Easy Mini Altimeter 01

[@sendit2873]

i can't thank you enough for your videos i would have never got any info about high power without them you guys and girls are awesome thank you so much

[@mikemckeon3201]

Tim, your videos are fantastic! Through your videos you’ve inspired me to give high power rocketry a try. It is an absolute blast (pun intended)! Thank you for all you do!

[@apogeerockets]

Thanks Mike. I'm happy to have provided a spark of inspiration.

[@b.h9186]

how do i change the altitude of the main parachute deploy?

[@robdaugherty2010]

Just got my Katana, will be ordering an EasyMini soon!

[@murph_mustela]

Great video, thank you.

[@f62darkstar]

can you plug the charger into a usb port into a computer to charge the battery? or does it have to be a wall socket

[@apogeerockets]

Yes you can. It is USB, so that is totally acceptable.

[@f62darkstar]

@@apogeerockets thank you.....I ordered your bt60 ebay kit and this battery and charger......went with the stratlogger cf altimeter tho.....you got the coolest stuff!! And I really appreciate all your how to videos.....I have learned a lot.

[@eren2846]

What is the power output of this?

[@greenlex518]

Why is there an apogee charge if the motor already has it built in?

[@apogeerockets]

Because, sometimes the apogee point might be at a different altitude than what the delay charge of the motor predicts. We all think our rockets are going to fly straight and true. But in reality, some rockets experience mishaps coming off the launch rail. I've seen rockets go unstable, or I've seen motors Cato. In that case, the regular delay in the motor is not going to push out the drogue chute at the right time. But the altimeter is independent, and will alway fire at apogee. I've seen dual deployment electronics "save" a lot of flights that would have otherwise crashed. So having the motor ejection charge becomes a "back-up" for redundancy - you probably don't need it, but it provides duplication to keep things safe.

[@greenlex518]

@@apogeerockets thanks for the explanation. I can't say enough how invaluable your company is!

[@kc2tbag]

Is it momentary contact switch?

[@jackerlink3571]

Could I use this for Stage Separation?

[@apogeerockets]

No. It doesn't have a way to have the charge fire before it hits apogee. So unless you were separating at apogee, I wouldn't use it. See our website for more options.

[@evaresangelic]

Can I use the Easy Mini Altimeter on a high power rocket?

[@apogeerockets]

Absolutely!

[@merveuzun4612]

Can i use li-ion battery instead of li-po?

[@apogeerockets]

They are the same thing, as far as I know. The batteries we use for dual deployment are different in one way. They don't have a safety circuit on them that regular lithium batteries have (we sell them on the Apogee website). The reason is that we want all the juice from the battery to go into the igniter to set it off. A normal battery will sense this as it being shorted out, and will trip the safety circuit in order to prevent the battery from overheating and starting a fire. That prevents the electricity from flowing into the igniter to heat it up and set it off. So a normal RC airplane battery, or whatever, may not work with a dual deployment altimeter. You'll need to do a ground test to make sure it works.