andrew76

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i just got the flyzone piper j-3 cub and it came with a car charger do you know how long
to charget for and do i need to have the wing struts they don't look to strong to me

Sir Raleigh

What type of battery?
What charger?

A link to the plane would be nice.

Wing struts are usually there for a reason. If you leave them off you run the risk of folding the wing on your first loop. If you think they are too weak, beef them up a bit more.

Bill

andrew76

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this is the plane and yes they are not very strong is a car charger it says it will beep wen the charge is complet but would like to know how long it will take is my first plane and i don't know about electric rc i run rc cars but notro
hers the link http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXVVX2&P=ML

Sir Raleigh

There is no information on the charger that I can find as to what its charge current is, so there is no way to tell exactly how long it will take to charge the battery.

Anyway, the total charge time will depend on how depleated the battery is. The charger has peak detection so it will cut off as soon as the battery is charged regardless of how much the battery needs. It could take as much as an hour if the charger's output is around 1.0 - 1.2 Amps for a totally depleted battery to just a few minutes if you are topping it off.

BTW, if you charge the battery all the way up then it's a day or two later before you fly, put the battery back on the charger to top it off. With a NiMH battery you can charge it up at any time, you don't have to discharge it first like you do a NiCD battery.

Bill

andrew76

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thanks for the info is very helpfull i just have to find a good opend area to get this plane to fly and hope i do a good job

Sir Raleigh

You're welcome and good luck.

Post back the results of your maiden if you want to.

Happy flying,

Bill

Jetdesign

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Look carefully on the charger and see if there is an output, in amps (A) - probably around .2A. If it were, it would take 5.5hours to charge a fully dead battery.

andrew76

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thanks i will check that

aeajr

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> Six Keys to Success
> http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18

> Throwing up will make you sick - read from the first post
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_32...tm.htm#3708346

> PITCH, ROLL AND YAW
http://www.ampaviators.com/index.php...d=64&Itemid=27


> EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC FLIGHT
> http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7100376/tm.htm

> THINGS TO CHECK ON AN RTF
> http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6582895/tm.htm