Do I need to ‘load test’ my Tx pack before flight?
*A: Just turning on the Tx ‘loads’ the pack with about a 250ma load, so an external load tester is not needed for Tx packs since the voltage displayed on your Tx is the loaded voltage of the pack. Below 9.5v, I’d charge. 9.6v and above.. your pack has more than enough of a charge to fly. Bear in mind that the cell mfg’s consider a cell is discharged when it reaches .8v per cell… in a Tx pack that’s 6.4v!!! Nobody in his right mind would fly a Tx pack down to that level, and most of you have Tx’s with low-voltage alarms built right in… they usually start hooting at you when the Tx pack gets under 8.5 volts… so relax, and stop beating the crap out of your Tx packs with a fast charger when you see less than 10v on the Tx voltage display.
