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You're not intruding at all. I like for everyone to converse freely.Sorry for intruding. Carry on.
I have the same set-up here. The Shooting Chrony Beta Master hasn't been out of the box in years. I also 3D printed a mount for the FX Radar to use connected to my M3 Impact's extended rail, so don't even have to worry about lining it up on the barrel.Same here. I keep 3 Eneloop batteries in the charger and 3 in the Chrono. Whenever the red light comes on I just switch the batteries. Works like a charm. The mod suggested above is pretty cool though, even if i just don’t have the time or inclination to commit to a project like that.
For those who don’t like the FX Chrono due to functionality reasons (as opposed to battery life), I really don’t get it. Mine is every bit as accurate as my Pro-Chrono, much easier to set up (i.e. no real setup), and is useable indoors and outside with no trouble, as opposed to having to set up the diffuser outdoors or the light set indoors. I love it.
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You have a 380mah battery pack, so that is your "gas tank". You can drive 380mA for one hour with that battery. The FX Chronograph is pulling roughly 77.2mA when in normal operation, so you can theoretically divide 380 by 77.2 and say that you will get around 5 hours of run time from that battery. This said, there are voltage levels on the Chrony that are higher, so you will almost certainly get a good bit less than that. I would knock 20% off of that and say that you can probably get 4 or so hours from that battery.I'm unsure how to calculate the runtime I'll get from a 380mah pack though.
You have a 380mah battery pack, so that is your "gas tank". You can drive 380mA for one hour with that battery. The FX Chronograph is pulling roughly 77.2mA when in normal operation, so you can theoretically divide 380 by 77.2 and say that you will get around 5 hours of run time from that battery. This said, there are voltage levels on the Chrony that are higher, so you will almost certainly get a good bit less than that. I would knock 20% off of that and say that you can probably get 4 or so hours from that battery.
It's no problem. I've spent a lot of my career studying batteries (Yea, I'm great fun a parties ) Li-Ion batteries don't discharge in a linear fashion. Here is a typical discharge curve:I'm a little confused, cause doesn't the voltage drop as you use up that 380mah capacity? So using all 380mah wouldn't mean you've drained the pack to 0.0v?
That is a REALLY cool idea but unless the circuitry is shielded, which I doubt it is, it's probably going to mess with it. @SkeeterHawk has been inside his and knows what to look for so he would be better to answer than I would be. I'm planning to put a small threaded brass insert in mine and use a machine screw with a large knob to replace the "where in the hell did that thing go now!" screw that it came with.Sorry to double post, but does anyone know if magnets mess with the radar that this thing uses to measure the projectiles? Since I'm converting to LiHV, and LiHV batteries don't like to sit around at any voltage other than their storage voltage, I'll be taking the battery hatch on and off regularly. I'd like to drill for some tiny magnets to make the hatch magnetic on/off.
My gut feeling here is to say No. Even though there is no shielding on this unit at all (Except for ground planes on the boards, but that is a stretch), I don't think consistent magnetic flux being present will mess with the detectability of the unit as long as they aren't on the front. That said, I would tape a few onto the chassis (more than you plan to use) where you plan to mount them before permanently mounting them just to make sure.does anyone know if magnets mess with the radar that this thing uses to measure the projectiles?
My gut feeling here is to say No. Even though there is no shielding on this unit at all (Except for ground planes on the boards, but that is a stretch), I don't think consistent magnetic flux being present will mess with the detectability of the unit as long as they aren't on the front. That said, I would tape a few onto the chassis (more than you plan to use) where you plan to mount them before permanently mounting them just to make sure.
Wow. Going by this information my external pack should last for about 130 hours!You have a 380mah battery pack, so that is your "gas tank". You can drive 380mA for one hour with that battery. The FX Chronograph is pulling roughly 77.2mA when in normal operation, so you can theoretically divide 380 by 77.2 and say that you will get around 5 hours of run time from that battery. This said, there are voltage levels on the Chrony that are higher, so you will almost certainly get a good bit less than that. I would knock 20% off of that and say that you can probably get 4 or so hours from that battery.