lcorinth
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I'd like to get my first altimeter for use in an upcoming LPR launch. I'd love the Jolly Logic Two, but it's pricier, and I've kind of spent a lot on rockets lately. I was looking at the Estes altimeter on Amazon - much cheaper (30 bucks as opposed to 70). But it's gotten some mixed reviews.
The thing is, the two one-star reviews were written by people who'd used then for science fair projects. I wonder if perhaps these were parents who didn't know how to use them - didn't use vent holes, or maybe just stuck the thing in the body tube with the shock cord - but I have no way of knowing what the story is there. I thought I'd better ask here.
Anybody use these? Are they as unreliable as some people report? Perhaps they're not as fancy as the Jolly Logic, but if they work OK, I might just get one - unless they're garbage.
The thing is, the two one-star reviews were written by people who'd used then for science fair projects. I wonder if perhaps these were parents who didn't know how to use them - didn't use vent holes, or maybe just stuck the thing in the body tube with the shock cord - but I have no way of knowing what the story is there. I thought I'd better ask here.
Anybody use these? Are they as unreliable as some people report? Perhaps they're not as fancy as the Jolly Logic, but if they work OK, I might just get one - unless they're garbage.