Dick Irwin discusses his highly successful E-Airborn during Feb 18 SAM 27 meeting during his entertaining and informative technical presentation. Powered by an Astro 020
Andrew
Discusses plans for upcoming SAM 27 events for the attended multitudes at
the February 18 meeting at the Novato Fire Station. Andrew also presented
his GWS Tiger Moth as a potential club project plane for 2004.
Equipment Roundup
Vice-President (and owner of Sonoma Hobbies)Richard Beck discusses the newest technology in E-power chargers, such as the Astro Lithium Charger, specifically designed for the finicky but wonderfully light power packs. Richard brought a selection of new chargers ands power packs to illustrate the changing technology.
Click here to download a PDF file on the new Astro Charger directly from Astroflight
The PF-12 Park Flyer charger from WattAge is a Nicad and NiMH charger that peaks most packs used by electric flyers. Richard says that he reccomends it.
Click Here for a link to the WattAge home page
PF-12 Park Flyer AC/DC Peak Charger (4-12C)
This charger is designed for packs from 150 mah to 2000 mah, 4.8V to 14.4V. During the charge mode, the PF-12 produces a linear charge with an adjustable output between .250 and 2.0 amperes. After the battery reaches its peak charge, the PF-12 switches to the trickle charge mode where the PF-12 charges at a fixed rate of 1/10 the rate of the current setting. To protect your investment, the PF-12 includes an internal cooling fan to keep the charger’s temperature down extending the charger’s life. The PF-12 will peak charge almost all commonly used Ni-Cad and Ni-Mh batteries used in Park Fliers today.
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