I'm new to this hobby and just competed buying, and building all my initial equipment, superstar trainer, os 46ax,jr6102 (helicopter version, the trainer is just for the hell of it, I want a helo). My question is on the battery life of the transmitter, I read all the tx's directions and gave it an initial charge of 22 hours just like the manual says to do (initial charge 20-24 hours), when the charge was complete the tx said the voltage was 11.6 volts and the bar graph was maxed out. I had it on for maby 5 min that day just checking out how the surfaces worked on the superstar along with a little curious scrolling through the computer menus. A day later (today) I turned it on and the tx was at 10.5 volts and in about 2 minutes it was down to 10.2 volts and the bar graph is at 3/4 (total time about 10min). It seems to me at this rate I'm not going to be at the field very long, any ideas about whats up with this thing? Also, when I charged it along with the rx battery, the rx led on the charger was dim and the tx led was bright, is this normal, does it have to do with there differant charging rates? Everything is new, and all of this is on the initial charge. Also, does anyone have a 46 ax on a super star, if so could you comment on it? What prop do you use, is there a prop I should use initially to slow it down some?
P.S.(I have made contact with a guy from a local club and I plan on attending their next meeting.) Thanks everyone!!