Help this electrical noob-?????????
 

I have a little black AstroFlight Inc. meter and just for kicks hooked it up between my Trakpowers and my MMM. It read at WOT 300W, 16.5 volt and 28.9A. The truck had minimal drag. It was balanced on a set of old Traxxas Chevrons. The only drag occured when the tires ballooned it left rubber marks on the garage floor.

So is this useful to me? What does this mean?

It means both your batts and motor are junk. You should send them to me for a failure analysis.

Beat me to it, bastard. I can test them better than Shawn, and i will even pick them up for free!

HAHAHAHA!

Not sure what that means, is the meter capable of reading the amount you are putting out?

Linc you could just drive to the southshore...nah I'll keep them.

What do you mean by putting out? Since it is between the batts and the esc probably not??

My batteries at full charge are 16.5 volts?

it means your system is good enough to leave black marks on your garage floor........thats a good return for your $1500+ investment....:lol:

Sounds like something my wife would say. Have you been talking to her?:smile:

Just re-read your inital post. You had the truck off the ground when you tested it. Sounds about right for a no load pull. The tires and diffs take some power to turn, that is for sure.

ive got a green wattmeter (from hobbycity, $40) which takes up to 60v, 100A.. would i be able to hook this into my buggy and use it like a "top draw monitor and see how much mah im using or would it harm it exposing it to large currents...?"
thanks,
ryan.

BTW: if you touch the ends after its had current through it, it hurts! zap! :lol: