Hello! My son and I are assembling the Dynam PBY Catalina that we received as a gift 2-3 years ago. I've just learned a lot about LIPOs and want to do things safely. The PBY came with a battery (but is missing its charge balancer) and I have no charger.
(1) Is the existing battery safe, or do I need to replace it due to age? It's a Dynam LIPO 2200mA H 11.1 V, 20C, and it seems to have a charge on it per my multimeter. If I need to replace it, what battery would you recommend?
(2) Exactly which charger should we get? If I charge via the small plugs, does that eliminate the risk of unbalanced charging? If the charger has a balancer built in, am I ok? I don't need a big, fancy, professional charger here- this is our very first adventure into RC airplanes and it is likely we will crash the PBY within a few flights!
(3) Is it possible for us to successfully fly a 4 channel PBY as a novice, or is the challenge too difficult with training on a super basic plane?
(4) Is it reasonable to store our batteries in one of the fire safety bags made for these batteries?
Thanks a lot for your help and advice!
(1) Is the existing battery safe, or do I need to replace it due to age? It's a Dynam LIPO 2200mA H 11.1 V, 20C, and it seems to have a charge on it per my multimeter. If I need to replace it, what battery would you recommend?
(2) Exactly which charger should we get? If I charge via the small plugs, does that eliminate the risk of unbalanced charging? If the charger has a balancer built in, am I ok? I don't need a big, fancy, professional charger here- this is our very first adventure into RC airplanes and it is likely we will crash the PBY within a few flights!
(3) Is it possible for us to successfully fly a 4 channel PBY as a novice, or is the challenge too difficult with training on a super basic plane?
(4) Is it reasonable to store our batteries in one of the fire safety bags made for these batteries?
Thanks a lot for your help and advice!