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Old 12-19-2004, 01:50 PM
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Greg Covey
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Default RE: "Watt's Up" R/C Watt Meter

Key Features of "Watt's Up" power analyzer

* Measures energy (Wh), charge (Ah), power (W), current (A) and voltage (V)
* Connector to use a receiver battery for measurement down to 0 V
* Captures current peaks and voltage minimums(droops)
* Accurate & precise - 0.01 A current and 0.01 V voltage resolutions
* Rugged - handles 50 A continuous and 100 A peak at 60 V
* 14 ga., 7 x 37 stranded, high temp silicone rubber insulated wire without connectors
* Small & Light: 2.8" long x 1.7" wide x 0.83" thick (70 mm x 44 mm x 21 mm), 2.5 oz.
* Acts like a wire so doesn't affect model's performance. Precision current sensing resistor, with only 0.001 Ohm resistance and circuitry only draws 0.007 Amps
* Uses DSP to increase ADC resolution and differential measurement amplifiers to increase noise immunity
* Factory calibration stores constants in EEPROM to compensate for component tolerances
* One Year Warranty
* Complete User Manual

[/b]Specifications:[/b]
* Voltage 0-60 V, resolution 0.01 V. That's a 14 cell series li-poly pack!
* Current 0-100 A peak, 50 A continuous, resolution 0.01 A
* Charge 0-65 Ah, resolution 0.001 Ah. That's ~32 Amps for two hours!
* Power 0-6500 W, resolution 0.1 W. That's ~8.7 Horsepower!
* Energy 0-6500 Wh, resolution 0.1 Wh. That's lifting a 50 pound model into outer space (65 mi.)!
* Operates from 4.0-60 V, 0 V with optional receiver battery pack
* 16 x 2 STN LCD display
* Powerful, 8 MIPS micro-controller

The "Watt's Up" watt meter comes with a manual but without connectors. I soldered a set of Dean's Ultra connectors onto my meter for testing in a variety of applications.
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