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Old 10-16-2006 | 05:20 PM
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Recently, a person at my field showed me a very small battery. It was about 1" by 1 1/2". It was a NiMh, its capacity was 700mAh, and I believe it was 4.6v.

2 questions come with this post.

First off, how long will I be able to fly my Twist 40 (8 channel Futaba Rx and 5 S3001 servos)?

And secondly, I have been looking all over for the manufacturer of these batteries, or where I could buy one, to no avail.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Jack
Old 10-16-2006 | 07:28 PM
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Is this something like you are looking for?
I use one of these in my Magic to save weight.
Never ran it down to see how long it would last, I usualy only fly a couple flights and go home.
It should last as long as any other 650mAh battery.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBNC9&P=0
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Old 10-16-2006 | 07:29 PM
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I have a couple packs similar to what you described. I only use them for applications which would use lower current. These include a .15 size plane, and one of my smaller, slower boats. I would not use it on a 5 servo .40 size plane, the current draw may be more than the battery can provide. In this size I'd go with larger capacity, such as 1500 mah or more.
Old 10-16-2006 | 08:54 PM
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Well, I have a 6.0v 1650 mah NiMh but it makes the servos a bit jittery, so right now I have a 1000 mah 4.8v NiCad but I saw his small pack and how much less it weighed, so I was seeing if it would work well.
Old 10-17-2006 | 08:35 AM
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The jittery is normal and will go away after the batteries begin to drain. Not sure, but I was told that this is because the voltage, 6 volt 5 cell pack, is right up where the receiver is saturated but deminishes real fast after hookup. I use 6 volt 5 cells on just about everything but my small aircraft. More torque and faster response. I also use larger size batteries, two 1500 mah NiMH's in one of my planes, my Venus II. Others have one large 6 volt pack.

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