At 12:08 PM -0500 3/13/02, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: >Matthew Orme wrote: >> >> Absolutely nothing said here is true, except what happens to the cell >> internally. > >I don't see how anyone can advocate the practice without describing the >method in detail or recommending a zapper product. There are just too >many variables involved. >
A lot of things in Electric Flight is still Black Magic. Actually, the theory of "flight" is still magic to some. >I don't believe in "something for nothing", and stand by my statements, >as subjective as they may be, that my experience disagrees with yours. >It is my experience (obviously not yours) that there are more ways to >screw up zapping than their are to get it right. I'll not argue whether >or not it is worth the trouble, because in my experience it wasn't. > >I'll see if I can dig up the zapper I bought, though I may have stripped >it for parts, as I obviously wasn't satisfied with it. > Zapping cells is like adding nitro to glow fuel. For the "competition edge" you gain, there is no price too high. For a general use application (less than 30 amp discharge current) zapped cell is a waste of money. You will only gain about .05V per cell. I don't think anyone had made a zapper commercially. The one, if you bought it commercially, is not the one we are talking about. A cell zapper is consisted of 80000 -120000 microfarad of capacitors charged to 80+ Volt, and a SCR that can handle discharge current up to 1200 amp. -- Brian Chan, An Electric Airplane Junkie @ San Mateo.Ca.USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
