<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I use a really simple method to avoid this problem. I have 2 cases for my batteries. One is the "charged and ready" case and the other is the "I just flew these" case. Battereis come OUT of the charged and ready case and go INTO the plane. When you land, the batteries come OUT of the plane and go INTO the other case. The logic for charging is opposite that of flying. As long as you don't put the batteries in the wrong case, it works. You have to develop a habit but it's not too difficult. Works for me and it costs nothing.</DIV>
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<DIV>John Pavlick<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 8/29/08, James Oddino <I><joddino@socal.rr.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv1349884464>Hi Gordon,
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<DIV>I suspected that. I was thinking of building a gadget that lit up an LED if the voltage was over 41 or so. It could be very inexpensive and could save a set of expensive batteries. I have seen more than one guy take off with batteries they thought they had charged. They found out only when the voltage had dropped too low. I almost did it once but I had an Eagle Tree TM system and checked the voltage before I took off. I don't always use the ET so it would be nice to have another painless way to know the packs are charged.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Aug 29, 2008, at 6:16 AM, Gordon Anderson wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=937321313-29082008><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff>The maestro will not accept a 42 volt input. It was designed as a flight pack testing system and includes a programmable battery load. It will calculate and display the packs internal resistance as well. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow>mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>James Oddino<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B> General pattern discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: ESVs for flight pack lipos?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>What is the voltage range? I'd like to have a unit that would stay in the plane and tell me that my 42 volt battery is charged when I plug it in.
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<DIV>On Aug 28, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Derek Koopowitz wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=343253922-28082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Look for the Maestro on his page.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow>nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>[<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow>mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>]<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>On Behalf Of<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></B>Richard Strickland<BR><B>Sent:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:36 AM<BR><B>To:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>NSRCA DISCUSSION<BR><B>Subject:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>[NSRCA-discussion] FW: ESVs for flight pack lipos?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR>I'm switching some of my stuff to 2 cell lipos into a regulator (learned the hard way that you separate the regulator on the OTHER side of the switch from the battery--but that's another story).<BR>The question(s): What is a good, relatively small ESV that has a load to check the lipos? What voltage do you let them get down to before no go?<BR>My 30 year old SO (Ye Olde ESV) ranges just miss that middle ground. I've got a voltmeter--but it's not loaded. On a 1200 pack(still lighter than 4 nicads WITH reg.) on four flights, the drop was from 8.4 down to 8.25V. I'm going to a 780 on another airplane and my understanding guys are getting up to 7-8 flights on that size pack. But how do you check them?<BR> <BR>Thanks,<BR> <BR>Richard<BR><BR>
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