On 27/02/2013, at 6:56 PM, Arie van Spronssen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > When people start talking of glider batteries I laugh at their logic. We have > a toy that cost anywhere between 2 - 10k and upwards to keep in the air each > year (not including getting to and from the airfield and actually getting it > in the air) and they are not willing to replace a couple of batteries each > year for well under a $100. > > These fancy batteries may be ok but in the vast majority of gliders the > simple still works best and is cheap and safe. > > Yes I do play with these fancy batteries in my radio control toys but with > great care and they are always stored in a lipo safe bag. You only have to > watch this video to agree http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw8jb1KmAG8 yes I > know the newer ones are better but these are only small and look at how they > go up and even the newer ones can still have problems. Wow, you have a lot more money than me. I don't spend anywhere near that much, not even your lower amount, even including tows. Certainly saving $100 a year is significant to me. Which is of course why I also use SLA :-) Scott
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