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Hello people, im new to RC helicopter and also new to this forum. So definitely i need help on some things.
I just bought a Japan Version VI Ligting Force NO 6263 indoor/outdoor rc heli. The battery which comes with the heli has a description of KAN Ni -MH 8.4V, 7x2/3AAA 400mAh.
I charged the battery for almost 12 hours but i can onli fly my heli for around 5-10 mins. why is this so? can anybody help?
I just bought a Japan Version VI Ligting Force NO 6263 indoor/outdoor rc heli. The battery which comes with the heli has a description of KAN Ni -MH 8.4V, 7x2/3AAA 400mAh.
I charged the battery for almost 12 hours but i can onli fly my heli for around 5-10 mins. why is this so? can anybody help?
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That's about what you'll get with a 400mah nimh battery, nothing wrong with it just how it is. 5-10 min is respecable for a stock micro heli. If you want more flight time either buy more batteries or switch over to lipo.
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mah is nothing but capacity the motor could handle 5000mah (for example) it's the voltage that will kill a motor. The only downfall in higher capacity is wieght and size.
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ORIGINAL: nothinbetr2do
that' sound about right. if you want more flight time, get a batt that has more mah. 400 is not much. or buy more of the same batts
that' sound about right. if you want more flight time, get a batt that has more mah. 400 is not much. or buy more of the same batts
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ORIGINAL: moon_wei88
u said more flight time = higher mah. but in your last reply you said the life span of a battery is determined by the mah. so what does it mean? a higher mah will have a longer life span or a higher mah will have a shorter life span?
ORIGINAL: nothinbetr2do
that' sound about right. if you want more flight time, get a batt that has more mah. 400 is not much. or buy more of the same batts
that' sound about right. if you want more flight time, get a batt that has more mah. 400 is not much. or buy more of the same batts
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I would keep your voltage the same and up your mah. If you lower the voltage you will lower your power, and if you raise your voltage you will increase power but risk stressing something out.
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ok i get what you guys mean already. thanks alot! by the way, there's another qns!
There's this red LED light when i switch the power on for my controller. sometimes it will keep blinking when i switch the power on. Why is this so?
There's this red LED light when i switch the power on for my controller. sometimes it will keep blinking when i switch the power on. Why is this so?
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Moon, if you really want to understand the relationship between capacity, voltage, amperage... etc. I'd suggest you google it. All batteries have the same relationship.
As to your second question.... that is heli specific so unless you tell us what the light is meant for we can't answer.
As to your second question.... that is heli specific so unless you tell us what the light is meant for we can't answer.
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Seriously I would love to know what does the light do, if not i wouldnt be here asking around.
There's this red light at the power on switch there. when i turn the power on, the red light is being lighted up, and it stablises. When it stablises, i would be able to fly my heli. however, sometimes when i off the power and on it back again, the light kept blinking instead of stablising. Once it is in the blinking mode, i could not fly my heli.
This is the best i can explain to you so far.
There's this red light at the power on switch there. when i turn the power on, the red light is being lighted up, and it stablises. When it stablises, i would be able to fly my heli. however, sometimes when i off the power and on it back again, the light kept blinking instead of stablising. Once it is in the blinking mode, i could not fly my heli.
This is the best i can explain to you so far.
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I would guess its some sort of "arming" circut. it probably indcates that the heli is properly armed and ready to fly. typicaly there is some comunication between heli and transmiter for electric helis that ensures that the throttle and throttle trims are at zero to prevent the blades from spining up before your ready. also some other electronics need to have a few moments to stablize like gyros for example, on my heli you power the transmitter first, then plug in the power for the heli , if the throttle is any place but zero the helli wont arm and it won't fly. its an important safty feature. I suspect red blinking means that its arming , and solid red means " ready" do you have an instruction manual with this thing ? is there an english translation? best of luck , thats my best guess as to what is going on.
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Seriously I would love to know what does the light do, if not i wouldnt be here asking around.
There's this red light at the power on switch there. when i turn the power on, the red light is being lighted up, and it stablises. When it stablises, i would be able to fly my heli. however, sometimes when i off the power and on it back again, the light kept blinking instead of stablising. Once it is in the blinking mode, i could not fly my heli.
This is the best i can explain to you so far.
Seriously I would love to know what does the light do, if not i wouldnt be here asking around.
There's this red light at the power on switch there. when i turn the power on, the red light is being lighted up, and it stablises. When it stablises, i would be able to fly my heli. however, sometimes when i off the power and on it back again, the light kept blinking instead of stablising. Once it is in the blinking mode, i could not fly my heli.
This is the best i can explain to you so far.