[NSRCA-discussion] Throttle-Tech

[Derek Koopowitz]

And charges them...

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Jas via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> And occasionally he straps them in to his plane too ;)
>
> Sent from my iP
>
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 1:31 PM, Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> I use 4000s and 4500s with C ratings of 30-35.
>
>
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 12:24 PM, cahochhalter <cahochhalter at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> At those mah, you really shouldnt have a loss of vertical power at the end
> of the flight.
>
> What batts and c rating?
>
> Chuck
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Ron Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>
> Date: 06/19/2015 12:10 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Throttle-Tech
>
> 2800 - 3200 mah
>
>
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 12:08 PM, cahochhalter via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> How many mah are you using in masters sequence?
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: 06/19/2015 11:55 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Throttle-Tech
>
> I don’t use the gear switch for throttle.  The tongue-in-cheek response
> was for Hochhalter’s benefit.
>
> My reason for using the Throttle-Tech was the same as yours.  Maybe I was
> not as sensitive in the past to the throttle’s effect between the start and
> end of the flight as you probably would be, but I suspect that the HOT
> weather will show its benefit to me on verticals near the end of the Master
> maneuver schedule.
>
> I read Earl Haury’s writeup on the Throttle-Tech and, as usual, Earl
> answered almost every question I had about it.
>
> Ron
>
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 11:09 AM, DaveL322 <DaveL322 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Ron,
>
> What programming / use do you have for your gear switch?  If it is as I
> suspect, TT is still working as intended.
>
> Earl is spot on.  My concept for TT was not for saving mah, but reducing
> the power differential between the start and end of the flight.  TT has
> pretty close to no effect on the mah per flight I use.
>
> Increasing the compensation factor reduces the peak power available and
> keeps the power level more constant deeper into a discharge.  Reducing the
> compensation factor increases the peak power available with greater
> likelihood of the power dropping off deeper into the discharge.  Of course
> this assumes a reasonably healthy setup to begin with.
>
> With Castle ESCs, I'd suggest any setups that seem to benefit from less
> than 15 or more than 25 for compensation factor are less than optimal
> setups and could be more efficient with a change in props, kv, batteries,
> etc.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
> Please pardon any spelling errors or brevity.....Sent on a Sprint Samsung
> Galaxy Note® 3
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: 06/19/2015 11:48 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Throttle-Tech
>
> Thanks for the assistance.  However, having the throttle on the gear
> switch has always worked well in the past.  If this thing is so good, how
> come it can’t handle that situation?
>
> BTW, just a suggestion:  Don’t turn your back on me at the Nats or you’ll
> be in for a little surprise.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
> On Jun 19, 2015, at 10:06 AM, cahochhalter via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> Ron,
>
> if you still have the throttle on the gear switch, you will not see an
> advantage to the TT.
>
> with deep respect and fire suit on,
>
> chuck
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: 06/19/2015 8:56 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Pocono hotel
>
> I am glad to see others talk about the Throttle-Tech.  I have had one for
> more than a month, but had never seen one in anyone else’s airplane until a
> contest in Andersonville, GA a couple of weeks ago.
>
> Mine ran right out of the box and I was glad, because the instructions for
> resetting parameters goes on for 15 pages!
>
> I must admit that I haven’t seen outstanding results, but that might be
> because I haven’t put my airplane in conditions where the Throttle-Tech’s
> presence will pay off.  However that will probably change, since we are
> getting into HOT weather here and will be using more mah in a flight than
> in the cool weather.
>
> I’ll report any significant results and hope that others will as well.
>
> Ron Van Putte
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