Recent content by fields_mj

Yes, I've been dealing with translated manuals in some form or another for almost 20 years now. Some are better than others, but very few of them are worth the paper they are printed on. Good to know on the YT info. Thanks!

What?!?!? Are you implying that my 600 lumen $3 Chinese flash light might not actually be as bright as my $65 180 lumen 4Sevens Quark?!?!?!? That's preposterous! Blasphemy even!

That's what the instruction manual called it. All I know is that when its used, I no longer have to pay attention to which direction the X5 is facing. Instead, all the directional controls are in relation to the controller. I'm still working on figuring out how it actually works because...

Honestly, I'm not sure yet. Still learning the controls and trying to figure out the special features like Hi/lo and the headless mode that uses the controller as a reference rather than a specific side of the machine. Accidently switched it to Mode 2 yesterday which alters which stick...

Actually, I'm assuming they are 720 mAh since that's what's printed on the battery and on the packaging. Since I don't have the equipment needed to confirm it, I'll have to go off the information provided by the mfg. With a 20C rating, I would imagine they can handle it if it's off by a...

Thanks for the info! Seems like there are a few different names that the connector goes by. I was anticipating that I'd be able to google the subject and get enough information that I could pretty easily fill in the gaps. True for the most part, but finding the connector has given me some...

I was just shooting for a 1C charge. I've got my charger to set up to shut down after 120 min of charging.

Actually, I like that first balance charger set up a lot. I think I'll pick up one of those. To use it, I would set the charger up to balance and charge a 3S cell correct? If each cell is 720 mAh, would I set the charger up to charge at .72a, or at 2.16a? On that parallel we up, if I'm...

Thanks for the info! Here's the batteries I have. http://www.amazon.com/Keenstone%C2%AE-Cheerson-Quadcopters-longer-overcharge-protection/dp/B01581AVTA?ie=UTF8&keywords=syma%20x5sc%20keenstone&qid=1461386370&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1 Yes, I think my charger does have a JST connector. It's a little...

New to the world of RC. Just got my son a Syma X5SC for his birthday, and I ordered some Keenstone 720 mAh 20C batteries (6) for it also. I've been using Li-Ion power cells (AW brand) to run my EDC torches, so I'm just a little familiar with Li power cells, but not much. I have a Thunder AC6...