ORIGINAL: rmh
ORIGINAL: a1pcfixer
ORIGINAL: MetallicaJunkie
so am i hurting my Li Ions not letting them get below 7.5?.... fresh off my 42% Products charger i get about 8.4 volts... Lion and Life have similar characteristics in that they hold their charge unlike nimh and nicads, based on what ive read i own no Life packs yetallthough a123 is what i will go for
I've been flying with Li-Ion's for years, and often fly the packs down to 7.2 v.
At around abouts 7.0 v., they're nearly empty.
Li-ion's are
nearly as good for maintaining a steady line voltage as LiFe/A123's.....
almost.
Either are better than NiCD/NiMh's.
LiIons work well except under heavy loads they are not as good
The problems I have seen is where a linear reg and LiIon is used - then really power hungry servos are added
The regs heatup and the system then delivers very low output till it cools .
I detest regs -won't use em unless forced to at gun point.
The new Switching types are far better but still just one more failure point
using A123 directly into rx is -(my opinion) as good as it gets - till something better comes along
(Dilithium crystals?)
beam me up!
If you have servos that are not 6v compatible, you have to use a reg. My JR 791 Retract servos need 5v and there are no other comparable Retract servos.
I have been using LiPo Rx packs, for years, with Regs. Never an issue.