[ARTS] Need Recommendation For E-matches In 1-Battery Configuration

[Jim Wilkerson]

Jarrett - if you can find someone with some Daveyfires left, either the 28Bs or Fs, those work fine in single-battery.  I've flown a number of flights using MTeks in single battery configuration, and the ARTS2 has fired every one of those matches.  
 
JTeks are a different story.  I've always needed two batteries for the JTeks.
 
Get yourself a bunch of MTeks and ground test until you're comfortable that they'll fire reliably in the single-battery configuration.RegardsJim Wilkerson



Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:57:11 -0400From: jarrett.gorin at centerpointdevelopmentpartners.comTo: arts at lokiresearch.comSubject: [ARTS] Need Recommendation For E-matches In 1-Battery Configuration




Hi,
 
I wanted to find out from other ARTS2 users what E-matches work best when you are flying in a 1-battery configuration and w/o bypassing the current limiter.
 
I already know that it is better to fly with two batteries etc.  Please don’t repond with recommendations to “just hook up a 2nd battery, as that is not what I am asking about here.  I know how to set things up with 2 batteries, but I have some cases where size constraints don’t allow for that, and I need to fly with just one.
 
I am having an impossible time finding an E-match or other charge initiator that will fire reliably on the 500ma current that the ARTS2 supplies in 1-battery mode.  M-tek E-matches from MJG say they fire on a “minimum” current of 500ma but that sounds dicey to me…like they might not fire.  If there are any other users out there who have flown it this way, and identified a product that works reliably at 500ma, please let me know the name of the product, and also the name of your supplier.
 
Thanks in advance!
 
Jarrett
 
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