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Old 06-21-2010 | 10:20 AM
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Default RE: Static vs Flight Current Draw

The power calculators will give you an estimate for your initial setup and prop size selection, but you still need to use a Wattmeter to get more accurate measurements of your actual setup.

I've seen a few guys compare static vs. in flight current numbers, and all the comparisons I've seen differed only by only a few percent.

Given this, I wouldn't let the static Wattmeter readings exceed the limits of your components.