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•Whentransportingortemporarilystoringthebattery,thetemperaturerangeshould
befromapproximately40–100°F.Donotstorethebatteryormodelinahotgarage,
carordirectsunlightwheneverpossible.Ifstoredinahotgarageorcarthebattery
canbedamagedorevencatchfire.
•Donotover‐dischargetheLiPoflightbattery.DischargingtheLiPoflightbatterytoa
voltagethatistoolowcancausedamagetothebatteryresultinginreducedpower,
flightdurationorfailureofthebatteryentirely.
LiPocellsshouldnotbedischargedtobelow3.0Veachunderload.Inthecaseofthe
2‐Cell/2S7.4VLiPobatteryusedtopowertheGamma370youwillnotwanttoallow
thebatterytofallbelow6.0Vduringflight.
Theincluded20‐AmpBrushedMotorESC(AZS1210)featuresa‘soft’lowvoltage
cutoff(LVC)thatsmoothlyreducespowertothemotor/powersystem(regardlessof
thepowerlevelyouhavesetwiththeleft‐hand/throttlestick)toletyouknowthe
voltageofthebatteryisclosetothe6.0Vminimum.However,evenbeforethis
reductioninpower,ifyoufindthatmorethanthetypicalamountofthrottle/power
isrequiredtocruiseorclimbyoushouldlandthemodelanddisconnectthebattery
immediatelytopreventover‐discharge.
AndwhileitispossibletopowerthemodelupandflyagainafterthesoftLVC
occurs,thisisNOTrecommended.Continueddischargingcanresultinreachingthe
5.0V‘hard’LVCwhichmaycausepermanentdamagetotheLiPobatteryresultingin
lostpowerandflightdurationduringsubsequentfights(orfailureofthebattery
entirelywhichisnotcoveredunderwarranty).
Also,itisnotrecommendedthatyouflytothesoftLVCeverytimeyoufly.Instead
youshouldbeawareofthepowerlevelofthebattery/airplanethroughoutthe
flight,andifatanytimetheairplanebeginstorequiremorethrottle/powerthan
typicaltomaintaincruiseorclimbyoushouldlandtheairplaneanddisconnectthe
LiPobatteryimmediately.ConstantlydischargingthebatterytothesoftLVCcanstill
causepermanentdamagetothebatterysoit’sbesttouseatimerorstop‐watchto
timethedurationofyourflightsandtostopflyingatareasonabletimebeforethe
softLVCisreached.
IMPORTANTNOTE:DONOTLEAVETHELIPOBATTERYCONNECTEDTOTHEESC
UNLESSYOUAREREADYTOFLY.IFTHEBATTERYISLEFTCONNECTEDTOTHEESC
WHENITISNOTINUSETHELIPOBATTERYWILLBEOVER‐DISCHARGEDBYTHE