Digital Drone Thrust Stand and Battery Life Tester

Simple ways to test drone thrust at various power settings and battery performance (time) under set conditions

Material

1. Digital kitchen scale

2. Weight greater than anticipated thrust of drone (3 / 4 times drone weight should be enough - used 16 Oz)

3. Strap (wide is better than narrow to prevent tilting)

4. Stopwatch (Smartphones usually have them as an app)

5. A Drone - (drone weight was 3 1/2 Oz - thrust was 4 3/4 Oz - 150% ratio @ 100% power)

To test thrust

1.Secure drone to weight

2. Place on scale

3. Turn on scale - should read zero (0 Oz, Kg. etc.)

4. Activate drone

5. Measure thrust as negative weight at selected power setting

To test battery performance using repeatable criteria

1. Use weight , strap, and Smartphone stopwatch app to measure run time

2. Allow motors cool down time between tests