summerwind
07-13-2008, 03:19 PM
hey all, i want to share my experience using this meter.
first it is listed here,
http://www.rcaccessory.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=362 (http://www.rcaccessory.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=362)
and here is a review,
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=888230 (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=888230)
my testing today shows very accurate reading for watts, amps, and volts.
the 2 features that really make this meter shine are the fuel guage and balancer.
the fuel guage was in question in the review, but my findings show it to be very accurate and a good guage of what you really have in mah's left in the battery which helps in setting flight times.
my first reading on a brand new FP 3S 1800mah 25C pack was at 38%..........when charged for the first time the pack took 1086mah to fill which put it at 98% and adding 684 (38% reading) to the 1086 gave us 1770mah's which is pretty accurate.
next reading was after some motor/prop testing, and the pack was down to 87% or 1566mah. charging again took 254 mah to fill which totalled 1820.
with some more testing, i had the battery down to 60% when checked with the TM which meant 1080mah left. charging again took 731mah to fill which meant 1811mah's. so the TM is telling a good story on how much is left in the battery. makes setting flight times so much easier.
then before putting the pack away after the last set of tests, i put the battery on the balancing mode which took about 10-15 seconds and done.
i also have a Watt's up meter for using as an onboard meter for final tuning, and both meters are within about 3% of each other in reading max Amps and Watts.
i may just dump the Watt's up meter though in favor of an Eagle Tree V3 as it is much smaller and lighter, and can do way more than the Watt'sUp meter, which makes more sense to own.
i also want to thank Evan for taking care of me with a problem i had which was my own fault, but nevertheless, Evan made life so much simpler with his Stellar customer service.
from here on out i can honestly say i will look to RC Accessory for my needs before looking elsewhere............the service is that good.
first it is listed here,
http://www.rcaccessory.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=362 (http://www.rcaccessory.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=362)
and here is a review,
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=888230 (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=888230)
my testing today shows very accurate reading for watts, amps, and volts.
the 2 features that really make this meter shine are the fuel guage and balancer.
the fuel guage was in question in the review, but my findings show it to be very accurate and a good guage of what you really have in mah's left in the battery which helps in setting flight times.
my first reading on a brand new FP 3S 1800mah 25C pack was at 38%..........when charged for the first time the pack took 1086mah to fill which put it at 98% and adding 684 (38% reading) to the 1086 gave us 1770mah's which is pretty accurate.
next reading was after some motor/prop testing, and the pack was down to 87% or 1566mah. charging again took 254 mah to fill which totalled 1820.
with some more testing, i had the battery down to 60% when checked with the TM which meant 1080mah left. charging again took 731mah to fill which meant 1811mah's. so the TM is telling a good story on how much is left in the battery. makes setting flight times so much easier.
then before putting the pack away after the last set of tests, i put the battery on the balancing mode which took about 10-15 seconds and done.
i also have a Watt's up meter for using as an onboard meter for final tuning, and both meters are within about 3% of each other in reading max Amps and Watts.
i may just dump the Watt's up meter though in favor of an Eagle Tree V3 as it is much smaller and lighter, and can do way more than the Watt'sUp meter, which makes more sense to own.
i also want to thank Evan for taking care of me with a problem i had which was my own fault, but nevertheless, Evan made life so much simpler with his Stellar customer service.
from here on out i can honestly say i will look to RC Accessory for my needs before looking elsewhere............the service is that good.