: General pattern discussion 
  Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 7:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting


        I don't have an electric pattern plane (yet) but this is the system I use for everything electric that I fly.

        I have an ammo box I use to carry/store my batteries. I have velcro on all the batteries to help hold them in place in the plane (I don't depend on the velcro alone on the larger batteries). When the pack is charged, I stick it to velcro on the inside walls of the ammo box. This makes it very easy to do the other thing - check the voltage of the battery before I use it. When I place the spent batteries in the box, they lay on the bottom, with my voltmeter laying on top. :-)

        Bob R.


        --- On Mon, 8/3/09, Rex <trexlesh at msn.com> wrote:



          Ok....  I worked out this system for my charged/uncharged packs....
          I put a green band around the charged packs....  Red band on used packs....
          Then I made this set of rules..
          #1   always use the  green/red bands and don't get lax with it....
          #2   always test the pack voltage before it goes into the plane....
          I should have made a #3 rule saying that if I skip #1 or #2, to have someone kick
          me right square in the butt!
          Ya, you guessed it!  I got really lucky and made it just to the last manuever in FAI...
          I had a nice short approach for landing, so I didn't really have a problem, but the pack
          looked like a Staypuff marshmellow!
          So, from now on, no matter what, #2 is done...  I've even tested a pack, then set it
          down to do something, then picked up the wrong pack to put in the plane.  Anything 
          can happen, so from now on, it's test the pack, put it in the plane! Period!  lol
           
          Rex
           
       



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