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| author | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2012-03-31 17:53:25 -0600 |
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| committer | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2012-03-31 17:53:25 -0600 |
| commit | 440226df03a85cd0047d876b57b2a3410bfb2b02 (patch) | |
| tree | 08333d62027af2ecad5d538a9225b4890f57c3aa | |
| parent | 4ca52908c8b3f98a79588981f6878025250f0924 (diff) | |
be explicit in a couple places about only using single-cell LiPo batteries
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/altusmetrum.xsl | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl index 5c18fec3..ad08aecc 100644 --- a/doc/altusmetrum.xsl +++ b/doc/altusmetrum.xsl @@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 A typical TeleMetrum or TeleMini installation involves attaching only a suitable Lithium Polymer battery, a single pole switch for power on/off, and two pairs of wires connecting e-matches for the - apogee and main ejection charges. + apogee and main ejection charges. All Altus Metrum products are + designed for use with single-cell batteries with 3.7 volts nominal. </para> <para> By default, we use the unregulated output of the Li-Po battery directly @@ -1447,8 +1448,9 @@ NAR #88757, TRA #12200 <para> In the rocket itself, you just need a <ulink url="http://www.altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum/">TeleMetrum</ulink> or <ulink url="http://www.altusmetrum.org/TeleMini/">TeleMini</ulink> board and - a Li-Po rechargeable battery. An 860mAh battery weighs less than a 9V - alkaline battery, and will run a TeleMetrum for hours. + a single-cell, 3.7 volt nominal Li-Po rechargeable battery. An + 850mAh battery weighs less than a 9V alkaline battery, and will + run a TeleMetrum for hours. A 110mAh battery weighs less than a triple A battery and will run a TeleMetrum for a few hours, or a TeleMini for much (much) longer. </para> |