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<DIV><SPAN class=850534520-24012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I can
still picture the old Orbit ad in my head, the Pattern plane used as a test case
was a Super Duck. I think it was the successor to the Cold Duck, which was
presented as a construction article in RCM a million years
ago.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Bob
Richards<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 24, 2005 3:26 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: any merit in running dual battery
packs ?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Dean,</DIV>
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<DIV>I did not know Orbit did that. I know Proline did. I loved those
Competition single-stick radios.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob R.<BR><BR><B><I>Dean Pappas <d.pappas@kodeos.com></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=746360619-24012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Ron,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=746360619-24012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Nickel tends to fail short. That's actually good. Once upon a time,
Orbit sold its packs with diodes across each cell to protect against
failed-open cells.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=746360619-24012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> Try the Smart-Fly BATshare ... same bat time, same bat
channel!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=746360619-24012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.smart-fly.com/Products/BatShare/batshare.htm">http://www.smart-fly.com/Products/BatShare/batshare.htm</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=746360619-24012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>later,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=746360619-24012005> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Dean</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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