<div>The diodes they used back then probably would not work as well in a modern system, since we have much more of a current drain with today's servos.</div> <div> </div> <div>I would suspect any good rectifier rated for the expected current would work.</div> <div> </div> <div>Bob R.</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Wayne Galligan <wgalligan@goodsonacura.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What type of diode and would these be available from Radio Shack?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>WG</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bob@toprudder.com href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">Bob Richards</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 24, 2006 10:38 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NiMH Question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>>>>NiCad's normally fail shorted and you have enough power to land. NiMh's normally fail open and you will need another airplane to go with your new battery.<<<</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Some of the old radios (Proline, for instance) had diodes across each cell in the airborne pack, in case a cell went open. Also, if a cell died (lost voltage) it would minimize the problem by preventing a cell from reverse charging.</DIV> <div> <HR>
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