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Humour / More beer ...
« on: January 20, 2011, 15:03:51 PM »
It obviously magic kieth... lol :lol:
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Indoor / Xmas toys... AR Drone.
« on: January 12, 2011, 15:16:07 PM »
Don't think so kieth... I will ask her. :lol:
Hey Fred can you add a dating section to the Forum. :wink:
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Hey Fred can you add a dating section to the Forum. :wink:
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Slope Soaring / 2011 Calendar
« on: January 12, 2011, 15:11:58 PM »
Yup Fred. Make Fun and Frolics section. :wink:
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Humour / More beer ...
« on: January 11, 2011, 09:51:33 AM »
Oops :oops: just realised the thing works with the door closed. Still a mega waste of the dude's time tho. LOL :lol:
If fred made that, the thing would deliver the beer by helicopter!
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If fred made that, the thing would deliver the beer by helicopter!
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Humour / More beer ...
« on: January 11, 2011, 09:44:52 AM »
My first thought was... The idle rich.
Then i thought hang on its a tatty little appartment.... The Idle.
Then i thought, he still has to open the fridge door first and then close it again after, if he wants cold beers making it 2 trips to the fridge for the one beer as opposed to the once if he hadn't bothered his arse to make the gismo in the first place. LOL :lol: ... The Idle twit.
good laugh tho. :clap:
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Then i thought hang on its a tatty little appartment.... The Idle.
Then i thought, he still has to open the fridge door first and then close it again after, if he wants cold beers making it 2 trips to the fridge for the one beer as opposed to the once if he hadn't bothered his arse to make the gismo in the first place. LOL :lol: ... The Idle twit.
good laugh tho. :clap:
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Slope Soaring / My Radian Glider
« on: January 11, 2011, 09:37:50 AM »
Happy new year to you too.. 
Gratz on the first flight and getting to grips with the landings. (The only compulsory manoever :wink: )
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Gratz on the first flight and getting to grips with the landings. (The only compulsory manoever :wink: )
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Slope Soaring / 2011 Calendar
« on: January 11, 2011, 09:33:14 AM »
HAHA :clap: .... Can't believe he signed up for that 3 feckin times in a row. Man it is definitely time to cull the herd.
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Misceleanous / LiPo battery packs in parallel
« on: January 09, 2011, 10:33:40 AM »
Ron,
Yes I had a 6S 1P evening last night.
I think so long as you make sure both packs are individually charging and discharging equally, and that your paralell harness is rated to handle the potential amps involved all should be safe.
What we need is an ESC with a Dual input and breed that with Balance charger.
I might hook up a couple of packs in paralell myself. My 50" Edge used Lipo's and I am getting pretty tired of landing after 5min... So I am trying to avoid buying more Lipo's and just use the ones I have.
Lipo's are a bit of a pain in the arse to store and manage and I can't see myself trying to maintain any more than the 6 packs i have now.
Go for it Ron, it will be fine.
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Yes I had a 6S 1P evening last night.
I think so long as you make sure both packs are individually charging and discharging equally, and that your paralell harness is rated to handle the potential amps involved all should be safe.
What we need is an ESC with a Dual input and breed that with Balance charger.
I might hook up a couple of packs in paralell myself. My 50" Edge used Lipo's and I am getting pretty tired of landing after 5min... So I am trying to avoid buying more Lipo's and just use the ones I have.
Lipo's are a bit of a pain in the arse to store and manage and I can't see myself trying to maintain any more than the 6 packs i have now.
Go for it Ron, it will be fine.
D.
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Slope Soaring / 2011 Calendar
« on: January 09, 2011, 10:20:49 AM »
Yup fred,
lighting is everything.... in the words of the great Billy Connolly...
"In a certain light, my willy looks like Stewart Granger... quite distinguished."
I too saw a Sopwith Camel... But I could not be sure as there seems to be something blocking my view.
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lighting is everything.... in the words of the great Billy Connolly...
"In a certain light, my willy looks like Stewart Granger... quite distinguished."
I too saw a Sopwith Camel... But I could not be sure as there seems to be something blocking my view.
D.
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Misceleanous / LiPo battery packs in parallel
« on: January 09, 2011, 01:09:44 AM »
Yes, you can connect 2 packs in paralell.
Make sure both packs are equal and are both fully charges to within 100 - 200 mV of each other.
Also make sure both packs are good and will discharge their full capacity.
It is easier to think of Voltage and Current in term of Water.
Imagine 2 buckets of water. Bucket 1 is full and Bucket 2 is 50% full. Now connect both of them with a pipe. What do you think will happen to the water level in the Full bucket?
The water levels will try to balance. Water from the full bucket flows to the half full bucket and both buckets will end up with the same water level.... ie 75% full each.
2 paralell packs of say 11.1V 2200mAh when connected in paralell will try to balance out any potential difference between them. Of course the above water analogy will not result in a fire
A weaker pack will result in a fairly massive current drain placed on the stronger pack.
Best case.... the good pack may get damaged and you will have 2 bad lipo packs.
Worst case... your model plane/car/house goes up in smoke.
Charge your packs seperately and look after them.
The harness you use to make the paralell connection must be able to handle the increased capacity of your new battery pack and therfor any potential increase in current draw.
God i hope the 6 pack i have just drank this evening has not caused me to advise you to do something which will cause a big bang!!!
D.
Make sure both packs are equal and are both fully charges to within 100 - 200 mV of each other.
Also make sure both packs are good and will discharge their full capacity.
It is easier to think of Voltage and Current in term of Water.
Imagine 2 buckets of water. Bucket 1 is full and Bucket 2 is 50% full. Now connect both of them with a pipe. What do you think will happen to the water level in the Full bucket?
The water levels will try to balance. Water from the full bucket flows to the half full bucket and both buckets will end up with the same water level.... ie 75% full each.
2 paralell packs of say 11.1V 2200mAh when connected in paralell will try to balance out any potential difference between them. Of course the above water analogy will not result in a fire
A weaker pack will result in a fairly massive current drain placed on the stronger pack.
Best case.... the good pack may get damaged and you will have 2 bad lipo packs.
Worst case... your model plane/car/house goes up in smoke.
Charge your packs seperately and look after them.
The harness you use to make the paralell connection must be able to handle the increased capacity of your new battery pack and therfor any potential increase in current draw.
God i hope the 6 pack i have just drank this evening has not caused me to advise you to do something which will cause a big bang!!!
D.
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Indoor / Xmas toys... AR Drone.
« on: January 09, 2011, 00:18:36 AM »
My brother has the coolest girlfriend in the world... she gave him one of these for Xmas... We had lots of fun with it...
http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/uk
One of the coolest toys ever!!
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http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/uk
One of the coolest toys ever!!
D.
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Slope Soaring / 2011 Calendar
« on: January 08, 2011, 23:56:21 PM »
Ha ha... jaysus i knew photoshop was a powerfull package but i never knew it could work miracles... 
nice buns fred...
nice buns fred...
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Slope Soaring / Happy new year!!
« on: January 06, 2011, 10:17:55 AM »
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! to all.
Btw... nice pics and vids above lads... I laughed at the closing shot of the BUNZ!
Really must get over to MT L this year.
Cheers
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Btw... nice pics and vids above lads... I laughed at the closing shot of the BUNZ!
Really must get over to MT L this year.
Cheers
D.
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Slope Soaring / 2011 Calendar
« on: January 06, 2011, 10:08:18 AM »
Very Nice Fred.
Will you be doing a topless version next year? you know like with the canopies off etc...
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Will you be doing a topless version next year? you know like with the canopies off etc...
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