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<DIV>I copied a friends system. similar to yours Except :</DIV>
<DIV>I too have velcro on the packs for the velcro straps to stick to.</DIV>
<DIV>Charged packs get a RED velcro strap stuck to the velcro already on the
packs.</DIV>
<DIV>Plus I do measure the voltaage before installing into the plane.</DIV>
<DIV>I tried red rubber bands but they tend to be difficult to locate and tend
to dryout and break. The velcro doesn't fall off :-)</DIV>
<DIV>eddie</DIV>
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<A title=bob@toprudder.com href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">Bob Richards</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 03, 2009 7:54
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Painting</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't have an electric pattern plane (yet) but this is the system
I use for everything electric that I fly.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have an ammo box I use to carry/store my batteries. I have velcro
on all the batteries to help hold them in place in the plane (I don't
depend on the velcro alone on the larger batteries). When the pack is
charged, I stick it to velcro on the inside walls of the ammo box. This
makes it very easy to do the other thing - check the voltage of the
battery before I use it. When I place the spent batteries in the box,
they lay on the bottom, with my voltmeter laying on top. :-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob R.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 8/3/09, Rex
<I><trexlesh@msn.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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Ok.... I worked out this system for my charged/uncharged
packs....<BR>I put a green band around the charged packs.... Red
band on used packs....<BR>Then I made this set of
rules..<BR>#1 always use the green/red bands and
don't get lax with it....<BR>#2 always test the pack
voltage before it goes into the plane....<BR>I should have made a #3
rule saying that if I skip #1 or #2, to have someone kick<BR>me right
square in the butt!<BR>Ya, you guessed it! I got really lucky
and made it just to the last manuever in FAI...<BR>I had a nice short
approach for landing, so I didn't really have a problem, but the
pack<BR>looked like a Staypuff marshmellow!<BR>So, from now on, no
matter what, #2 is done... I've even tested a pack, then set
it<BR>down to do something, then picked up the wrong pack to put in
the plane. Anything <BR>can happen, so from now on,
it's test the pack, put it in the plane! Period!
lol<BR> <BR>Rex<BR> <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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