Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts
2009-11-14
2009-07-25
DX7 battery pack
For a while now, my DX7 battery does not keeps its charge for a very long time. I used to get easily 10 flights with a single charge and now I almost have to charge it everytime I go out.
So I started looking for a replacement battery for it and apparently, the easiest (and cheapest) solution is to buy some AA cells and make another pack myself. I will go to my local costco later today and see if I can buy some NiMh rechargeable AA cells to make another pack.
So I started looking for a replacement battery for it and apparently, the easiest (and cheapest) solution is to buy some AA cells and make another pack myself. I will go to my local costco later today and see if I can buy some NiMh rechargeable AA cells to make another pack.
2009-06-04
Hello from San Francisco!
Just wanted to say a little hello while I'm in San Francisco. I'm here for a computer convention called JavaOne. The convention is pretty cool, but I miss my girlfriend a lot... and my helicopters :)
My 600NSP is almost ready for it's maiden 3000 miles away from here, so I can't wait to get back and finally lift her up!
I'm coming home tomorrow, so the maiden flight should be really soon.
My 600NSP is almost ready for it's maiden 3000 miles away from here, so I can't wait to get back and finally lift her up!
I'm coming home tomorrow, so the maiden flight should be really soon.
2009-03-18
Recycling an old PC power supply
In the October 2008 issue of RC Heli magazine, there was a great article about modding an old ATX PC power supply into a multi purpose 12v power supply.
Since I read this article, I wanted to give it a try and in the last days, I finally had some spare time to do it. I followed the article carefully and a few hours later, I have this great 10amps 12v power supply:
It was a really easy mod. All I had to do was cut some wires inside the power supply and solder some leds, a swicth and banana plugs. I decided to do it the fancy way using leds and stuff because I already had all of that in my toolbox, but some could do this same mod without all the bling and still get a nice cheap power supply.
PC power supplies are often rated at least 10A and many of the recent ones are even rated at 15-20A. So if you have one laying around or if you know someone who is getting rid of an old computer, chances are you can get yourself a great 12v power supply for almost nothing!
The ironic thing is that I don't even need a 12v power supply for my RC stuff, because I only use the Align lipo charger/balancer that came with my T-Rex 450 and is already has a 110V cord, but it could always be useful and I couldn't resist doing this mod :)
Since I read this article, I wanted to give it a try and in the last days, I finally had some spare time to do it. I followed the article carefully and a few hours later, I have this great 10amps 12v power supply:
It was a really easy mod. All I had to do was cut some wires inside the power supply and solder some leds, a swicth and banana plugs. I decided to do it the fancy way using leds and stuff because I already had all of that in my toolbox, but some could do this same mod without all the bling and still get a nice cheap power supply.
PC power supplies are often rated at least 10A and many of the recent ones are even rated at 15-20A. So if you have one laying around or if you know someone who is getting rid of an old computer, chances are you can get yourself a great 12v power supply for almost nothing!
The ironic thing is that I don't even need a 12v power supply for my RC stuff, because I only use the Align lipo charger/balancer that came with my T-Rex 450 and is already has a 110V cord, but it could always be useful and I couldn't resist doing this mod :)
2009-02-26
Nitro Bonus!
I had a meeting today at my job with all the other employees and the president of the company. This was the annual meeting where the president exposes the financial results of the company for the last year and he also confirmed to us, that once again, we are all going to receive our annual bonus because the company met its objectives for 2008!
This is great news for me, because I'm gonna spend this money on a new nitro rc helicopter!!
This is great news for me, because I'm gonna spend this money on a new nitro rc helicopter!!
2009-02-23
Aaaarrrggh
Today is the day of the month where I get angry about postal services. I happen to work just on the other side of the street of a large shopping mall and several days a week, on my lunch break, I cross the street and take a walk in the mall.
This little walk almost always takes me to a bookstore and today, I noticed that the brand new edition of my favorite magazine, http://www.rchelimag.com/, was on the shelf of the bookstore while I didnt recieve my copy yet. I subsribed to the magazine a while ago because I wanted to save some money, but since then, I must deal with the fact that I get my copy many days after the local bookstore has it. I live just a few miles aways form the bookstore, but I always receive my copy after them, go figure!
This story repeats itself every month, at least now I know that the new edition is out and I will keep looking for it in my mailbox everyday until I finally get it!
This little walk almost always takes me to a bookstore and today, I noticed that the brand new edition of my favorite magazine, http://www.rchelimag.com/, was on the shelf of the bookstore while I didnt recieve my copy yet. I subsribed to the magazine a while ago because I wanted to save some money, but since then, I must deal with the fact that I get my copy many days after the local bookstore has it. I live just a few miles aways form the bookstore, but I always receive my copy after them, go figure!
This story repeats itself every month, at least now I know that the new edition is out and I will keep looking for it in my mailbox everyday until I finally get it!
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