Battery Meter build fun

[w00st3r]

So I had this xtar single battery charger, nothing fancy. i think i may have even gotten it for free. either way. i have a dual port charger that i use for all my batteries and this single was just sitting around. then i cam across this battery volt meter... a little unscrewing, soldering, hole cutting, re screwing, super gluing... and this is what i came up with.



i have a couple of mods i switch off from at home and i have enough batteries for them, plus like 2 extra, the thing was that i use a zmax, and a silverbullet. i switch off between them all day. now instead of checking battery voltage in my zmax, unscrewing the bottom, inserting a new battery, turning it on, cycling though the menu, testing the voltage... i just slap a battery in my little cradle here and bam, instant digital voltage readout.

 

[Aoi~]

Can you still charge with it? Been thinking of hacking away at my extra one. I keep the other in the car.

 

[w00st3r]

No. Like a dummy I unsoldered the charging mini usb port thinking to put the wires in that hole. Ran short on wire and had to put it in the middle. It could be done easily though and still charge.

sent from my s3 like a derp.

 

[tc1]

Nicely done. You can do this with the plastic battery holders you can find for $0.50-$1 online as well.

 

[w00st3r]

Yea thats what I was looking for. But I had this as a backup and I wanted to do it RIGHT NOW!

sent from my s3 like a derp.