Question: I just wanted to know the operating voltage for the FPV RC BEACON, when its signal lead is connected to a RC receiver running directly on a 2S Lipo, which can reach 8.4V when freshly charged. Maybe a glider install. Answer: The FPV tracker does monitor the power and […]
How to discharge a number of old LiPo batteries Most of these Lithium Polymer batteries were about 6 years old. I cut off the connectors I wanted to keep and then poked holes in them with the garden fork. There was a bit of smoking, a nasty sweet smell and […]
My Android phone battery only lasts a few hours when using the GPS to record tracking while hiking around the hills. So I was looking for a quick, cheap, simple and not too heavy solution. This took about an hour to assemble and test from parts I had in the […]
Can a 3 cell LiPo be used safely in a transmitter that was designed for a 8 cell NiCad or NiMh pack? It will operate fine from a 3 cell Lipo. The main advantages of the LiPo are larger capacity and very low self discharge. The biggest danger is leaving […]