• Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    Power over fiber exists, but you need a seriously big unit to deliver anything over 15 watts. 15 watts does not lift a drone, and it really doesn’t make it go as fast as a tank.

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      6 months ago

      15 watts could certainly lift a drone, a 15 watt drone probably couldn’t lift a 15 watt fiber power receiver though. Really the fiber is just silly. Use a laser or regular wires

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        6 months ago

        DJI Mavic 3 (a modest camera drone) has a 74Wh battery with a claimed flight time of 46 minutes. That means it needs 48W.

        High speed racing drones, like the kind you might want to make into a kamakazie drone, will take a lot more than that.

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          6 months ago

          Mavic 3 is heavy. There are much lighter and much smaller drones that use less power. You wouldn’t need your tank-tethered drone to be fast.