Re: Trouble with prop saver (motor cuts out)


"Morgans" <jsmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Peter Olcott" <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

That would cost another $65.00 for one of the three
brands of meters that can handle that much current. I
think that I will upgrade the speed controller to one
that is supposed to be able to handle 25 amps, instead of
the one that is supposed to handle 18 amps. That will
cost less than $20.00 including shipping from China.

Do some searching for amp meter shunts, and you will
probably find some do it yourself designs that can handle
the higher currents, by using the 10 amps or less feature
of most volt/ohm meters.

There was a thread on this subject within the last month
or so, in this group.
--
Jim in NC


Yeah, I started that thread. I concluded that buying an
ammeter was the way to go in the long run, yet the long run
is not here yet. I don't have time to futz with the
home-made solutions, and I don't want to spent the money on
a good ammeter just yet. I will probably go with the one on
that thread, I still don't know whether I will buy the pro
model or the regular one.


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