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lifepo 700 mah for Rx?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:42 am
by sheko_2000
hello,
a new item at HK
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... duct=14075

is 700 mah is enough to power a nitro plane with 4 standard servos ?

Re: lifepo 700 mah for Rx?

PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:43 am
by sheko_2000

Re: lifepo 700 mah for Rx?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:43 pm
by A10FLYR
We flew for many years with 500ma nicad packs.

Re: lifepo 700 mah for Rx?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:50 pm
by pushinoldrc
At 5C, 700mAh would be equal to 3.5Ah or 3500mAh. Granted you will not have that much power for as long as you would at 700mA, but you have enough to power all the servos to full torque for a small amount of time. This rating is the constant amperage rating, and this battery is capable of twice that amount in surge conditions. I have flown with 500mAh packs for years without a problem, but am using higher draw servos now, and require better battery systems. This battery is designed and marketed for transmitters (that use 4 AA cells) which will draw less current than a flight pack, and should offer the same, if not better results.
I have been using 1100mAh A123 LiFePo4 receiver packs for a couple of months, and am very impressed with the amount of time between charges. I can usually fly about 45 minutes each day for a total of 4 to 5 days (over a period of several weeks) before I have to charge my packs. This is a big change from using NiCd or NiMh packs that must be charged before each flying session.

Re: lifepo 700 mah for Rx?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:01 pm
by sheko_2000
thx all for your reply
so i can take from this this this pack can safly grant 3 flightes X 8 min in each charge
thats the max i fly per day