Can someone recommend a wattmeter
12-28-2021, 09:02 AM
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Can someone recommend a wattmeter
When I go to Tower, Horizon, Graves, and Radical RC, I see nothing that looks like what I need. When electric flight was in its infancy, I had a Hobbico wattmeter that did the job I needed. Now I am unable to find one of those.
Can someone recommend a decent wattmeter?
Can someone recommend a decent wattmeter?
12-28-2021, 12:43 PM
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- To trust is good
- To calculate is better
Will get you to say within 10%, if input ok.
e-flight calculators & propdata (compilation) - To measure is a must
A watt-meter will more than pay for itself, several times over, your battery, ESC and motor will love you for it.
After calculating, always check/measure current when you have a new/changed setup.
Will also help you find optimal setup.
And it's a great tool for debugging your power train. - About watt-meters and how (not) to use them, by RCG user vollrathd:
www.wattflyer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=117297 - A very long clearance sale, originally 200+$, high quality, now literally peanuts:
Hyperion Emeter II wattmeter with local&remote logging, optical&electrical tach, servo tester - RCG
Contents- Closing out at
- Reviews by Ken Myers
- Tech info & help threads
- Increasing max.current, double, triple, simple and cheap
- Software and manuals downloads
- Careful!
(Always!) keep battery-/watt-/multi-meter wires short:
Too long wires batteryside will kill ESC over time: precautions, solutions & workarounds - RCG
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