ORIGINAL: Rufcut
Thanks for the tips everybody. I'll look into making a battery cycler since I don't have one. Thanks for the heads up, Carrell, on the needed oil content for the 46fx. As far as adding oil, what kind of oil should I use? Food grade castor oil? The Rufcut in me would use some Stihl 2 cycle chainsaw oil but I don't want to ruin a good engine. Unfortunately, I live almost 200 miles from my " local " hobby shop so I'm always looking for substitutes that I can get locally.
Thanks
Rufcut
NO! Medicinal castor oil may not be suitable for our model engines. I'd only use AA grade Baker's Castor Oil, available from Sig. You can order it directly from them.
For your batteries, I'd use your wallwart charger and leave them on for 16-18 hours. If you don't have a expanded scale voltmeter (ESM) then please get one. They are far cheaper than losing a plane. Test your voltage after your first flight, after your 2nd flight and 3rd flight. Your T6XA transmitter has a meter built in so you should stop flying when the TX voltage has dropped down to 8.6 or 8.5 volts. An alarm goes off at 8.4 volts. That means you're supposed to land immediately (assuming you still have an RX pack left).