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WurlyBird
Joined: 16 May 2008
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Location: North Pole, Alaska
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 Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:48 am Post subject: 1.4 lb Battery!?!? |
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U Fly It is advertising a new LiPO battery that only weighs 1.4 lb and is supposed to be a drop in replacement for use with HKS and Rotax engines. My first thought is that this can offset the slight forward shift in CG associated with the HKS engine. Also, dropping 10-15 lbs is a pretty nice weight saving plan. I think it was about $250 so you definitely have to pay for the pounds.
My biggest concern is that my experience with lithium is that you have to be careful charging it. Would our charging system have to be modified so as not to charge it to quickly? Anyone in line to buy one of these yet?
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akflyer
Joined: 07 May 2007
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Location: Soldotna AK
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: 1.4 lb Battery!?!? |
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I have often thought about putting a lipo in my Avid. The problem is I use them exclusively in my electric RC planes and have had several good fires while charging them. There is new technology with a higher energy density than a lipo and they are not sposed to burst into flames if over charged or if charged at to high of a rate. I have not been able to convince myself that my a$$ and my plane are worth the gamble yet..
EDIT* guess I should have looked up that battery first before I put in my .02.. It is not a standard LIPO battery, and does use the newer technology so you should be fine with it. HMM I do need to put my lil piggy air plane on a diet, and this would be a darn good way to do it!
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