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Ralph Weaver
Jun 04, 2007, 09:27 PM
A few months ago I had the need to measure over 100A of current on a new high performance electric sailplane. While researching the available data loggers I found the HiBox. I'd seen it used in European magazines. They did not have a US distributor, so I contacted them and now I'm the US distributor.

I just got my fist shipment for stock. They are vary nice units, easy to use and good quality. Besides the normal, Volts and Amps, the HiBox logs RPM and will function as a servo tester. You can also connect a clamp on current probe or a temperature probe such as those made by Fluke.

There are a couple of data plotting and display software programs available (free with purchase). The PowerCube program is very powerful, allowing user define functions and a configurable input parser.

The HiBox can funtion as an on-board data logger for larger planes. It's too big for small foamies and tight fuselages, but works well an mid to large size planes and larger helicopters.

You can check out the details at www.magtechinc.net.

http://www.magtechinc.net/images/hibox.jpg

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Ralph Weaver
Jun 04, 2007, 09:29 PM
Wow! looks really cool. (sorry, just couldn't stand to see the replies showing "0")

Ralph Weaver
Jun 05, 2007, 07:51 AM
Here's an interesting application of the HiBox...

"As tidbit you can see how to use Hibox to measure currents nearly 600A! Yes, using external clamp meter and Hibox you can log such brutal phenomena like is F3B winch start. And even more! Using Hibox counter mode you can log every single revolution (not to be confused with RPM, it's different measurement) of winch and then count how many meters of line you reel up before zooming your F3B jet.

On the picture below you see that during launch (10sec duration) I used energy 6.8W. I'm sure that under specific conditions you can think as this energy is equal to pull effect of your glider and this is what you want to maximize (pull efect). Sure, you will compare it with altitude reached after this launch. I'm sure this is new point of view to winch launch optimization. I offer you this revolutionary solution."

http://www.lomcovak.cz/hib/images/winch_start.gif