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02.05.2009, 11:29 PM

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You just need some power resistors (or 200' of solid 10awg copper wire) for your dummy load. 100A is a TON of power though. At 6s it's over 2100 watts if the cells hold 3.5V/cell!! If you were doing momentary testing (<3 seconds on, 5% duty cycle, fan cooled), I guess a power rating of 500W on the resistors would be OK. At 21V, a 0.21 ohm resistor is needed. To make things easier, look for 0.2 ohm - 0.25 ohm. A 0.25 ohm is around 90A current. It isn't difficult to build, but the resistors are going to be EXPENSIVE to say the least.

Edit- Wow! I just did an eBay search and found this! Man this would be PERFECT for that dummy load!!! not a bad starting price either!

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02.06.2009, 12:02 AM

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You just need some power resistors (or 200' of solid 10awg copper wire) for your dummy load. 100A is a TON of power though. At 6s it's over 2100 watts if the cells hold 3.5V/cell!! If you were doing momentary testing (<3 seconds on, 5% duty cycle, fan cooled), I guess a power rating of 500W on the resistors would be OK. At 21V, a 0.21 ohm resistor is needed. To make things easier, look for 0.2 ohm - 0.25 ohm. A 0.25 ohm is around 90A current. It isn't difficult to build, but the resistors are going to be EXPENSIVE to say the least.

Edit- Wow! I just did an eBay search and found this! Man this would be PERFECT for that dummy load!!! not a bad starting price either!


Oh my god, I have two of those laying around my shop that are unwanted. I could totally snatch one of them. I am totally willing to run such a large load. Its what I do, as I have signal and function generators laying around at the shop. I just want to find some sort of way to accurately measure the discharge rates of LiPos. I just don't like the "C" system, I just want something more quantifiable.
   
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