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My first FT plane, a Simple Cub. (This is also my first plane in more than 40 years! Things have changed
I made 2 changes (3 if you count the stripe): 1) I added a tail wheel which I purchased from the FT Store, 2) I added wheel pants (scratch built), 3) The stripe is trimmed electricians tape.
I have not maidened it yet: I wanted to use up a battery just on the ground. That's why the wheel pants... when I first taxied around, I left a trail of stuff on the wings kicked up by the wheels on the wet pavement (I leave in the wet part of Oregon). (They are not painted; that's how the $tree foam board came)
Battery questions: The battery is made by Tattu and has 5 values on its label: 3 cells; 11.1 V, 14.4 Wh, 1300 mAh, and 45C. I think I understand most of this but I don't have a clue what the 14.4 Wh is trying to tell me (what's a "Wh"?). And I think the 45 C is a measure of how fast the battery can be discharged in use. There is also a "C" rate that applies to charging... Right? Speaking of charging...
Charger questions: I have a Prodigy 610ez charger by ProTecRC. It may be "ez" but it is quite complicated (because it's flexible). I got it set up and it has successfully charge the battery, but I want to make sure I have this right: the Amp value depends on the "mAh" ratting and the "C" rate you want for charging. I just used the suggested rate of 1.2 A. Was that OK?
ad(thanks)vance, -=# Paul #=-
My first FT plane, a Simple Cub. (This is also my first plane in more than 40 years! Things have changed
I made 2 changes (3 if you count the stripe): 1) I added a tail wheel which I purchased from the FT Store, 2) I added wheel pants (scratch built), 3) The stripe is trimmed electricians tape.
I have not maidened it yet: I wanted to use up a battery just on the ground. That's why the wheel pants... when I first taxied around, I left a trail of stuff on the wings kicked up by the wheels on the wet pavement (I leave in the wet part of Oregon). (They are not painted; that's how the $tree foam board came)
Battery questions: The battery is made by Tattu and has 5 values on its label: 3 cells; 11.1 V, 14.4 Wh, 1300 mAh, and 45C. I think I understand most of this but I don't have a clue what the 14.4 Wh is trying to tell me (what's a "Wh"?). And I think the 45 C is a measure of how fast the battery can be discharged in use. There is also a "C" rate that applies to charging... Right? Speaking of charging...
Charger questions: I have a Prodigy 610ez charger by ProTecRC. It may be "ez" but it is quite complicated (because it's flexible). I got it set up and it has successfully charge the battery, but I want to make sure I have this right: the Amp value depends on the "mAh" ratting and the "C" rate you want for charging. I just used the suggested rate of 1.2 A. Was that OK?
ad(thanks)vance, -=# Paul #=-