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kyle 9 · 01-09-2012, 11:23 PM

i heard about the rule of 80% just now and i was just curious how low you guys let your lipos get before ending a flight? i have a trex 600efl pro with 2x 6s 3700mAh lipos, and after a flight the cells come back at 3.6 the lowest.... im just curious how low you let your batteries go for?

and also for the 80% rule "To figure out acceptable flight times to keep to the 80% rule... fly for exactly 3 mins (after breaking in the lipo) and see how much you put back in using your charger. Then you divide by 3 and now know many mah you use per minute. Adjust your timer accordingly." do you just hover for 3 minutes or actually fly around?

thanks guys!

01-09-2012, 11:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
kyle 9 Registered Users Join Date: May 2011	how low do you guys fly? i heard about the rule of 80% just now and i was just curious how low you guys let your lipos get before ending a flight? i have a trex 600efl pro with 2x 6s 3700mAh lipos, and after a flight the cells come back at 3.6 the lowest.... im just curious how low you let your batteries go for? and also for the 80% rule "To figure out acceptable flight times to keep to the 80% rule... fly for exactly 3 mins (after breaking in the lipo) and see how much you put back in using your charger. Then you divide by 3 and now know many mah you use per minute. Adjust your timer accordingly." do you just hover for 3 minutes or actually fly around? thanks guys!