AMPS, how to figure them?

[jingalls007]

What is a good rule of thumb when calculating AMPS in a theoretical setup?

[ED66677]

IMO none!
experience and/or FEcalc software can help but not 100% accurate

[Fluid]

I agree with Emmanuel, at least mostly. If you charge your packs, time your run with a stopwatch, and then record how much of a charge your packs took in mAh after the run, you can calculate the average amps drawn over the entire run. This is not 100% accurate but is about as close as you can get without on-board monitoring. But of course this is of no use for a theoretical setup.




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