Re: LiPo question

"Tsunami" <nononono@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:wNWdnZW6sdP65FXVnZ2dnUVZ8tDinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Those are all well and good, but maybe the guy is a newbie and doesn't
have the cash for a good charger?
Just use the the 4.5mins timer on the radio initially.... especially as
the stock 1800mah pack is not the best

Noob? yes. Cashless? no.

However, I don't fly enough to justify an expensive charger. I have
too many hobbies as it is.

But what I've done is fly my batteries to the limit using the
timer, and now only fly 80% of that.

So on the two batteries I've got, that gives me 7 and 10.5 minutes
for the flying I do.

Brian
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