Originally posted by Coulter_Dean
Powerflites dont have memory, never need cycling, dont drop their charge over time like nicads, they are lighter, each cell runs at 3.6v, and charge in less than 4 hours. If youre into performance, and saving weight, that is proof enough for me.
For our applications Nicads dont exhibit much memory effect.
I have not cycled a my Nicads in over 2 years, voltage test every flight and have never noticed a loss in capacity (400 flights/year).
My battery weighs 3.5 oz, my plane (a 2 meter pattern model) is 9.4 lbs, 1 more oz off is not going to make any difference.
I can fast charge in 20 minutes, while I drive to the field.
I dont need to run a regulator, and it would cost an arm and a leg to get properly set up to run them, what would I do with the equipment that I have now? I can buy 3-4 Nicads for the cost of one lithium.
I dont want to start a fight, but I did the Duralite thing when they were all the rage, now that I went back to Nicads, I very quickly realized that the lithiums just are not worth it.
Save your money, spend it on fuel, it will make you a better flier, batteries wont
