ORIGINAL: cappaj1
No,I'm not having a problem with my current batteries.I would be willing to spend the amount I mentioned if I could go without charging for multiple days, even weeks.
Why charge a battery when it doesn't need it just because it's a new day of flying?
I used to own a GMC pickup with dual tanks. Man that was great, you always had a reserve. If you run out on one tank, hit the switch and you were good to go. That was the theory, but in practice, I ran out of gas in that truck more times than all my other cars and truck I've ever owned combined. It's just to easy to "fall back on the reserv" and not keep the tank full. Same goes with batteries.
I've got some 2300mah NiMh 4.8V packs in a couple of my planes. They hold a charge for quite a while. To the point that when I go to the field, I check the voltage and it it isn't full, I field charge it at the field. Unless it's been aweek or so since I last flew theplane, I don't chargethem at home now. However, the plane is fully charged for the first flight each day.
Don