Question and help on this, Xicoy Digital Weight & Balance CG Meter. I know this balancer is exspensive, but all batteries weight different, even same brand, like KINEXSIS - 22.2V 7000mAh 30C 6S LiPo Battery, I have 3 of those #-1- is 893grams, #-2- is 907grams, #-3- is 896grams, I bought another one but they stopped making that one, this is the same but new new version - KINEXSIS - 22.2V 7000mAh 30C 6S F-Tek LiPo Battery and #-4- weighs 968grams. I also use and have two KINEXSIS - 22.2V 5000mAh 30C 6S LiPo Battery, reported as weighting 710grams, well one -5-
weighs 753grams and #-6- weighs 756grams. I got 4 Smart Technology batteries by Specktrum, because I needed another charger and these where the lightest batteries I have seen. I have two Smart - 22.2V 5000mAh 30C 6S LiPo Battery, reported as weighting 655grams, and again it really weighs #-7- is 692grams and #-8- weighs 695grams. The other two Smart batteries are Smart - 22.2V 7000mAh 30C 6S LiPo Battery, these where reported as weighting 890grams, #-9- really weighs 932grams and #-10- weighs 947grams. I use these batteries in 6 different planes, well actually only the 22.2V 5000mAh 30C 6S in my Freewing-A-10-Thunderbolt-80mm, I was hoping to use the new Smart - 22.2V 7000mAh 30C 6S and it would have worked at 890grams, but there going to be to heavy.
Wow I sorry about rambling on, but when they say use this battery and move it all the way forward is not always correct, even if you use the battery they recommended, because as you can see they can weigh different weights and it all makes a difference if your trying to get the CG as close as you can to what they recommend for your Maiden flight, like my FlightLine RC Spitfire Mk.IX 1600mm, when I CG it I forgot to do it with the guns and when I put the guns on I had to move the battery !/4 inch father back to get the CG write. Anyway I have related all this to you all because I was one in search for answers to all this and you all have helped, so this is me trying to help those who could use any info about CG, because when you fly especial if your new and the CG is perfect its so much easier and fun and when you change batteries I want your plane to fly like it did when the CG was perfect. hope this helps anyone.
Now back to my Question because when my CG is write then all I have to do is everything else, prep, matinance, wind, cross wind, etc, How good is this "Xicoy Digital Weight & Balance CG Meter", because it would be so much easier to use than my Great Planes Balancer, which has worked great, great price, and works well, but I have 10 planes and 6 of them use the same 10 batteries I use and CG-ing those six is 60 plus times checking CG and its getting old and the Freewing-A-10-Thunderbolt-80mm and the two new FlightLine-F4U-1A-1D Corsairs are very sencitive at the balance point and even the cost would be worth it to me, so anybody that could tell me how accurate it really is would help, thank you, Michael P.S. going to try and attach some photos
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