ORIGINAL: FenderBean
other than charge time and high discharge is there any other advantages? I was planning on using IONs with my jet since my switch has a built in digital volt meter/load. I hat having to hook a checker up. Is there anyway to do this with A123s? from what I read you cannot and you have to keep up with mahs used per flight.
I don't know about your switch situation, but there are issues with some chargers with Ion batt's. The newer Ion's are 3.7 per cell and have to be charged on the Lipo setting, even though your charger is Li-Ion capable. I know of several instances where this situation has burnd up a charger and Smart-fly boards. Do not charge both batteries at the same time either... That too causes the smoke to come out of stuff !!! As far as your MiliAmps per flight, once you get to know your draw per flight, you just fly X # of times and recharge. It's not like you have to check voltage/load after every flight for ever
Good luck,
Danno.