[LASS Soaring] Li-Po Batteries

[Edwin Wilson]

The balancer is a seperate item and does NOT go to your charger. Dick 
Weidner (my LIPO) specalist swears by the balancers to maintain a pack 
that has full power potental.

Nex12Go at aol.com wrote:

> I have a 3 cell battery.  There are two leads coming out of it.  1) is 
> a two wire (black & red).  and 2) a four wire (orange, white, black & 
> blue).  I need to know the purpose of these two leads.  i am thinking 
> that the 2 wire lead goes to the battery side of an ESC and the 4 wire 
> lead is the charging circuit.  I am guessing that it is the balancer 
> connector.  I am guessing I need to buy a balancer connector cable or 
> make one up for my Triton charger? 
>  
> It will be ready to fly by Saturday.
>  
>  
> ElectriFly XPD-8 EP Ducted Fan ARF by Great Planes®
>
> If you don’t look fast, it’ll be by you before you know it. What is 
> it? It’s the XPD-8 ARF — the future of ducted fan technology. The 
> HyperFlow unit (and accompanying 370 brushed motor) is matched with 
> the ideal jet design. Molded from durable foam, it’s painted, 
> repairable and capable of being on the flight line in less than two 
> hours. With a span of just over 24”, the XPD-8 can be kept in the car 
> for impromptu flying.
>
> ElectriFly XPD-8 EP Ducted Fan ARF by Great Planes
>
> A hand grip on the bottom offers easy, one-person launching. 	
>
>       Flight specs: 
>
>     * Straight and level top speed = 56 mph
>
>     * “After Dive” straight and level top speed = 67 mph
>
>     * Climb angle = 60°
>
> Product Video 
> <http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/greatplanes/gpma1865.html#> 
> (File size 20.1MB)
> Requires Windows Media Player 
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx> or 
> QuickTime Player <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/>
>
> Specifications
> Wingspan: 28 in
> Wing Area: 210 in2
> Weight: 11.6-13.9 oz
> Wing Loading: 8-9.6 oz/ft2
> Length: 15 in 	Requires: 3+ channel radio w/micro Rx and 2 micro 
> servos, 20A (min.) ESC, elevon mixer (or radio with elevon mixing), 
> 11.1V, 640-1250mAh LiPo battery and charger
>
>  
>
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