R/C Madness

[sturat]

auction had ended

 

[hellnback]

yeah ya still need all the goodies

 

[KONA77]

the losi XXl comes with everthing you need except,  a battery charger for the reciever pack ( battery) and fuel.  :grin:

 

[KONA77]

working on bringing back the battery on the plane.... not sure then i have to see if the transmitter battery will come back...  got it cleaned up... we will see  :grin:

 

[Devilman]

working on bringing back the battery on the plane.... not sure then i have to see if the transmitter battery will come back...  got it cleaned up... we will see  :grin:

Aw c'mon now... Like I was tellin Greg earlier... I was goin through that box of RC stuff today & found an empty pack of AA batteries. On the label it said "Best if used by June 1998"... So my battery packs are at least the same age & some of them seem to still be takin a charge... I know thats gotta beat the age on yours by a country mile. :grin:

 

[KONA77]

working on bringing back the battery on the plane.... not sure then i have to see if the transmitter battery will come back...  got it cleaned up... we will see  :grin:

Aw c'mon now... Like I was tellin Greg earlier... I was goin through that box of RC stuff today & found an empty pack of AA batteries. On the label it said "Best if used by June 1998"... So my battery packs are at least the same age & some of them seem to still be takin a charge... I know thats gotta beat the age on yours by a country mile. :grin:

good words of encouragement,  but things made after 2001,  not so good anymore  :smile24:

 

[KONA77]

Charged the plane battery last night for some reason it went over.... 1650mah up to 2200 something then it timed out.....  battery may not be any good,  cycling the transmitter matter now...  after work i'm  gonna run a tank of fuel threw it  think.gif

 

[Patchman]

Considering planes can be deadly projectiles, I think they warrant news batteries! think.gif

 

[KONA77]

Considering planes can be deadly projectiles, I think they warrant news batteries! think.gif

it's all good.... i'm insured  :smile28:    but really don't really think anything is wrong with the reciever battery i was reading in the charger manual.... and the charger just timed out on it's safety timer.... now the transmitter batter on the other hand may need replacing......  i'll cycle it a few more times  think.gif

 

[Patchman]

Insurance don't cover people! Batteries aren't that expensive man! But I guess I don't have to worry about (Death from Above P-51) making it all the way to Magnolia! Just give Twin Turbo a call so he knows what to look out for! :smile26:

 

[KONA77]

:smile22:

 

[Devilman]

it's all good.... i'm insured  :smile28:    but really don't really think anything is wrong with the reciever battery i was reading in the charger manual.... and the charger just timed out on it's safety timer.... now the transmitter batter on the other hand may need replacing......  i'll cycle it a few more times  think.gif

Whatcha mean "cycle it"... explain please.

 

[Devilman]

Insurance don't cover people! Batteries aren't that expensive man! But I guess I don't have to worry about (Death from Above P-51) making it all the way to Magnolia! Just give Twin Turbo a call so he knows what to look out for! :smile26:

There is plenty of cover out there, people will be safe. Now the trees on the other hand... lol :grin:

 

[Patchman]

Having had sometype of transmitter failure on one of my planes, I can vouch that a ten pound 70mph un-controlable projectile is scary as hell. I was 16 and ready for a beer when it went in at full power. Glad it chose where it did to arrive! :smile18:

 

[KONA77]

that would suck  :smile17:

 

[KONA77]

my battery charger has a feature called cycle,  it discharges and recharges the battery,  in order to bring it back to the peak charge of the battery,  if the battery charges to 70% or better the battery is ok,  if it charges to less than 70%,  replace the battery......  :smile27:

 

[Devilman]

my battery charger has a feature called cycle,  it discharges and recharges the battery,  in order to bring it back to the peak charge of the battery,  if the battery charges to 70% or better the battery is ok,  if it charges to less than 70%,  replace the battery......  :smile27:

Gotcha, thanks. :smile17:

 

[hellnback]

doesn't the AMA insurance only cover it if your flying at a designated R/C field ? I crashed a 1/4 Extra into a roof in '04 flying out of the soccer fields in town and they didn't pay. Had to do the work myself, and it was expensive !!!!

 

[Patchman]

I believe you are correct! Unless you can convince them it flew a long way on it's own. The old rule to batteries is that for every day they are discharged, they loose a certain percentage of their usuable life. So if it sits for months, it will not come back 100%.

 

[Devilman]

I believe you are correct! Unless you can convince them it flew a long way on it's own. The old rule to batteries is that for every day they are discharged, they loose a certain percentage of their usuable life. So if it sits for months, it will not come back 100%.

LOL, you see where I found my batteries are from '98? Guess I am stuck with buyin some if I'm gonna run these things.. :cheesy: