Battery Question.

[AidanPrestonTV]

Hello,

I just made the maiden flight of my double horse 9101 and I noticed that after 15minutes it died and I really coulda stayed out all night flying. so I came in and have been looking at other batterys.. so I can just change it or one with longer flight times. I thought about buying this

2 x new stock double horse 9101 batterys (7.4v 1500mAH)

Double Horse 9101 RC 3CH Helicopter Spare Part 9101-26 7.4v 1500mAh Battery 2pcs | eBay

or I was thinking of just buying one new good battery? has anybody got any links to one of these?

Thanks! Aidan Preston

[wiseman]

wow, 15minutes on one battery, thats some thing special. i get about 2 to 3 minutes

[AidanPrestonTV]

Well that's a rough estimate... between 10-15... not full power alot though.. keeping it steady and low.. just to learn.

[jimmyhorns]

you shouldnt run lipos until they are 'flat' or 'dead'. They shouldnt be run to under 20% capacity.

Running them until they no longer provide power will result in a very short life span, and can make charging dangerous.

your manual should give you a suggested flight time, but I would imagine it wouldnt be more than 5 to 8 minutes per battery

[AidanPrestonTV]

Ok I will take that into consideration!

[jimmyhorns]

Ive found the manual online and it doesnt mention flight time as far as I can see, only charging time.

A google search reveals that the shops selling this suggest a flight time of 8 to 10 minutes.

You will actually consume more battery hovering than you will flying forward, which sounds wrong but is correct due to translational lift, so if you are just hovering then I would go for 8 minutes, which is still a pretty good flight time for a leccy