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Offline Perry Rose

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Time between flights?
« 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?
I may be wrong but I doubt it.
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Re: Time between flights?
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Time between flights?
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2017, 06:45:09 AM »
Are the lap speed the same on both flights? 

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Re: Time between flights?
« Reply #3 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?
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Re: Time between flights?
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Time between flights?
« Reply #5 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.
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