<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Jim,</div><div>What motor, esc & prop are you running?</div><div><br></div><div>Ihncheol</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II</div></div><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: J N Hiller <jnhiller@earthlink.net> <br>Date: 09/11/2013 2:02 PM (GMT-06:00) <br>To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> <br>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby People - 5S Lipos <br> <br><br>Thanks Mark for suggesting Hobby People early in my E-160 project. The<br>4500's dropped the weight to 10lb 3oz with wood prop. I'm getting through<br>the masters sequence with a recharge between 2000 and 2400 mah.<br>Jim Hiller<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<br>[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Atwood, Mark<br>Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:02 AM<br>To: Ihncheol; General pattern discussion<br>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby People - 5S Lipos<br><br>I've been running HP packs for the last 3 years and love them. VERY durable<br>and good power. Unfortunately they've stopped making the 5000 packs. The<br>530gm listing is for those... they clearly never change the weight listing<br>when they moved to 4500 packs. The 4500's have ranged from 440gms to about<br>500gms at the heaviest. I think for most they will be great. For flying<br>FAI I'm concerned I'm running them too hard as I often take 4000 out of them<br>on a windy day, and sometimes more flying the F pattern.<br><br><br>Mark Atwood<br>Paragon Consulting, Inc. | President<br>5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124<br>Direct: 440.229.2502 | Fax: 440.684.3102<br>www.paragon-inc.com<http://www.paragon-inc.com/><br><br><br>[cid:image001.png@01CE481F.E6A56C70]<br><br>On Sep 11, 2013, at 1:54 PM, Ihncheol<br><pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net<mailto:pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net>> wrote:<br><br>Oops, actual weight you gave is lower than the spec for that HP 4500mah 30c.<br><br>Ihncheol<br><br><br>Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note(r) II<br><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Larry Diamond <ldiamond@diamondrc.com<mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com>><br>Date: 09/11/2013 12:14 PM (GMT-06:00)<br>To: General pattern discussion<br><nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org>><br>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby People - 5S Lipos<br><br><br>I just received two of the Hobby People's 5S 4500mAh 30C Lipos.<br><br>On sale at $59.99ea<br><br>Here is the link:<br><br>http://www.hobbypeople.net/index.php/hobby-people-18-5v-4500mah-5s-30c-lipo-<br>battery.html<br><br>Initial reaction - Much smaller than the 5S packs I'm using now. was a kind<br>of an eye opener for me.<br><br>My current 5S lipos:<br>Capacity: 5000mAh<br>C Rating - 30C/40C<br>Weight - 623g (+/- 2g); or, 1,247 per pair (two bricks) w/ T-connector<br>IR Avg/cell - 28 mohms +/- 4mohms<br><br>Hobby People 5S lipos:<br>Capacity: 4500mAh<br>C Rating - 30C<br>Weight - 495g (+/- 2g); or, 991g per pair (two bricks) w/ T-connector<br>IR Avg/cell - 25 mohms +/- 5mohms<br><br>I have not flown the Hobby People Lipos yet. So I have no opinion on<br>performance.<br><br>With that said, I will lose 257g using HP Lipos or a tick over 9 ounces...<br>This is crazy... I need to look and see if my scal is working properly....<br><br>My 2M Monolog will be under 10-1/2 pounds with those batteries dispite the<br>fact I painted the Canopy and the LG/Pants and after repai of the collapsed<br>gear.<br><br>Sounds too good to be true, so I will need to double check again tonight.<br><br>I will need to check CG before flying the HP battery...<br><br>Larry D.<br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<br></body>