SgtRay
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An Article about battery life
Let me tell you a story. The legacy of the three.
Born as triplets. They were the first. They went through their updates, their conditioning. Much in accordance with the recommended. There power curves where at acceptable limits. They were put to rest at about 15% to 20%. They were At livable temperatures. Except for when flying due to the fact that I live in a desert. They were treated gently and lovingly. They were allowed to discharge as per their design.
Several months ago there powered drone crashed rather spectacularly. Killing one of the triplets in the act. I don't know the cycle count. Never really thought to keep track of it. But I know that battery had performed within specifications. The crash was 100% pilot error. My drone does whatever I tell it to. On this occasion I didn't tell it to stay in the air.
The three now two. Although the trio was made whole with a replacement. The younger one to this date has only cycled 22 times. The second of the original trio was found one day in a questionable state. Indicator lights blinking oddly. Refusing to take a charge. Just an ominous blink. I never tried to figure out the cause or the reason. Once I saw the tale tail swelling. Even to the point of it not being able to go in to the drones battery compartment. I knew number two had passed. So I wrote a eulogy and endeavored to push on.
The two now one. Of the original trio the eldest is still going strong. At 110 cycles, she is charging and discharging. There is slight loss of flight time. But I am attributing that to the pilot once again. I'm chasing faster and faster planes. And I'm now landing my drone at anywhere from 2% to 10%. Exceeding and at times disregarding the recommendations. The old girl has no other choice but to feel the strain of being asked to be an old battery and a young battery's world. If I had to put a number to it because I never thought to documented. I would say that she's lost about a minute to two minutes of her flight time. Which you may think not much. But in my last set of chases one minute is the difference between being powered for when the Chase subject lands. Or waving off for lack of gas.
The Twins. Two new batteries were bought to fill the place of my aging children. Of the original three, only one left to tell them the story of their ancestors. The replacement one. Sort of the odd man out at 22 cycles, has filled its role without notice. And is holding strong.
So that's it. I never thought to document the life of the batteries. And of course I have a flair for the dramatic. So here is what I know. Here is what I can say. About the life and death of my first three wards.
This is the obituary for my eldest. It was a sad time. In honor of his passing, the twins still wear black to this day.
https://phantomtexter.blogspot.c ... -number-2-ends.html
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