Learning damped by Hoping Blade CP (Solved)

[F1Atom]

Had a great flight today. I moved the swash links two holes in on the servo arms. Its more stable and predictable. I really like it now and its much easier to control even in the wind. I also put some prismatic flash tape on the blades, paddles, and even the tail rotor. Its much easier to see now. The only thing that worries me now is my Lipo. Its not holding a charge like it used.

[txflyer]

time to upgrade the charging system. cellpro is the way im going. 2 packs for the rex and 2 for the pro also going to be using there charger with it.

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

cellpro rocks. I haven't found a better charger for the money yet. Good to hear you got your CP fixed and up in the air again.

[F1Atom]

Thanks! I just had another good flight before the day went out. I made big progress on nose in technique. I can almost get it to hover in one spot with "nose in". I'm getting the hang of this big time. Just two points of hover to go and I'll be good. :mrgreen:

Anyway, about my battery. It is kinda freakin me out. I think its s going to go soon. I emailed the manufacturer about the problem and they said it was ok as long the battery is working properly. And it is working properly, it has power and duration but for some reason its not holding the normal full charge as it used to. It doesn't have a big drop in voltage just minor one like from a full voltage of 12.44v to 12.40v the very next day. Usually it would stay 12.44v for about a week. I dunno, I hope it doesn't explode on me anytime soon. Its been a great battery so far, it never gets warm during flight and I only fly for 5 mins at a time.

I checked out the cellpro charger review video. It looks nice and is pretty cheap but it looks like you have to buy other stuff to make it work for you, I guess. Is this true? It would end up costing me more than the charger I have now.

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

Yes you have to purchase the correct balance charging ports seperately,plus a 12V power supply, but the cellpro is so easy to use its all worth it. Just plug in the battery and the cellpro4s takes care of everything, most batteries will charge in about 30 minutes. You get Mah put back in, final charge voltage and separate cell voltage readings. It has cold temp charging, A123 battery support, Battery saver mode etc etc, lots of high end features for a low low price. I use my cellpro far more than my expensive TP1010 charger, its just that good.

Sounds like your battery is working fine to me, all batteries will drop some voltage after sitting idle for a while, completely normal and nothing to worry about. Certainly nothing to indicate battery failure or venting.

Nose in is a lot of fun to practice, soon you'll be inverted and doing funnels, flips, rolls and backwards flight in no time!!

[F1Atom]

Sounds like a good charger. My common sense charger is ok. The only thing I don't like is it doesn't say how much mah I put back in. I have to calculate it manually.

By the way, when should I start to worry about my Lipo. Whats the first sign I'm going to see.