Charger

Device used to recharge batteries, usually supplied with the radio if NiCd batteries are included.

LiPo charger: It is imperative that you use a specially made LiPo charger to recharge your batteries. Never use a charger designed for other types of rechargeable battery, the charging current will be wrong and there is no safety switch-off, the need to stop all LiPo chargers overcharging. Overcharging a LiPo battery, the battery caught fire, there are reports of exploding batteries.

Charge Rate: Always make sure that your charger at the same voltage as your LiPo battery. LiPo batteries are commonly used in batteries, so many chargers have a variable fee setting so that you can charge more packs. Check the label on the battery or battery to determine the output voltage. Place the charger on the same voltage, a little lower no problem, but a higher voltage damages the battery and can be dangerous, as in Section 1.

Excessive Discharge: LiPo batteries can be recharged at any point during the discharge with no ill effects or damage. However, if you fully discharge the battery and try to successfully - and that's unlikely, since LiPo manufacturers have built in a safety device to prevent this - it will not recharge. This is because, deep discharge destroys the chemical basis of the battery and make it unusable.

LiPo Charging: BagLegen Always store your batteries in a bag while they are chargeable. The bag is a fire and explosion protection so that if a problem occurs while the batteries are charged, you will be safe. They are fairly inexpensive and widely available from electrical and hobby stores. Never leave LiPo batteries, the charge will be unsupervised. Always turn the charger when the batteries are charged and allow them in the bag before they cool.

CHARGER TIPS

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CG (Center of Gravity)

CG ("Center of Gravity"): For modeling purposes, this is usually considered -- the point at which the airplane balances fore to aft. This point is critical in regards to how the airplane reacts in the air. A tail-heavy plane will be very snappy but generally very unstable and susceptible to more frequent stalls. If the airplane is nose heavy, it will tend to track better and be less sensitive to control inputs, but, will generally drop its nose when the throttle is reduced to idle. This makes the plane more difficult to land since it takes more effort to hold the nose up. A nose heavy airplane will have to come in faster to land safely.

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