Dyno's

[speedfreak]

Hi Guy's

Any idea on which dyno to get....Fantom, Robitronic.

Cant seem to find others, are there?. Really want to get one for myself. Any links to good deals please!.

thanks

[DJTheo]

If you can afford it get one with a load that is also connected to a PC and through a rev up under load calculates the real power (Phantom Racing FACTS makes one I think) Those with just rpm and current measurement are imho a waste of money as they measure a motor under no load, which doesn't tell much.

Cheers

[speedfreak]

Yep! thats what I have now, not good enough, want the real thing.

So no idea where to get one hey best I have seen is $500.

Thanks Djtheo

[DJTheo]

Try ebay, you might get it for less then that.

Good luck! []

[speedfreak]

tried that,there are one or two but they wont ship to south africa and prob is when the bid ends there its normally the middle of the night down here..[V] thanks....

[DJTheo]

Auctionsniper.com is your solution then []

Cheers

[raemin]

If you're tight on budget, try an old tekin dyno. This is the one I am using, the load is produced by a slave motor (not as good as a flywheel), but unlike cheap dyno the slave motor is only used for load not for measures which are made out of separate sensors. If you want accurate figures you want a tekin "balanced" slave motor (they do still stock a few ones for $10 or so).

The other draw back is the display output that shows the age of the dyno... By default the dyno just detect the best efficiency load and will deliver figures based on that load, for any other figures you have to adjust the load and quote the numbers. If you want a 100 point curve it may take you some time...

On the big plus it is extreemly durable, you can get a used one for $120, and when it says a motor is bad it is definitively a bad motor...

As said, the other alternative is a few sets of calibrated props

[Forum Fodder]

I have the robitronic dyno and it is the mutts nuts. Its a hefty investment, but resale value is high as well. Also well worth the extra 40 euros for the full software package. I can connect it up to my laptop trackside to give a full graph of motor performance.