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<DIV>I should have said I only have about 15 flights on my TrueRC packs at this
point so Jim's info has more historical value. My typical battery temp
after landing is 105-110F after a P09 flight in 85-90 ambient temps.</DIV>
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<DIV>Don</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 7/2/2008 1:06:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
vanputte@cox.net writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Maybe
Dan should up the continuous current rating. If you hadn't
<BR>reported that you were using that high a discharge rate, I wouldn't
<BR>even consider trying them and I'm probably not the only one.<BR><BR>BTW,
how cool is "cooler than my other packs"? Depending on the
<BR>ambient temperature, John and I are seeing 105 - 100 degrees F
at <BR>the end of a flight. When he was using some 5S-4000 packs
earlier, <BR>he was seeing 125 - 135 degrees F at the end of a
flight.<BR><BR>Ron<BR><BR>On Jul 2, 2008, at 2:48 PM, chris moon
wrote:<BR><BR>> Ron he has posted on the site discharge rate charts for
the <BR>> batteries up<BR>> over 100 amps. We are discharging at
70+ amps with no issues. Actually<BR>> the batteries run cooler than my
other packs which tells me that we <BR>> are<BR>> not pushing them
too hard at all. Dan (True RC) knows that we are<BR>> discharging them this
hard and sees no problems doing so.<BR>><BR>> Chris<BR>><BR>> Ron
Van Putte wrote:<BR>> > I checked the TrueRC website and it says that
the 5S-5000 packs can<BR>> > be discharged "Up to 50A Continuous".
That's a 10C discharge rate.<BR>> > What kind of discharge rate are you
actually seeing? I have a <BR>> Dualsky<BR>> > 6350-16T motor
pushing an APC 18x12E prop and I'm seeing 53 - 55 <BR>> amps<BR>>
> on the ground with a Vampowerpro 5s-4500 pack (25C). I wonder how<BR>>
> long the TrueRC packs would last if you tried getting that much<BR>>
> current out of them.<BR>> ><BR>> > Ron VP<BR>>
><BR>> >> I bought 4 (2 sets). Power is the same when new. About
2300 watts<BR>> >> on a Hacker gear drive setup. I only have a few
cycles on each so I<BR>> >> do not know if they will last. They are
the lightest of the "cheap"<BR>> >> packs I have seen advertised.
Lighter than the Evo reg packs (not<BR>> >> the 5350's)<BR>>
>> Stuart<BR>> >><BR>> >> AtwoodDon@aol.com
wrote:<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> www.TrueRC.com There are
other places that are pretty close to<BR>> >>> those prices but so
far these packs seem to be working well.<BR>> >>><BR>>
>>> Don<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> In a message dated
7/2/2008 8:21:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,<BR>> >>>
aabdu@sbcglobal.net writes:<BR>> >>> Where do you find 5S-5000
packs for $110 each?<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> Thanks<BR>>
>>> Anthony<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> chris moon
wrote:<BR>> >>> For those who have asked, I have posted a semi
complete list of <BR>> parts<BR>> >>> and costs for the
Axi F3A electric setup that many guys have been<BR>> >>> running.
I will add to it shortly. You can find it on the NSRCA <BR>>
web<BR>> >>> site forums. (yes they do work)<BR>>
>>><BR>> >>>
http://nsrca.us/firebird.html?func=view&id=72&catid=26#72<BR>>
>>><BR>> >>><BR>> >>> Chris<BR>>
>>><BR>> >>><BR>> >>><BR>> >>>
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