High Cell Count Packs

Sonny P. Writes: What is the proper way to charge a 14 cell A123 battery? Sonny, I take from your question that your concerned about the large cell count and not the rules of charging this particular chemistry of pack. Since you need to balance it from time to time,...

Do A123 LIFE Packs Free Us From Cycling?

Dave One more quick question. I ordered some 1100 2s A123 packs from you today. Do these need to be cycled? I have a FMA 4S CellPro charger that is A123 compatible. It will charge and balance, but not cycle. Thanks again. IRL   Irl, If you want to check them...

Battery Storage In Reverse

For many of us there is a winter storage season. How do we bring our fuel powered models out of storage confident our RX battery packs are up to snuff? Were they nearing the end of life at the end of last seasons flying? Did they survive being in the trailer or garage...

Doc Brown Power Supplies Checked For Possible HAM Usage

I’ve had several inquirys wondering if these power supplies can be used for Ham purposes. A local Ham checked one out and writes: Dave … I’ve used this with a Yaesu FT-817 (5 watt, around 2 amp), scanned across the bands, and found several places...

RadicalCast #006

[display_podcast] We discusss: Bad weather strikes, flying field weather tips. Fun with Hover Craft! More On Form & Peak Charging. Using thread locker properly.