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Old 09-25-2006 | 07:03 AM
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OK, so if you were actually experiencing a 3A average load, you would be using 12Ah per 15 min flight.
No, if the load is 3 amps for 15 minutes then that consumes .75 amp-hours of battery capacity. NOT 12 Ah. 3 amps for an hour is 3 amp-hours, not 180. Put a 3 amp load on a 3 amp-hour battery and it will be fully discharged in 1 hour.

The load is in amps. The battery capacity is in amp-hours. Capacity divided by the load determines duration of the battery.

You are confusing loads with capacity and incorrectly calculating them both.

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