problem Tiger

[mickyb]

Tonight the ElMod Tiger got some power and there is only one word to describe it...Awesome

For 15 minutes..............

It suddenly spun on the spot.....sounds went to half volume

I powered it down...checked all wires and card temperatures...powered it up

Now I get half volume sounds...and no motors......

I await a reply from Thomas......... cobblers.....I cant type a scream

Mike

[[ICE]monkey]

hi mike what battery are you using, as wibbly said elmod eat batteries, you are looking at 3000 mah or above and they must be fully charged or mr elmod wont play and starts to do strange things
all the  best ,ice

[mickyb]

Hi ...I have a new 3000mah battery that has been on charge since saturday.

The tranny is a 9volt/140mah job

If my maths is correct, 3000 divided by 140 = 22 ish....22 hours.

Its a brand new battery from Tankzone so it isn't rubbish....I hope... and I would have thought it should have been fully charged after 4 days.

Unless the tranny is crap!  I will put it on another one overnight and through till tomorrow evening then try again.

I thought that all was terrific. I was going to connect up the CD turret and go hunting the cat that scratched my car tonite....bugger

Watch this space tomorrow

[[ICE]monkey]

oh sounds as the battery is not the smoking gun then

[wibblywobbly]

Micky - It's your battery. Put a multimeter on it. Even a fully charged 3000mah battery will only last about 20 mins, and a classic sign of a drained one is spinning on the spot as far as Elmod is concerned.

A trickle charged battery will take hours'n'hours to charge, time to invest in a decent one. I use a Prolux Go Peak peak predict charger. It only takes about 20 mins to fully charge a battery, and it does it without damaging it. A trickle charger can still over charge and damage a battery...especially after 4 B*^%*Y days!

Oh, and never use a battery while it is still warm!!

Tx batteries last for months as there are no high amps being pulled.

Have fun

Rob G

[mickyb]

Hells ruddy bells...I thought I would get over 1/2 hour from it.

I had better try and get another one as well. Thanks for the heads up....I will certainly look for a better charger.

I have a heli as well, it uses LiPo batteries that only last for 10 minutes in flight.....so I will look for a multi battery type charger that will do both types plus ballances and conditiones,,,,,,does the one you suggest do this?

Cheers...I feel a bit better now.....only a bit cos no moggy hunt Mike.....

[tiger205]

hi mike
        i hope youre glitch is minor and as rob suggested battery related, as for battery chargers, i have a "imax b6" Li'pro balance charger, it does lipo/nicad/nimh, and just about any battery you want to hook up to it, i got it from ebay for £80 inc postage from hong kong, its a great charger, ideal for youre needs, and you can hook it up to a car battery when youre out, so its versatile aswell

            Tony