Strap them batteries in tight!

**Nitrohuffer** · 05-04-2007, 05:53 PM

Was doing some fast piro's with the swift and pack ejected out the front a good 30-40 feet. It was a lost cause after that. Nothing like busting up three flight old carbon blades.

toprudder · 05-04-2007, 10:00 PM

Similar thing happened at SEFF during a demo, a large scale Cap had two packs parallel, and apparently one pack shifted and unplugged during the flight. Of course the other pack could not supply enough current, so it smoked shortly after the unscheduled landing. Luckily it did not burn up the plane.

Bob R.

CSpaced · 05-09-2007, 09:41 AM

Ouch man, very ouch! I had a gyro plug come out of the receiver one time, since then I strap all of those connectors into the receiver!

JeeUm · 05-09-2007, 10:33 AM

Nitro was showing me the 4,000rpm piro rate on that swift when it ejected the pack a good 30 yards from the heli.

Impressive to say the least.

**Nitrohuffer** · 05-09-2007, 04:48 PM

I can wreck 'em with the best!

3DCrazy516 · 05-09-2007, 10:21 PM

Yeah I was hovering my funtanax 100 and just pulled out when my battery with flying out of the tail of the plane. Full throttle in at a 45. The plane was just destroyed only thing that survived is the wing tube.

ShortBus · 05-09-2007, 10:44 PM

Strapping in the battery is overrated. ASK DEVIN!!!

XJet · 05-10-2007, 01:03 AM

Had a Mojo 60 turn into a lawn-dart from about 150 feet when a wire on the battery broke from the vibration my new Saito 100 was creating.

Burried that motor so deep all you could see was a glint from the intake tube.

The only damage to the airframe was where the battery went through the wing leading-edge on impact. Still flying to this day, those Mojos are *tough* and that's just one reason I love profiles :-)

**Uncle Brett** · 05-10-2007, 10:52 AM

Funny this thread came up when it did. 4 years of flying electrics and I've never had a battery come loose, until last week. I have (had) a Banchee that runs on 3s 4200mAh lipos and the battery is exposed under the wing. I went into an almost full throttle wall with a aileron roll on the upstroke. During the roll the battery said "See Ya", lol, that darn battery must of flown 200 ft, it was like it was shot out of a cannon lol. Well, at least the wing is OK.

wizard · 05-10-2007, 11:03 AM

Strapping the batteries tight is way over rated. This is what happened to one of my foamies during a blender with a battery that was strapped tight.

toprudder · 05-10-2007, 11:33 AM

Well, I would think you would want to strap the battery to something that is capable of holding it!!!

**Boulder** · 05-10-2007, 11:38 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by toprudder
	Well, I would think you would want to strap the battery to something that is capable of holding it!!!

Bob,

And where would that be on a foamy?

05-04-2007, 05:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nitrohuffer Victim Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomingburg, NY Age: 31 Posts: 889	Strap them batteries in tight! Was doing some fast piro's with the swift and pack ejected out the front a good 30-40 feet. It was a lost cause after that. Nothing like busting up three flight old carbon blades. __________________ Lungs transformed to take in water. Give up a life of earth and fire.

05-04-2007, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
toprudder Bustin' my Balsa Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 50 Posts: 755	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! Similar thing happened at SEFF during a demo, a large scale Cap had two packs parallel, and apparently one pack shifted and unplugged during the flight. Of course the other pack could not supply enough current, so it smoked shortly after the unscheduled landing. Luckily it did not burn up the plane. Bob R. __________________ *"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."* General George Patton EAST RC Raleigh-Durham Radio Control Home of the RDRC Fly-For-Tots 3D Hobby Shop Specializing in 3D Electric planes

05-09-2007, 09:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
CSpaced Outlaw Slayer! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oak Ridge, NC Age: 31 Posts: 2,556 Blog Entries: 16	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! Ouch man, very ouch! I had a gyro plug come out of the receiver one time, since then I strap all of those connectors into the receiver! __________________ *Performance Aircraft Unlimited*

05-09-2007, 10:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
JeeUm Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 36 Posts: 4,025 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! Nitro was showing me the 4,000rpm piro rate on that swift when it ejected the pack a good 30 yards from the heli. Impressive to say the least.

05-09-2007, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nitrohuffer Victim Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomingburg, NY Age: 31 Posts: 889	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! I can wreck 'em with the best! __________________ Lungs transformed to take in water. Give up a life of earth and fire.


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05-09-2007, 10:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
3DCrazy516 Smooth! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Latrobe PA Age: 18 Posts: 191	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! Yeah I was hovering my funtanax 100 and just pulled out when my battery with flying out of the tail of the plane. Full throttle in at a 45. The plane was just destroyed only thing that survived is the wing tube.

05-10-2007, 01:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
XJet Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Zealand Age: 54 Posts: 772	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! Had a Mojo 60 turn into a lawn-dart from about 150 feet when a wire on the battery broke from the vibration my new Saito 100 was creating. Burried that motor so deep all you could see was a glint from the intake tube. The only damage to the airframe was where the battery went through the wing leading-edge on impact. Still flying to this day, those Mojos are tough and that's just one reason I love profiles :-)

05-10-2007, 10:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Uncle Brett Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach CA. Posts: 1,019 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! Funny this thread came up when it did. 4 years of flying electrics and I've never had a battery come loose, until last week. I have (had) a Banchee that runs on 3s 4200mAh lipos and the battery is exposed under the wing. I went into an almost full throttle wall with a aileron roll on the upstroke. During the roll the battery said "See Ya", lol, that darn battery must of flown 200 ft, it was like it was shot out of a cannon lol. Well, at least the wing is OK.

05-10-2007, 11:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
toprudder Bustin' my Balsa Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 50 Posts: 755	Re: Strap them batteries in tight! Well, I would think you would want to strap the battery to something that is capable of holding it!!! __________________ *"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."* General George Patton EAST RC Raleigh-Durham Radio Control Home of the RDRC Fly-For-Tots 3D Hobby Shop Specializing in 3D Electric planes

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