View Single Post
  #5  
Old July 16th 12, 12:03 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Evan Ludeman[_4_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 484
Default Measured current draw, PowerFlarm Brick

On Jul 15, 4:55*pm, 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


You're right, of course.

I got busy reading about a few hundred milliamps for this in, 500 for
that (at +3 or +5V, not 12) and slipped the decimal. Oops.

In any case, 170 mA is a pretty good measurement. That's sitting in
my driveway with GPS and flarm transmission active, no threats.

-Evan / T8