The Battery Clinic - 2009/09

SINCE I’VE TAKEN the quiet, clean path, I’ve
modified a dozen or more glow-powered models for
electric flight. It was simple; replace the glow
components with motor, ESC, and battery. Check for the
correct CG location and then fly. That was, until I
inherited an antique design: Gilbert Morris’s 1941
Kerswap.

The Battery Clinic - 2009/01

Correct Deans Ultra connector soldering technique
ALTHOUGH both
the Deans Ultra
and Anderson
Powerpole are
excellent
connectors, some
people shy away
from the Deans
because of the
perceived difficulty
in soldering. They
can be tricky for
the novice, and you
can easily destroy
the connector if
you are not careful.
I prefer the Deans Ultra because it is a bit more compact than the
Powerpole.

The Battery Clinic - 2009/07

FOR THOSE WHO are alarmed by that
nasty little spark you see when connecting a
battery pack to the ESC, there’s a solution.
You can find it in the article “How to
prevent sparking,” which is in the February
2009 Ampeer online newsletter. See the
“Sources” list for the Web address.

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