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charger seems to be working ok now, cycled the batteries a couple of time, now have to update resume.<BR> <BR>
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From: khoard@gmail.com<BR>Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:03:07 -0500<BR>To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery going bad?<BR><BR>
<DIV>Birmingham!!!<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Sep 18, 2012, at 17:00, Ronald Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Lakeland!! Arrrgh!
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<DIV>On Sep 18, 2012, at 4:53 PM, Stuart Chale wrote:</DIV><BR class=ecxApple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV>And I always thought Miami and Orlando were actually in Florida. Who knew?<BR><BR>
<DIV class=ecxmoz-cite-prefix>On 9/18/2012 5:52 PM, Ronald Van Putte wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:B30AA37A-899E-468F-B8ED-0FC4D3EC0197@cox.net>Yeah, Rob is correct. When we arrived at the field for the contest in January 2010, there was frost on the grass! For those who don't know Florida, it's just south of Orlando and about 200 miles north of Miami.
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<DIV>We (me especially) had problems with cold batteries.<BR>
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<DIV>On Sep 18, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Robert Campbell wrote:</DIV><BR class=ecxApple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Lakeland contest, February 2010! I was there!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Tuesday, September 18, 2012 9:35 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Cold? What's that? Oh yeah, I have dim memory of that sensation.
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<DIV>40-year Northwest Florida resident</DIV>
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<DIV>On Sep 18, 2012, at 6:01 AM, Jim Quinn wrote:</DIV><BR class=ecxApple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Hi Bob,</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Could it be that your battery was just too cold?</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">I've had that happen.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">As the season progresses and our batteries get a lot of use, and they, like us, get a little tired from time to titme.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">If that happens again unplug the battery wait a minute or two and plug it in again.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">When I've done that it goes back to one beep.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">I warm it up a little and fly my whole sequence.<BR> </DIV>Jim Quinn
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Bob Kane <<A href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">getterflash@yahoo.com</A>><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Generalpatterndiscussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Mon, September 17, 2012 10:58:54 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery going bad?<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Bob Kane<BR><A href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">getterflash@yahoo.com</A><BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Bob Richards <<A href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">bob@toprudder.com</A>><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Bob Kane <<A href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">getterflash@yahoo.com</A>>; General pattern discussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Monday, September 17, 2012 5:20 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Battery going bad?<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><SPAN>Could be something as simple as a bad connector on the battery. Double check it, clean it and tighten up the tension on it if possible.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I had something happen Saturday that is new for me . . . . I was going to put up a flight with my 62" Osiris for a club airshow, I advanced the throttle to take off, the plane accelerated, then the motor quit. The Castle Controller was emitting two beeps, indicating a low voltage error. One of the club members had a meter that measures individual cell </SPAN>voltages<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> and everything looked OK. I used another pack to put up a flight with no issues.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">When I got home I discharged the suspect pack and recharged it. I flew it yesterday and it seemed to work OK. I was practicing(!) some </SPAN>maneuvers<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> repeatedly and the pack quit unexpectedly again, but it may have been my fault for not paying attention to the flight time.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Is this a sign of pending failure? The pack has maybe 30 cycles on it. I have had other packs get puffy and weak but this pack is rock solid. The pack is a</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> Rhino 5S 5000mAH 25C pack.</SPAN></DIV>
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