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12-04-2005 | 01:12 AM

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RE: Draganfly iv. Anyone flew it?Control?

Draganflyer V Ti Pro Transmitter / Lipoly Combo Charger Issues

When I first got my DF, I used the DFI combo charger and would only get 30-35 minutes of flight time from my HiTech Laser 6 Tx. This was frustrating after waiting for a 14 hour charge for the Tx. What was worse than that was that all 3 of my flight packs were outlasting my Tx so I had to go home and wait another 14 hours to fly again after getting only 35 minutes of flight time.[&o] Well, I told DFI about this and they agreed that something was definitely wrong and said that I should be getting at least a 1-1.5 hours out of the Tx pack. So, they sent me another battery and a HiTech wall charger for the Tx. WOW!![X(] What a difference that made! I am now able to stretch the use of the Tx over about 4 days with about 2 hours of flight time per day. I turn the Tx off between flyer pack changes and cool down breaks. So, I guess that's partly why it's lasting so long. With two Tx batteries I can always be flying!

Apparently the DF charger was not providing an adequate charge to the Tx pack so if you are or have experienced this issue, that is/was probably the problem. Another way that I prolong flight times in the field is to use an inverter in my truck with two Lipoly chargers to always have a fresh battery in rotation. DFI also offers a DC adapter for charging Lipolys in the field. There's nothing worse on a great flying day than having to go home just to charge batteries.

One more thing for new DF owners. If you are using the yellow DF charger for Lipolys, you must unplug the wall unit (10-15 seconds) or remove the power lead (5 seconds) from the yellow box until the status light goes out. Plug the power lead back in and the light should blink to indicate that it is ready for charging. This is in the manual but failure to reset the charger each time will result in a wasted hour of charge time and even worse, downtime that you could be flying!

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