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Electric Stunt => Gettin all AMP'ed up! => Topic started by: Perry Rose on June 22, 2017, 04:01:10 PM

Title: Time between flights?
Post by: Perry Rose on June 22, 2017, 04:01:10 PM
I have a Hubin/Brodak set up and I get in two flights, one right after the other. Land change batteries and go. The first flight gives me 5 or so laps after the pattern, as it should, the second maybe a lap or two. It's the same each time out. Should I wait longer between flights or is the esc crapping out?
Title: Re: Time between flights?
Post by: Fred Underwood on June 22, 2017, 04:35:07 PM
Please clarify that both batteries are identical and that you have reversed the flight order with the same results.
Title: Re: Time between flights?
Post by: Joe Yau on June 23, 2017, 06:45:09 AM
Are the lap speed the same on both flights? 
Title: Re: Time between flights?
Post by: Brent Williams on June 23, 2017, 12:46:58 PM
Do you have your batteries labeled in some way to let you know which one you used first in each flying session?
Title: Re: Time between flights?
Post by: Perry Rose on June 24, 2017, 11:53:54 AM
It's a little late but it's been raining here in Denham Springs, La.  I took the two batteries, they are numbered, and charged them by switching charging stations. #3 in station 4 and #4 in station 3. At the field this morning I flew the #4 battery first, which I always flew second, and got 5 min. 42 sec. from pushing the start button to motor stop. Enough for the pattern and 6 or 7 laps extra. Then I flew the #3 battery and got exactly the same time with extra laps. Changing charging stations seemed to do the trick.The batteries could be still forming also.
Title: Re: Time between flights?
Post by: Fred Underwood on June 24, 2017, 06:42:06 PM
I didn't catch it the first time through, but are you running the batteries until low power cutoff, or for a set time that shuts off before low battery?

Try a tachometer and see if they run the same rpm?

If not a convenient tachometer, time 10 laps with each and then get the average lap time.