<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Probably not something I would notice in intermediate. However, if running multiple packs for a 10s setup in higher classes, I might recommend pairing the packs for life and tracking the discharge performance. It would be easier to see when a pack starts to fall off. Perhaps many don't track the discharge/charge data that closely.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">If I decide to run two 5s packs, or a combination of, that is what I will do... I don't fly well at this point, but I can see myself using Pattern Plane packs only for pattern planes and contests... I would have a seperate pool of packs for sport flying...</SPAN></div>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have 10S, 8S, and 6S electric pattern style planes. I buy only 5S and 3S packs and can mix and match to fly all of them with the needed combinations. I do buy all the same C ratings and Mah capacity for these packs though. It's been working OK for 2-3 years for me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A title=mikemueller@f3aunlimited.com href="mailto:mikemueller@f3aunlimited.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mikemueller@f3aunlimited.com">mike mueller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern discussion</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN> Great point Mark<VAR id=yiv1613929230yui-ie-cursor></VAR><BR class=yiv1613929230yui-cursor></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=yiv1613929230hr></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "Atwood, Mark" <<A href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</A>><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> General pattern discussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, December 10, 2012 1:29 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 6S+4S-Good or
Bad?<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>I think this would be my biggest concern, that while the packs might be labeled the same (same MAH and C rating) that the interncal cells might actually vary more between 4s and 6s configurations than they would with identical 5s pack. Different production runs, etc.<BR><BR>Theoretically though there should be no difference.<BR><BR><BR>Mark Atwood<BR>Paragon Consulting, Inc. | President<BR>5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124<BR>Phone: 440.684.3101 x102 | Fax: 440.684.3102<BR><A href="mailto:mark.atwood@paragon-inc.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mark.atwood@paragon-inc.com">mark.atwood@paragon-inc.com</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:mark.atwood@paragon-inc.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mark.atwood@paragon-inc.com">mark.atwood@paragon-inc.com</A>> | www.paragon-inc.com<<A href="http://www.paragon-inc.com/" rel=nofollow
target=_blank>http://www.paragon-inc.com/</A>><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Dec 10, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Bill's Email wrote:<BR><BR>Yes, just like when using two 5S packs in series you must use the same capacity and "C" rating.<BR><BR><BR>On 12/10/12 8:39 AM, J N Hiller wrote:<BR>Same capacity and C rating also???<BR>Jim<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>> [mailto:<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>]On Behalf Of <A
href="mailto:atwooddon@aol.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:atwooddon@aol.com">atwooddon@aol.com</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:atwooddon@aol.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:atwooddon@aol.com">atwooddon@aol.com</A>><BR>Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 7:40 AM<BR>To: <A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 6S+4S-Good or Bad?<BR><BR>Hey Bob<BR><BR>There should be no difference in performance compared to 2 5S setup. Obviously, charging is different due to unequal cell counts in packs, but to the ESC, it looks like a 10S pack when you connect a 6S and a 4S in
series.<BR><BR>Don<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Bob Pastorello <<A href="mailto:rpasto513@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:rpasto513@gmail.com">rpasto513@gmail.com</A>><mailto:<A href="mailto:rpasto513@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:rpasto513@gmail.com">rpasto513@gmail.com</A>><BR>To: PatternList <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><mailto:<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>Sent: Mon, Dec 10, 2012 7:18 am<BR>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] 6S+4S-Good or Bad?<BR>Wondering if anyone has run these instead of 10s, and were results different from 2x 5S
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