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    Parallel Charging Pros and Cons

    The problem lies with the condition and voltage of each of the individual cells. If everything isn't at very near exacting values when you plug everything together, you can wind up overcharging one cell or not fully charging another, which of course can be disastrous to the pack...
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    Aerobeez 64" 20% Scale Electric Conversion MXS-R At Joe Nall 2015

    "SFG's" or Side Force Generators as they were originally coined are just vertical wingtips that help smooth out the vortexes that roll off of the wingtips. Airliners have them to help aid in stability when in the air and for turns, but we use them to help with high alpha knife edge as well as...
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    Parallel Charging Pros and Cons

    Like I said, I avoid those like the plague. Too much margin for error, I'm not risking a $60 device even with my $200+ batteries :eek:
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    The 3DRCForums -Discuss Anything Thread-

    Actually it's a 5.2 V8. Which is also a bulletproof engine. Would really like to find a 1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9L Unicorn one day... Needed the V8 incase I got a trailer I wanted to tow..
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    Parallel Charging Pros and Cons

    I tend to avoid those like the plague... Too much margin for error. Plus when you get up into these bigger packs pushing 30 amps+ to each one, paraboards don't tend to work so well...
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    Parallel Charging Pros and Cons

    Well I normally fly every half hour or so. Standing out in the sun is killer sometimes. At 4C I can have a pack charged every 20 minutes-ish so they'll be ready to go when I want to fly.
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    The 3DRCForums -Discuss Anything Thread-

    I had the water pump on my jeep completely fail, which of course spit the serpentine out on the road without my knowing, and simultaneously tore a sizable chunk out of the radiator and fan shroud. And then the fan got wedged between the radiator and the engine block which bent the fan and made...
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    The 3DRCForums -Discuss Anything Thread-

    Just need a little time with an earth mover ;)
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    Best vehicle to transport Giant Scale

    Don't think that's sold in the US market.... Solid platforms from what I hear, very fancy and lots of bling. They have the 4.0 V6 for power which is a solid engine. Won't have the power the 4.7L has, but it'll still tow just fine. Not a ton of space inside for cargo or airplanes though..
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    Parallel Charging Pros and Cons

    Got my new Thunder Power LIGHTNING series 55C 6s 5000 pack in yesterday, can't wait to go out and get this sucker in the airplane, see what it can do... If this thing performs awesome I'm going to get more of them. Will be real nice being able to charge them at 12C!!!!!!!!!!!!! May need a...
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    The 3DRCForums -Discuss Anything Thread-

    This is exactly why someone needs to buy a slice of property in the rural back country of southern So Cali where nobody is and we can fly all we want to.
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    Aerobeez 70″ Slick PRO Step By Step Build Guide

    Something like 10 years before the weather starts to beat on it. Our club president has all of the hookups on any landscaping materials so the cost was justified. Well the club president has a sound system in his trailer ;) We don't keep anything valuable at the field as the homeless tend to...
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    The 3DRCForums -Discuss Anything Thread-

    As Bipenut stated, the Wenatchee huck is cancelled for this year. I think it was something to do with club politics, but they'll realize that it's not the greatest financial decision to not do a huckfest. Not sure if they will be doing another one anytime soon. Would be nice if more...
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    Best vehicle to transport Giant Scale

    Which year 4Runner? I used to work for Toyota so I know a slew of info about them up until 2012 range. Maybe take a look at a Volvo XC70?
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    Aerobeez 70″ Slick PRO Step By Step Build Guide

    That was at the bottom of a 400ft knife edge loop!!! :eek::banana::p We recently added the green indoor/outdoor carpet so everything matched. We've painted logos on it since then to discourage people from stealing it. The runway is US 230 Geotextile material, works really awesome, so much...
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    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    Couple more from the weekend.
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    Aerobeez 70″ Slick PRO Step By Step Build Guide

    It gets interesting with all of the methane gas pipes running around. My filed sits atop an old retired dump site, which is actually very nice as we don't get bothered by anybody really.
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    Aerobeez 70″ Slick PRO Step By Step Build Guide

    Thanks. My personal photographer takes great pictures ;) Saturday is a long ways away!!!! Can't wait to fly it again.
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    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    @emtp275 that's not how you float fly!!! :oblong::p
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    New Product Hitec Announcesthe X2 AC Plus - AC/DC Multi Charger with WIFI Option!!!

    My pleasure :thumbup:
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