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Iowa City AeroHawks Nice Remarks

Good Morning Dave: Attached please find a flyer advertising our 10th annual swap meet scheduled for January 20th 2013. You participated in one of our first swap meets several years ago and gave us some very valuable suggestions which we took to heart. We have grown...

Lipo Battery Disposal

Warren Behymer asks and interesting question: I need to know how to dispose of LiPo battery that has swollen due to an overcurrent. There are two issues. 1. We want to discharge the battery in such a way as there is minimal risk of fire during the discharge and later...

Converting A Model From Lipo to A123 (LIFE) Cells

Chris from Michigan Asks; Hello Dave, I would like to power my Ryan with A123 cells. I have been using a 9s 4p 6000mah Lipo pack to power a Hacker C50 motor. If I understand things correctly, I believe that I need 4packs 6s 2300mah to equal the same watts and flight...

Holding A Swap Meet: Date Planning

The following advice is written with RC hobby swap meets in mind. However, the same logic and solid advice apply’s to any club event you are contemplating. Why: The largest reason for an event failing to take root and grow strong is often poor date planning....

Checking A123 RX Packs For Recharge Point

A123 RX Packs can be tricky to deturming how much is left in the pack by checking voltage alone. Variations in connectors and length of wire can have a big impact on actual volt readings when loaded. Using an RRC1000 digital voltmeter with load capability of 0.0A,...