chilly81
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Just wondering if anyone's ever done any real testing of the current draw various rigs pull.
I know on quads it's a big thing to monitor actual power. Most of the flight controllers and power boards have some type of calibrated resistor these days to measure the actual current flow because you really are pulling 100C+ out of these smaller 1.0-1.3mAh size 4s and 6s batteries. Also useful as a 'fuel gauge'.
I haven't seen specific number for cars though - has anyone put in that type of telemetry or testing? High performance and high C rating batteries are definitely popular - so I was kind of curious if it really mattered as much. I mean if it's a 150A ESC on my 6S Fireteam, that's only a 30C discharge at full ESC rating (5Ah). So is there a benefit to getting anything fancier than a decent quality standard grade 50C SMC 5Ah unless I have big hopped up electronics?
I know on quads it's a big thing to monitor actual power. Most of the flight controllers and power boards have some type of calibrated resistor these days to measure the actual current flow because you really are pulling 100C+ out of these smaller 1.0-1.3mAh size 4s and 6s batteries. Also useful as a 'fuel gauge'.
I haven't seen specific number for cars though - has anyone put in that type of telemetry or testing? High performance and high C rating batteries are definitely popular - so I was kind of curious if it really mattered as much. I mean if it's a 150A ESC on my 6S Fireteam, that's only a 30C discharge at full ESC rating (5Ah). So is there a benefit to getting anything fancier than a decent quality standard grade 50C SMC 5Ah unless I have big hopped up electronics?