Wes Vasher
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I just got in four 1800 mAh 25C 3S lipos from HK USA. I've been flying two 4S 1500 mAh 25C lipos since I got into flying a couple months ago. I figured I'd give the 3 cell's a try since they are really affordable. Right off... ton less power. My plane still flew great though and had climbing power. It just didn't have that, oops, I put the plane in a bad situation, now slam the throttle and climb out of it straight up kind of power which is nice to have. But for just putting around they are great.
I got a 3S battery monitor along with the batteries, since I think I ruined my 4 cell batteries because I ran them down too far, at least one is toast. Hooked her up and she works great. I decided to see what kind of flying time I could get out of the batteries. I probably get 5 to 10 minutes out of the 4S bats I have.
1st flight - 16 minutes, mixed flying, on and off throttle heavy, hardly any dead stick flying
2nd flight - 14 minutes, gave my brother the tx, mixed flying, on and off throttle heavy, hardly any dead stick flying
3rd flight - 30 minutes, very easy on the throttle the entire time, basically just enough throttle to keep it in the air, putting around and doing practice low passes, still really fun
I couldn't believe how much more time you can get by taking it easy on the throttle. Still miss the power of the 4S batteries though.
I got a 3S battery monitor along with the batteries, since I think I ruined my 4 cell batteries because I ran them down too far, at least one is toast. Hooked her up and she works great. I decided to see what kind of flying time I could get out of the batteries. I probably get 5 to 10 minutes out of the 4S bats I have.
1st flight - 16 minutes, mixed flying, on and off throttle heavy, hardly any dead stick flying
2nd flight - 14 minutes, gave my brother the tx, mixed flying, on and off throttle heavy, hardly any dead stick flying
3rd flight - 30 minutes, very easy on the throttle the entire time, basically just enough throttle to keep it in the air, putting around and doing practice low passes, still really fun
I couldn't believe how much more time you can get by taking it easy on the throttle. Still miss the power of the 4S batteries though.