bigone5500
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2009
- Messages
- 2,122
- Reaction score
- 1
Has anyone ever put an altimeter in a LOC Expediter? What did you have to do to make it work?
Altimeter in an Expediter
- Thread starter bigone5500
- Start date
Help Support The Rocketry Forum:
I have a "Little Expediter" - same design, but main airframe is 3" instead of 4". for single recovery, main at apogee, here's what I did:
I drilled small holes in both ends of the reducer, fished the ematch wire through, then tape over the holes & wire.
the altimeter (Perfectflite MAWD) and battery goes on a board in the upper section. drill a couple small holes in the upper section airframe to vent for the barometer. tape the nose cone on so you don't lose the altimeter. I stuck power wires out through one of the vent holes.
for a more permanent arrangement you could mount switches on the upper airframe section. if you were really clever you could put the altimeter on a sled that fits in a tube, say 38mm, and put the tube in the reducer.
I drilled small holes in both ends of the reducer, fished the ematch wire through, then tape over the holes & wire.
the altimeter (Perfectflite MAWD) and battery goes on a board in the upper section. drill a couple small holes in the upper section airframe to vent for the barometer. tape the nose cone on so you don't lose the altimeter. I stuck power wires out through one of the vent holes.
for a more permanent arrangement you could mount switches on the upper airframe section. if you were really clever you could put the altimeter on a sled that fits in a tube, say 38mm, and put the tube in the reducer.
Similar threads
