How many amps am I drawing ??

[ghostofpf1]

I am running 4s2p 5000 mah packs (10000mah) in a 26" r2hobbies hydro hull with a Feigao 540 8XL motor running a 40x55 grim racer prop with a LV Hydra 240.
To measure amps I use an eagle tree micro logger V3 and due to the cable set up on the hydra I can only hook up to one of the two packs for a reading. I saw 58 peak amps using the LCD screen readout .
So...am I drawing 58 amps total or 116 amps ?? I asked the guys at the pond and got conflicting answers ....I believe I am drawing 116 amps but at least one opinion was that since they are parallel that the 58 amps was all the esc was seeing.

thanks
Steve

[ghostofpf1]

Sooo...no experts here willing to chime in ?? :help:
Steve

[domwilson]

If they are in parallel and you are reading from one pack. I would say 116 amps. That is because the amps are dvided by the number of current paths. Here is a good explanation... http://www.electronics-lab.com/articles/basics/theory/parallel.htm

[ghostofpf1]

Thanks for the link....it answered my question under parallel circuits:
"If one path is drawing 1 amp and the other is drawing 1 amp then the total is 2 amps at the source."

thanks for taking the time to reply
Steve

[domwilson]

No problem. Glad to have helped.