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Old 08-11-2007, 06:52 PM
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chronos333
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Default RE: Aurora 60 Build Thread - Electric Power

Hi guys,

2 flight today.
First flight, loss of power after 6min30
Second flight, not much power after 2min and no more after 4 min
Charged them back at home @ 0.5C = 2200mah (they were 3700mah originally)
So I guess my lipos are officialy DEAD! [&:]

They didn't last the advertised 200 cycles (in fact I am closer to 70 cycles)
They survived a fire (when the esc caught fire last year) and 1 deep discharge (cell balooned slightly but came back to normal) over 2 years.They were always carefuly balanced and discharged to 80% not more. Another mistake I did with them is to store them fully charged during the winter, consequently they developped higher IR and started to heat a bit more.

Chronos