Why worry about what will happen ? Just send it back to Horizion Hobbies and get a new Lith battery installed--and ask them to check the xmtr over while they have it. I sent my 388 back last year and got excellent service, reasonable prices and about a 2-3 week turnaround. No need to push your luck. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Karl Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] JR 8103 lithium battery failure question
> Karl, > > I would be guessing, but even though a low battery condition exists on your > Lithium battery it should be at least a week possibly a month before it was > low enough to start to lose memory. > > Steve > > At 10:37 PM 3/30/2003 -0600, Karl Miller wrote: > >I have a JR 8103 Tx which is about 5 years old. I was wondering what happens > >when the lithium battery (which is the backup battery for the model memory > >and all data stored) fails. In the manual it says a flashing L will appear > >when the voltage drops below 2.2 volts.Then it also says if the lithium > >battery should fail all data will be lost and the Tx will not function. > > > >Has anyone experienced what really happens and how long after the flashing L > >appears does the lithium battery last until it completely dies? Just > >wondering in case this happens at an out of town contest if it would still > >be safe to fly. > > > >Thanks for any info, > > > >Karl Miller > > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > >that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > >with MIME turned off. > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
