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Old 10-02-2007, 11:01 AM
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What are all of the trex owners out there using to monitor battery voltage levels so that they know when to land before discharging the battery too far?
Old 10-02-2007, 11:07 AM
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Programme esc to early cut off then she pulses revs, time to think about landing then.
Old 10-02-2007, 12:24 PM
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HR Poly Li-Po monitor wit a very audible warning. worth the money imo.
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I just use a timer. I fly for 5:00 then land and recharge. I'm usually at 10.8-11 V at that point. Sure I could squeeze more time out of it but Lipo's are expensive.
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Nothing.
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I use a timer and an EagleTree Micropower Flight logger in addition to confirm that I'm not abusing my batteries. So when the battery looses capacity over time, I can just use the graphs from the datalogger as a basis for setting the timer on my radio.

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