Altimeter targeted for water rockets
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Altimeter targeted for water rockets
Anyone seen this?
https://www.apogeerockets.com/Electroni ... ter+%23391
Looks nice enough, reduced height trigger etc.
Then down at the bottom, "Altimeter Is Not waterproof"
https://www.apogeerockets.com/Electroni ... ter+%23391
Looks nice enough, reduced height trigger etc.
Then down at the bottom, "Altimeter Is Not waterproof"
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Re: Altimeter targeted for water rockets
how ironic to name something microSPLASH[/glow] altimeter when it isn't waterproof.
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Re: Altimeter targeted for water rockets
In all fairness, it's hard to make waterproof electronics. The sad part is that you can easily make your own LaunchPad Altimeter for half the price, which has servo deploy and a nice loud speaker.
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Re: Altimeter targeted for water rockets
True and hey at least they were thinking of water rockets. I.think these would be targeted at schools etc. Otherwise 100ft launch alt is easy to attain for a hobbiest.U.S. Water Rockets wrote:In all fairness, it's hard to make waterproof electronics. The sad part is that you can easily make your own LaunchPad Altimeter for half the price, which has servo deploy and a nice loud speaker.
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Re: Altimeter targeted for water rockets
The LaunchPad Altimeter only needs 10 meters to detect launch. :-)
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Re: Altimeter targeted for water rockets
The new Altimeter 3 from Jolly Logic is pretty nifty, with a nice app and bluetooth. Water Rockets need a deploy function though so yeah the Launchpad is really the only complete answer out there. I do like the logging data I get on the HK altimeter, and optional bluetooth radio though.
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Re: Altimeter targeted for water rockets
All the fancy wireless altimeters in the world turn into a pile of copper, silicon, and fiberglass chunks when they hit the ground because they have no recovery output so they made you use some sketchy parachute deploy system.