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Some flight time/LiPo data for y'all

Discussion in 'ALTA' started by Steve Maller, Feb 15, 2016.

  1. Steve Maller

    Steve Maller UAV Grief Counselor

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    I've been flying my ALTA quite a bit with the MōVI M5 and Canon 5D Mark III, and I wanted to push the flight time to the max I was comfortable with just to establish a best/worst case number.

    Here's the results of pushing dual Tattu 10,000 mAh LiPo batteries for a 19+ minute flight at sea level. These are well-used batteries with 40+ flights on them.

    As you can see, the charger replaced more than 10,000mA per battery, and the resulting internal resistance is still a very respectable 8mΩ.

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  2. Michael McVay

    Michael McVay Active Member

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    Impressive. Do you recall what your voltage under load was before you landed?
     
  3. Humberto Barchini

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    About to ask the same thing....
     
  4. Steve Maller

    Steve Maller UAV Grief Counselor

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    The OSD was showing 19.8-20.0v as I was landing. I was very curious to watch how the voltage rolled off on the Tattus. They've really impressed me with their stability. I have five pairs of them, and they've performed flawlessly. I treat them carefully (storage charge, etc.) but I fly the @#$%^& out of them. :eek:
     
  5. Humberto Barchini

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    Wow!!!!! I never use it lower than 21,5... but yes the Tattu are fantastic! I have 3 pair of 6.200 (for the red) 3 Pairs of 10.000 and 2 pairs of 12.000 all for the Alta...
     
  6. Jose Luis Ocejo

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    Impressive..... Steve please don't do it again....just kidding thanks for sharing I have also Tatu Lipos iI wonder if the Alta could send telemetry back with mAh remaining like an eagle tree in flight
     
  7. Chris Workman

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    Is there any clear advantage in getting the Tattu over the Freefly Flight packs? They are similar specs/price on paper:

    6S
    10,000mAh
    22.2v
    25C continuous 50C burst discharge rating
    the Freefly Packs look a little lighter at 1360g while the Tattu comes in at 1400g

    about $250 retail (if you know a better deal let me know!)
    yet the Tattu's seem to be the popular choice.

    I'm pricing out gear for an Alta 6 setup and just wanted to know if there was a good reason to get third party lipo's. Looks like the Tattu can take a beating, anyone do similar tests on the Freefly branded packs?
     
  8. Steve Maller

    Steve Maller UAV Grief Counselor

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    If I had to choose, I'd choose the Freefly packs. Don't know the difference in price, but I also suspect the two may be identical under the skins. Clearly Freefly don't manufacture their own LiPos...just a guess that they might OEM from GensAce/Tattu.
     
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