Li-PO or NiCd Pros and Cons
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RE: Li-PO or NiCd Pros and Cons
ORIGINAL: Matt Kirsch
Where did you read that? It's BS.
An automotive battery is the CLEANEST, MOST STABLE source of 12VDC power available. There is absolutely positively no reason why the Astro 109 cannot be powered by an automotive battery..........
ORIGINAL: Joje
I was going to order an Astroflight 109, but read that you cannot feed it from an automotive battery. A special wall power unit is supposed to be needed. Is that right? ...........
I was going to order an Astroflight 109, but read that you cannot feed it from an automotive battery. A special wall power unit is supposed to be needed. Is that right? ...........
An automotive battery is the CLEANEST, MOST STABLE source of 12VDC power available. There is absolutely positively no reason why the Astro 109 cannot be powered by an automotive battery..........
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RE: Li-PO or NiCd Pros and Cons
ORIGINAL: Matt Kirsch
Where did you read that? It's BS.
An automotive battery is the CLEANEST, MOST STABLE source of 12VDC power available. There is absolutely positively no reason why the Astro 109 cannot be powered by an automotive battery.
There might be an issue in a RUNNING car, due to the extra-high, unstable voltage put out by the alternator, but again, a regular automotive battery is perfectly suitable!
ORIGINAL: Joje
I was going to order an Astroflight 109, but read that you cannot feed it from an automotive battery. A special wall power unit is supposed to be needed. Is that right?
If so, the Astro 109 appears pretty useless at the field if no AC main power is available.
Is the info about the necessity of a special power unit correct?
Joje
I was going to order an Astroflight 109, but read that you cannot feed it from an automotive battery. A special wall power unit is supposed to be needed. Is that right?
If so, the Astro 109 appears pretty useless at the field if no AC main power is available.
Is the info about the necessity of a special power unit correct?
Joje
An automotive battery is the CLEANEST, MOST STABLE source of 12VDC power available. There is absolutely positively no reason why the Astro 109 cannot be powered by an automotive battery.
There might be an issue in a RUNNING car, due to the extra-high, unstable voltage put out by the alternator, but again, a regular automotive battery is perfectly suitable!
2. Don't overlook the fact that the car system is connected directly to the car battery which will act pretty much as a filter. The only glitch I've seen is that sometimes if your charger is connected to the car battery when you start the car the voltage drops enough to dump your charger and it could default to a charge regiem you or your battery might not be happy with.
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RE: Li-PO or NiCd Pros and Cons
Cycles on a lipo...My exp with my last lipo was pretty darn good... but I always charged at the stated levels with my Triton from a power supply.....never saw a drop in performance or mah in it. Now I have another Thunder power 2100 3 cell that I have flown once in my Zagi....Ahhhhhh I remember Lipos what fun! when you go Lipo's you wont go back! even though you can't fudge a little charging them to be on the safe side....Jeff.