[NSRCA-discussion] Zippy 5S pack weight findings

[Patrick Harris]

3,300 to 3,500 Masters, Nuance, Himax 210, 21 x 14 Falcon

3,100 to 3,400 Masters, Arixtra Q8014XS 21 x 13.5 Falcon


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:43 AM, John Ford <astropattern at yahoo.com> wrote:

> My Contra/Neu looks consistent at around 3400 per flight so far.
>
> John
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 13, 2013, at 10:19 AM, "Vicente \"Vince\" Bortone" <
> vicenterc at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Ron,
>
>
>
> I have been using inrunners.  With Hacker C-50 flying the Abbra the
> average was around 3,400-3,600.  Now I am flying the Gadious with contra
> and Neu F3a.  Consumption with this set up is around 100-200 higher.  I
> know that I fly a little bigger than average and that could be one reason
> the other reason is power management.  Very interested than other share
> their experience.
>
> Thanks,
> Vicente "Vince" Bortone
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Ronald Van Putte" <vanputter at gmail.com>
> *To: *"NSRCA, NSRCA" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Sent: *Monday, May 13, 2013 9:43:05 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Zippy 5S pack weight findings
>
> I use 2800-3000 mah in a Master class schedule.  I use a Himax F3A motor
> turning an APC 20.5x14 prop in my Vanquish
>
> Ron
>
>  On May 13, 2013, at 5:54 AM, Vicente Planes wrote:
>
>  Hi Jim,
>
> Interesting that you use only 2000 mah.  I use at least 3200 mah.  The
> average is over 3500 mah.   Probably is just the Kansas winds.
>
> VB
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 12, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Jim Quinn <jaqfly at prodigy.net> wrote:
>
>    I switched to the NanoTech batteries this year.They are 5S 4000 25~50
> C.
> I only have 6 cycles on my four flight packs.
> Usually a Masters sequence uses about 2000mah, about 50% of the battery.
> They weigh 7oz+ less than my Zippys.
> I've used my Zippys about 100cycles  each andd they still had good power.
> The cost of Nanos was about the same as the Zippys.
> For my money I'll stick with Nanos!
>
>
> Jim Quinn
>
> --- On *Sun, 5/12/13, Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Zippy 5S pack weight findings
> To: "nsrca" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 12:02 PM
>
>   I own two different types of Zippy lipo packs, all 5000mAH, 5S, 25C. I
> have 4 older copies of the "regular" pack, 4 copies of the Zippy Compact
> , and 2 new copies of the regular pack.  I was getting the newest set ready
> to use and noticed they seemed heavier than the older packs.  I compared
> them, and found the new packs to be made up of slightly thicker cells and
> the wires were heavier gauge. I weighed them all, and these are the results:
>
> Old Zippy 25C:   640g/pack (45.2 oz total for two packs)
> New Zippy 25C:  690g/pack (48.7 oz total for two packs)
> Zippy Compact 25C:  600g/pack (42.3 oz total for two packs)
>
> The HK website shows the weight of the regular 25C pack as 640g, they must
> not have not checked the new stock.
>
> Bob Kane
> getterflash at yahoo.com
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