Ares Chronos CX 100, Instruction Manual

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When transporting or temporarily storing the battery, the temperature range should be
from approximately 40–100°F. Do not store the battery or model in a hot garage, car or
direct sunlight whenever possible. If stored in a hot garage or car the battery can be
damaged or even catch fire.
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Do not over ‐ discharge the LiPo flight battery. Discharging the LiPo flight battery too low
can cause damage to the battery resulting in reduced power, flight duration or failure of
the battery entirely.
LiPo cells should not be discharged to below 3.0V each under load. In the case of the
1 ‐ cell/1S 3.7V LiPo battery used to power the Chronos CX 100 you will not want to allow
the battery to fall below 3.0V during flight.
The 4 ‐ in ‐ 1 control unit features a low voltage cutoff (LVC) that cuts power to the motors
completely (regardless of the power level you have set with the left ‐ hand/throttle stick)
if the voltage of the battery falls below the 3.0V minimum. If the LVC ever occurs it will
be indicated by a blinking red LED on the control unit (the LED mounted in the canopy
will also blink). However, to prevent an unexpected loss of power due to triggering the
LVC, if you ever find that more than the typical amount of throttle/power is required to
hover and/or the helicopter will not ascend/climb even at full power you should land
the model and turn it off immediately to prevent over ‐ discharge.
And while it is possible to power the model up and fly again after the LVC occurs this is
NOT recommended. Continued discharging can cause permanent damage to the LiPo
battery resulting in reduced power output and/or shortened flight durations during
subsequent flights (or failure of the battery entirely).
Also, it is not recommended that you fly to the LVC every time you fly. Instead you
should be aware of the power level of the battery/helicopter throughout the flight, and
if at any time the helicopter begins to require more throttle/power than typical to
maintain hover, and/or will not ascend/climb even at full power, you should land the
helicopter and turn it off immediately. Repeatedly discharging the battery to the LVC can
still cause permanent damage to the battery so it’s best to use a timer or stop ‐ watch to
time the duration of your flights and to stop flying at a reasonable time before the LVC is
reached.
IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT LEAVE THE HELICOPTER TURNED ON UNLESS IT IS READY TO
BE FLOWN. IF THE HELICOPTER IS LEFT TURNED ON WHEN IT IS NOT IN USE THE LIPO
BATTERY WILL BE OVER ‐ DISCHARGED BY THE SMALL AMOUNT OF CURRENT THE ON ‐
BOARD ELECTRONICS AND LEDs CONSUME. It can sometimes take a few hours or even
up to a few days to over ‐ discharge the battery this way but doing so will likely cause
permanent damage to or failure of the battery entirely (which is not covered under
warranty).