Dickw

I field charge a lot but still always balance charge. If I am in a hurry I do charge at 2C and it has never been a problem. Dick

There already is a "sandbox" thread in the Forum User Guides section. Dick

The other point that may make a difference is how the charger software handles the balancing. Some may start balancing fairly early on in the charge process, while others may wait until closer to the end of charge. That may be mentioned in the spec. or the charger manual. The display on some chargers show the individual cell voltages and may also show balancing activity in progress on individual cells. Dick

If the specs mention the "balance current" then the higher the balance current the quicker it should balance. Many chargers use a balance current of about 0.3A, but the ones I use these days have a balance current of 1.3A and balance quite quickly. I always use a balance charge because it doesn't seem to take much longer than without balancing. Dick

I just tried the classifieds and no queries about cookies. Is this the link you used? https://classifieds.bmfa.org/search-listings Dick

All working OK for me right now. Dick

Yes, I do that as well. Yesterday I found a single broken wire on a balance lead and it only took about 5 minutes to fix it that way. I use a very small screwdriver to remove the connectors from the housing. Dick

A good day out yesterday GPS Triangle flying my 4.7m 6.7Kg glider on a flat field, but there were some intriguing atmospheric conditions. At the end of my last flight I ended up circling in one location for 4.5 minutes at 131m - no climb and no sink. It just felt like I could go on all day, and I landed out of the need to go home rather than having to! Dick

What does the .csv file look like if you open it in Excel or Libre Office? Dick

I was puzzled why yours was looking for an OSD file as when I set mine up for Futaba Telemetry and then click on the "Import Data" button, it is looking for a .CSV file. How were you doing it? Dick

I think you said earlier that you had found an old Windows laptop that worked, so you might be able to get DataExplorer working on that instead of your Mac. Worth trying, as the graphical displays can be easier to analyse. Dick

Some years ago I asked my optician for some "distance" glasses rather than reading glasses. He was happy to do that, but asked why I wanted them as it was very unusual. When I explained about flying model gliders several hundred metres away he understood and explained that the only other time he had been asked for distance glasses was by someone who did shooting. Strangely I find that they also help with reading, so I don't need to change glasses (or use varifocals) for setting up anything on my Tx. The optician confirmed that was expected! An additional comment - I have yellow tinted lenses as I find that helps visibility by brightening things up on very dull days and yet still acts as "sunglasses" on bright days. Dick

TN Gnat. The roundels and warning triangles are printed on white self adhesive inkjet vinyl, and the black lettering is printed on clear self adhesive inkjet vinyl. In both cases they were sprayed with a clear lacquer before cutting out and applying. Survived several years of use before pilot error stopped the fun.😥 Dick

The numbers in the TIME column are probably ms (milli secs) from the start of the log. That seems to be a common approach on a number of logging systems I have used. Dick

I am sure 150A will be enough, even on 3s Lipo you should have at least 1.6kW available. What you need is telemetry to check it out 🤣 👍 Dick