Li-pos and cold weather?
11-19-2010 | 03:41 PM
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From: Davenport,
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Li-pos and cold weather?
I've planned on putting the first flight on my F-100 tomorrow. 
It has a li-po for the ECU and Li-ons for the RX.
It's also going to be about 30 degrees when I go out in the mornig to do this[:'(]. Is this going to have any problematic issues for the batteries?
I thought I read where they don't like the cold, but either do I. Just dont want to have a failure due to the cold[&:]
Whodman. Hopefully you will get to see the "HUN" screaming by in a video!!
That's if my camera guy can keep it in frame. He wasn't too confident
It has a li-po for the ECU and Li-ons for the RX.It's also going to be about 30 degrees when I go out in the mornig to do this[:'(]. Is this going to have any problematic issues for the batteries?
I thought I read where they don't like the cold, but either do I. Just dont want to have a failure due to the cold[&:]
Whodman. Hopefully you will get to see the "HUN" screaming by in a video!!
That's if my camera guy can keep it in frame. He wasn't too confident
11-19-2010 | 03:59 PM
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RE: Li-pos and cold weather?
Hi!
just maidened my Rafale in minus 15c. But the plane didn't stand in the cold for more than 10 minutes. Local guru told me to put the lipos in my undies in between flights to keep them warm
just maidened my Rafale in minus 15c. But the plane didn't stand in the cold for more than 10 minutes. Local guru told me to put the lipos in my undies in between flights to keep them warm
11-19-2010 | 06:27 PM
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RE: Li-pos and cold weather?
ORIGINAL: perche
Hi!
Local guru told me to put the lipos in my undies in between flights to keep them warm
Hi!
Local guru told me to put the lipos in my undies in between flights to keep them warm
Mike
11-19-2010 | 06:33 PM
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RE: Li-pos and cold weather?
And besure to remove them if you are going to be flying on any airliners. The airport screeners will have a field day with that one if they find them.
11-20-2010 | 12:08 PM
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RE: Li-pos and cold weather?
Just flew my Elan in a few minus Celsius. I found out that adding some anti-freeze liquid for truck's pneumatic brakes helps with the pneumatics. Lipos seemed to hold pretty ok, but the starting propane gets cold fast. Fly what you fly, and stop. Keep things warm all the time. No long breaks! The steering felt a bit funny in the snow!
TP.
TP.
