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Old 01-31-2004 | 09:12 PM
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TonyF
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Default RE: RE: RE: Electrified Partner ...plus

Thanks Rob. I may be at the San Diego Mid-Winter thing. I'm also planning on a pattern meet in Phoenix the end of February.

I did a lot of searching about chargers. I had an Orbit Luxury V6.2 that I was using to charge the 5s4p I use in the Funtana. It would handle 6 cells at 5 amps. Orbit had a EPROM upgrade that would make it handle 11 cells at 6 amps, so I got the upgrade. I had been very happy with the Orbit, so I decided to buy another one, but this time a Pro model that will charge 11 cells at 8 amps. My plan is to charge the pack at the field all at the same time with one charger. You don't need to wait for the pack to fully charge, so charge time after a flight looks to be about 45 minutes. I'll then fully charge the packs at home, which with the way the Orbit slows the charge rate down as the voltage goes up, takes about 1.5 to 2 hours.

Still lots to learn about these electrons!