<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>No, just sand the corners with a belt sander. You may lose a little capacitiy this way though... LOL</DIV>
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<DIV>John Pavlick</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Hoard <I><khoard@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Keith Hoard <khoard@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Lipo For Futaba 12FGA<BR>To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 3:25 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv76497379>I think you can just add another cell in parallel and then either squeeze it in a vice or pound it flatter with a hammer. . <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Ron Van Putte <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow>vanputte@cox.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">What really irks me is that the 3-cell 2500 mah transmitter packs fit my transmitter, but I'd have to cut out a cell to use it and that space could be used for a 2-cell transmitter pack with higher capacity.<BR><BR>Ron<BR><BR>On May 14, 2009, at 8:40 AM, <A href="mailto:jonlowe@aol.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>jonlowe@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Picky, picky, picky!<BR><BR>At that price, buy two and take the spare to the field.<BR><BR>Jon<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow>vanputte@cox.net</A>><BR>To: General pattern discussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow>nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>Sent: Thu, 14 May 2009 8:10 am<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Lipo For Futaba 12FGA<BR><BR>Yeah, that'll work, but I was hoping to find one with a capacity of at least 2500-2600 mah.<BR><BR>Ron<BR>.<BR>On May 13, 2009, at 11:45 PM, <A href="mailto:jonlowe@aol.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>jonlowe@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR><BR>> Here's one:<BR>> <A href="https://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>https://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp</A>?> idProduct=8933&Product_Name=OEM_2200mAh_2S_20C_Lipo_Pack<BR>><BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow>vanputte@cox.net</A>><BR>> To: General pattern discussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow>nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>> Sent: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:48 pm<BR>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Lipo For Futaba 12FGA<BR>><BR>> Just to change the topic a while, I'd like to talk about lithium > polymer batteries for transmitters. Yes, I know that several > companies sell polymer batteries for transmitters. They come in > square and flat configurations. I've sold quite a few and every > customer is happy; they only have to charge their transmitter > battery every other
month.<BR>><BR>> So, what do I want to talk about? I can't find a "suitable" one for > my Futaba 12FGA transmitter. The 12FGA uses a 7.2 volt, 1600 mah > battery. A 2-cell lithium polymer battery would be perfect. > Unfortunately I can't find one over 2100 mah that fits in the > battery compartment (16x34x130 mm). The problem is that most > lithium polymer batteries sold now have more than a 10C discharge > rate. As a result, the batteries are bigger than necessary for a > transmitter. Transmitters don't require more than 1C or 2C from the > lithium polymer battery, especially the 2.4 GHz spread spectrum > transmitters.<BR>><BR>> Any ideas/sources out there?<BR>><BR>> Ron Van Putte<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> <A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>> <A
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