Timeline for Do I need to add a current limiter to this battery pack I'm making?
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| May 18, 2012 at 20:43 | comment | added | tehDorf | @pjc50 - Yes and yes. It has a separate plug for the probe for measuring 10 amp currents, which I used. I also just hooked the probe up to the +/- terminals of my battery back without the motor connected. It looks like that was my problem? | |
| May 18, 2012 at 20:37 | vote | accept | tehDorf | ||
| May 18, 2012 at 9:44 | comment | added | pjc50 | Is your multimeter the type with a different probe socket for measuring current? Also, did you really just put it into current mode and short it across the battery pack? You should wire it in series with the motor to measure actual current draw. | |
| May 18, 2012 at 5:01 | history | edited | Nick Alexeev | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 18, 2012 at 4:09 | comment | added | stevenvh | My NiMHs are 1.2V. | |
| May 18, 2012 at 2:10 | history | edited | Nick Alexeev | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 18, 2012 at 1:05 | history | edited | Nick Alexeev | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 18, 2012 at 0:25 | comment | added | tehDorf | Thanks for the confirmation. I have an old voltmeter that says it can measure up to 10 amps (which should be enough cushion) but it didn't respond when I hooked it up to the battery pack. I checked the fuse and it wasn't blown, so I'm not sure what's wrong with it. The volts measured a little high, about 9.5, but that should go down once it is actually hooked up. (right?) | |
| May 18, 2012 at 0:05 | history | answered | Nick Alexeev | CC BY-SA 3.0 |