Originally Posted by
Rv7garage
Truckracer, I'm with you re: A123 packs. I converted my entire fleet, probably shaved a pound of weight collectively. Heck- I even did away with my Pb field battery and now have a 5000mAh A123 pack in my flight box. I shaved something like 8 lbs! No more lopsided schlepping to the flight line... haw
Thats an expensive flight box battery but you sure won't have to worry about running out of capacity. That replaces one big and very heavy Pb battery! I'll probably retire some of my older A123 to field box or starter duty one of these days. Most guys around here use LiPo batteries for that service but I'd prefer the greater safety of the A123.