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LX 10k
Taking care of your LX 10k
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Taking care of your LX 10k
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9.1 The internal battery
The LX 10k has a Li-Ion internal battery, used for powering the unit, if the main power supply of
the plane gets cut, during flight.
The internal battery can power the LX 10k from 3 to 5 hours, depending on the brightness level,
whether wireless is on, volume and the state of the battery.
To extend the longevity of your LX 10k’s battery a few key steps should be taken:
• Avoid using the internal battery, when not needed - Do not intentionally cut the power to
the LX 10k, when there is still enough power from your main batteries. Do not intentionally
leave it in flight mode.
• Avoid draining the internal battery - Draining the battery completely is a known culprit
for reducing battery capacity. If you see the LX 10k changed to its internal power supply,
think about heading to your home airfield, unless on a competition of course!
• Proper winter storage - During periods of long inactivity, especially during winter, when
cold temperatures are present, the battery capacity is lowered by cold temperatures
and it can easily happen that the battery gets completely drained, causing the LX 10k to
lose its seal and the batter y to lose part of its capacity. To avoid this from happening, it
is recommended that, whenever the LX 10k is in storage, it should be connected to an
external power supply regularly, every 4 to 6 weeks, for at least 3 hours, for the internal
battery to charge.
NOTE
The LX 10k can not power external devices, while on internal power, meaning
Flarms, User port connected PDA/PNA devices and CAN connected devices will
stop working (unless they have an internal power supply of their own.
NOTE
The LX 10k charges the internal battery automatically, when connected to an
external power supply.
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