ORIGINAL: Hokie Flyer



Everette,

I'm moving away from LiPo's and voltage regulators. I agree with Neil, it's one more potential failure point. A few months ago, I watched Houston Schweitzer's Pinnacle take a core sample on either itrs second or third flight (for him) because of battery failure. There was extensive damage to the on-board electromics, so we couldn't determine if it was a lipo failure or a regulator failure. I think I'm going to go with Neil's suggestion and drop down to an 1100. My Genesis is going to be electric. I estimate it'll draw 40 to 50 mils per flight. I wish there was a 700 to 900 mah LiFe on the market.


Rob</p>