Tuff Bird

[Old Bama Dude]

I'm still amazed at my Angry Bird, a week up in a tall tree being rained on multiple times, did a test flight, and it flies as good as ever. I apologized to it for leaving it up in that tree for a week and almost giving it up for dead. I think it's glad to be back home.
Test flight after crash.wmv

Also, the battery will not charge, so I cracked open the battery case out of curiosity, figured there was a charging circuit in there. So, is the battery actually bad, or the charging circuit?

 

[PRMath]

I'm still amazed at my Angry Bird, a week up in a tall tree being rained on multiple times, did a test flight, and it flies as good as ever. I apologized to it for leaving it up in that tree for a week and almost giving it up for dead. I think it's glad to be back home.
Test flight after crash.wmv

Also, the battery will not charge, so I cracked open the battery case out of curiosity, figured there was a charging circuit in there. So, is the battery actually bad, or the charging circuit?
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Is there any damage except for the battery. Video looked good, RammerJammerYellowHammer

 

[Jagerbomb52]

Great picture of the battery insides, one of the best i have seen to date. You see that plug that is the balancing plug. If you had a aftermarket charger I bet you could get that sucker going again. Just wondering how you split the case?

 

[Old Bama Dude]

Is there any damage except for the battery. Video looked good, RammerJammerYellowHammer

Only other damage was the flimsy prop guards. What about yours?

 

[Old Bama Dude]

Great picture of the battery insides, one of the best i have seen to date. You see that plug that is the balancing plug. If you had a aftermarket charger I bet you could get that sucker going again. Just wondering how you split the case?
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Yeah, I wish I had a Lipo charger, that might just do the trick. To open it up used a small screwdriver to pop the top off, then my handy dandy Publishers Clearinghouse saw.

 

[Jagerbomb52]

Yeah, I wish I had a Lipo charger, that might just do the trick. To open it up used a small screwdriver to pop the top off, then my handy dandy Publishers Clearinghouse saw.
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Wow you are a brave man. one bad move and shorting it out even when it said dead dead dead it could have been still alive and big time fire. Still I like the photo as this gives me more information for when i tear mine apart.

 

[Jagerbomb52]

I was thinking about using a dremel tool with a cutting blade but I did not want to cut into any wires

 

[Old Bama Dude]

I was thinking about using a dremel tool with a cutting blade but I did not want to cut into any wires

I was verrr-ry careful. Got me a lipo charger ordered using a Father's day walmart gift card. If it don't work....eh, I've be wanting one anyway.

 

[Old Bama Dude]

Top snaps off with screwdriver, and cut where the top came off, no need to cut the bottom. Easier than I thought with the PCH saw. Now if I can just win that PCH money$$$$....

 

[Jagerbomb52]

I have had the top off a few times on my bad battery but never went any farther. I wonder if it can be restored with the aftermarket charger? Seems like a project in the making

 

[PRMath]

Only other damage was the flimsy prop guards. What about yours?

Still testing ..... carefully

 

[Old Bama Dude]

Still testing ..... carefully

Camera working OK? How long was yours in the tree?

 

[PRMath]

Camera working OK? How long was yours in the tree?

In the tree about 18hrs but about 90 mins worth of shore nuff downpour