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Old July 15th 12, 10:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Darryl Ramm
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Default Measured current draw, PowerFlarm Brick

On Sunday, July 15, 2012 1:55:51 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Sunday, July 15, 2012 1:48:25 PM UTC-7, Evan Ludeman wrote:
> PF manual does not list typical power consumption. Because PowerFlarm
> can supply power to other devices, this is a variable figure. The
> manual says only "up to 1.2 Watts", or 1 amp at 12V.

That would be 100mA at 12V.

Bart


Did you make independent measurements?, Based on the quoted measurement and assuming ideal power behavior it would be ~165mA at 12.0 VDC.

Actual power consumption will depend to some extent on the environment (e.g. other equipped gliders nearby etc.).

Darryl