May 30, 2008

Electric Airplane Power Testing

How to use a power meter and multi-meter to test the power input of an electric airplane.

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November 30, 1999

chipko @ 12:00 am

I've had a few …
I've had a few multimeters in my time but never really measured amps with it! Only since I've got into electic flight have I had to worry about amps.

I've considered the FlyCamOne2 because I believe it can record higher resolution rates (mind you, YouTube doesn't often care for that!)

My primative 640×480 30fps setup cost me 330g of extra weight. For that I could call my plane if I wanted to, but it's not very efficient!

jasmine2501 @ 12:00 am

Thanks, I kind of …
Thanks, I kind of assumed people might be familiar with the limits of a multi-meter if they owned one :)
I use a Fly cam one - version 1. Version 2 is out now, but I'm not sure if it's any better. You can get it from Hobby-Lobby.

chipko @ 12:00 am

Ooo, I'm glad you …
Ooo, I'm glad you mentioned that else I might have been buying a new multimeter :D

From what I've seen of all your posts on WattFlyer, you've always been helpful to us beginners! Thanks :D

My first aerial video is going online shortly, my Nokia N93i on the side of a glider. What camera do you use for all of yours? They're some great videos you have.

Thanks again you!

jasmine2501 @ 12:00 am

Multi-meters can …
Multi-meters can not handle the amperage level we need to measure. The limit on the multi-meter in the video is 2 milli-amps. The Stryker uses 7000 times that much!

chipko @ 12:00 am

Thanks for making a …
Thanks for making a video for us beginners! I'm going to be getting a watts up meter but then, I think my multimeter has an ammeter on it, might make some Deans connector leads for it.

Great video

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