No Power Aerohawk
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No Power Aerohawk
My Aero Hawk will hover for only about 2 minutes. After that one ping pong ball is always touching the ground. I am running the 7 AAA 700mAh that came with it. The guy at the battery place I buy my batteries says I need to go to 2/3A 1100mAh. I think they seem to weigh a bit more than the AAAs and they will be rough to fit in there. What do I do to get this thing off the ground for a full 5 minutes??
Also can you give me a link on how to balance blades and the helo? Mine wobbles, and I am VERY GREEN to helos.
Thanks,
Todd
Also can you give me a link on how to balance blades and the helo? Mine wobbles, and I am VERY GREEN to helos.
Thanks,
Todd
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RE: No Power Aerohawk
That's strange. I just bought one too, and it run for about 10 minutes just after one charging. I think your battery is broke. Please try the Hongkong's site where I bought it: www.dinballrcmart.com or maybe www.rc-mart.com
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RE: No Power Aerohawk
How long are you supposed to charge the battery? I have charged from 3 hrs to 6 hrs. and it doesn't seem like it has any charge at all. It won't lift off the ground and it only lasts for 5 minutes max before controls start to go haywire.
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RE: No Power Aerohawk
If you charged it for 6 hours you propably fried it and it has reduced capasity both in amps and wats. Usually the charge takes 2-3 hours with the dumbwall charger. Charge it untill it reaches a pleacant to touch temperature.
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RE: No Power Aerohawk
Guys,
The battery is only 700mah and shouldn't be charged for more than 2-3 hours (maximum). Any more than that will overheat the battery and damage it, so you will get drastically reduced flight times. The damage done during this overheating is irreparable unfortunately.
The battery is only 700mah and shouldn't be charged for more than 2-3 hours (maximum). Any more than that will overheat the battery and damage it, so you will get drastically reduced flight times. The damage done during this overheating is irreparable unfortunately.