[NSRCA-discussion] Battery going bad?

[Phil S.]

Ron, "cold" is what I make my Rusty Nail to drink it...

On 9/18/2012 10:35 AM, Ronald Van Putte wrote:
> Cold?  What's that?  Oh yeah, I have dim memory of that sensation.
>
> Ron
> 40-year Northwest Florida resident
>
> On Sep 18, 2012, at 6:01 AM, Jim Quinn wrote:
>
>> Hi Bob,
>> Could it be that your battery was just too cold?
>> I've had that happen.
>> As the season progresses and our batteries get a lot of use, and 
>> they, like us, get a little tired from time to titme.
>> If that happens again unplug the battery wait a minute or two and 
>> plug it in again.
>> When I've done that it goes back to one beep.
>> I warm it up a little and fly my whole sequence.
>> Jim Quinn
>>
>>
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>> *From:* Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com <mailto:getterflash at yahoo.com>>
>> *To:* Generalpatterndiscussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
>> <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
>> *Sent:* Mon, September 17, 2012 10:58:54 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery going bad?
>>
>> A lot of good ideas, thanks.
>> Bob Kane
>> getterflash at yahoo.com <mailto:getterflash at yahoo.com>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com <mailto:bob at toprudder.com>>
>> *To:* Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com 
>> <mailto:getterflash at yahoo.com>>; General pattern discussion 
>> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
>> <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2012 5:20 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery going bad?
>>
>> Could be something as simple as a bad connector on the battery. 
>> Double check it, clean it and tighten up the tension on it if possible.
>> Bob R.
>>
>> *From:* Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com <mailto:getterflash at yahoo.com>>
>> *To:* Generalpatterndiscussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
>> <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
>> *Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2012 4:32 PM
>> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Battery going bad?
>>
>> I had something happen Saturday that is new for me . . . .   I was 
>> going to put up a flight with my 62" Osiris for a club airshow, I 
>> advanced the throttle to take off, the plane accelerated, then the 
>> motor quit.  The Castle Controller was emitting two beeps, indicating 
>> a low voltage error.  One of the club members had a meter that 
>> measures individual cell voltages and everything looked OK.  I used 
>> another pack to put up a flight with no issues.
>>
>> When I got home I discharged the suspect pack and recharged it.  I 
>> flew it yesterday and it seemed to work OK.  I was practicing(!) some 
>> maneuvers repeatedly and the pack quit unexpectedly again, but it may 
>> have been my fault for not paying attention to the flight time.
>>
>> Is this a sign of pending failure?  The pack has maybe 30 cycles on 
>> it.  I have had other packs get puffy and weak but this pack is rock 
>> solid.   The pack is a Rhino 5S 5000mAH 25C pack.
>> Bob Kane
>> getterflash at yahoo.com <mailto:getterflash at yahoo.com>
>>
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