can i use these voltage indicators??

[LukeTheDuke]

hey guys an gals,

i close friend of mine has a crap ton of RC parts he is willing to get rid of,

i found these EXACT voltage indicators/testers... and i wanna get them from him for the low low...

eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

my question is can i use them in a mod??
i want to use them as a voltage display just like any other mod, id like to put a switch on it to be able to turn it off and on as i need, but i want to still be able to see what voltage my POT is at and the voltage when the atty is under load...
i guess? lol if its possible??

if anything using it as a battery checker? that is the lowest on the totem pole...

i know this isnt the volt indicator on madvapes... i know its got a foot print and the mod i fond to put it in is going to be pretty packed on space... but i just need ta know

if i can wire it for my needs,
and maybe how i can do that...

thanks for any input and advice an opinions....

thanks for your time all

 

[Dalton63841]

If you are using a mod with only 1 battery, then probably not. With 2 batteries, yea you can. At the top it says 2s 6s, that means it is for use with multiple cells.

Either the first or last pin will be a common ground. All the other pins are for hot wires. The display will cycle showing the voltage output of the first hot wire, then the second, and so forth...

 

[Java_Az]

These will work with one battery a bit cheaper but they ride the slow boat from china.
eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

If you want to pay more and get them from here in the USA here is a supplier
Battery Voltage Indicator

 

[LukeTheDuke]

thank you all for the replies!,,

SO... these will also display the voltage under load too? the volts of the atty underload?

thats one of the things i was most concerned about...

i think my up coming mod is going to be a 2x 14500 VV with a REV2 regulator, and this voltage display... in a Altoids mints box....

so is there any concern read out underload?

 

[hoogie76]

thank you all for the replies!,,

SO... these will also display the voltage under load too? the volts of the atty underload?

thats one of the things i was most concerned about...

i think my up coming mod is going to be a 2x 14500 VV with a REV2 regulator, and this voltage display... in a Altoids mints box....

so is there any concern read out underload?

As long as you have them wired in parallel with the output to the battery connector you will see both loaded and unloaded voltage (with, without atty)..

hoog

 

[LukeTheDuke]

tanks hoog,

so one pin wired to the +battery connector, and one plug wired to the atty +wire??

wait thats not parallel is it???

 

[Java_Az]

tanks hoog,

so one pin wired to the +battery connector, and one plug wired to the atty +wire??

wait thats not parallel is it???

It has circuit protection so you wont fry it hooking it up like that. You need to hook the negative into any ground available then you hook a positive into your line going to the atomizer. After the switch so it is not always on. If for some reason your switching the negative side then what i said get reversed. Here is a picture of how you hook it up on the meter side

 

[LukeTheDuke]

damn it,

madvapes forgot the POT... of the REV2 i ordered... guess iama have ta call them up and wait a bit longer, guess i can plan this first VV mod out even more throughly though, and to me thats not a bad thing,

iam not that upset though, stuff happens iam sure they will help me get what iam missing

ive learned patience from my saltwater fish hobby, l i have high hopes this VV box will turn out good nuff that the wifes gonna steal it away from me like she did my first 3.7V box... yea lolol not coo, anyhoot i should prolly look into getting another regulator because of that fact....

iam glad i looked at the contents before i started do ANYthing i woulda thought i had lost it or somethin, dang i wish i was soldering some stuff right now -


while iam thinking of it, is it possible or can you mod/ or use better capistors or transistors in place of the 10k caps that come with the kit? or should i/you just keep it "stocked"
was thinking a Tantalum 100uf or what not, but i think iam just mind wandering and puffing dreams or somethin

 

[Shadow102]

ive learned patience from my saltwater fish hobby

Uggh marine tanks, don't remind me...set up and wait, live rock and wait, coral and wait, inverts and wait....finally you can put in a couple of fish.

Don't worry, the guys at madvapes are great about fixing problems.

 

[Lazrah]

you can go ahead and wire up the rest of the board if you really want to fiddle around. Nothing else is soldered near it. You would have plenty of room to put it in. I just wouldn't fully install it in your box..


I am lucky, my wife doesn't like anything higher than 3.7v.. YET atleast xD

 

[LukeTheDuke]

LOLOL YEP!

iam bout postive the wife will grab it up, i made me and a friend a "PUCK" and she saw the 3.7 not being used for 1 DAY! lol 1 DAY she decided to make it "hers now" haha and also grabbed up some cartos and my 0$tank, and she put down her 60$ revolver ion and cartriges... i love her, but she can be a female dog sometimes! j/k

marine tanks i feel your pain! wasted SO many $$ on this thing, and what is worst she bought me a another 55gallon tank 2 years ago for my birthday, and the WAY worst part is we are going to be starting it up soon after i finally finish building the stand, weve had LRock from a tank rescue a year ago that was covered in aptasia that i mad scienctist and made clean rock again, LOLOL its been sitting there cycling in a tub for months now too lolol SaltWater hehe its a love hate thing for sure

 

[LukeTheDuke]

iama wait till tomorrow i soldered up a 808 and a 510 connectors iam happy with that,

i feel the need to look up the old "how ta solder" youtube videos, as ive never soldered a chip yet, or even board for that matter,

iam confident but being prepared and confident are 2 different things

ive been trying to find a manual of some kind for the REV2 from MV but all ive found is the picture on the site,
i got no intructions no Pot

i can go with the picture but whats the first step?? lol where do i begin... iam thinkin the chip first then the rest since there solder connections are on the bottom side

would i be right? step 1...

 

[Godzilla]

Hey Luke, I have an extra pot if you want it. one of my vv kits came with two (Thats probably where yours went

Anyway, if you want it, I will send it out tomorrow free of charge. But I imagine with Madvapes lightening quick order processing, if you order tonight, you will probably get your order as quick as mine, in case you are ordering something else from them.

PM me your address if you want it.

Steve

 

[LukeTheDuke]

LOL

your prolly right on the money steve! lol that would be why iam not at all upset things happen

iam not ordering anything esle from them for lil while as iam pretty stocked up on connectors and stuff, but iam sure after and if this VV goes well ill be ordering another REV2... i hope...

 

[mv2envy]

Dump the Rev2 and go for a real voltage regulator like the Murata OKR-T switching regulator. It creates no heat and saves a bunch of battery life!

 

[LukeTheDuke]

madvapes phone number was busy ALL DAY long, maybe holidays? theres no contact of email ive found to get ahold of them other than there tele phone #

@mv2envy,
yuuuup!
yeah iam getting the low down on those now kinda, actually reading alot of your posts and others on step regs, and booster regs, the evercool excites me id like to build one

 

[Shadow102]

Madvapes Help Desk

Hit submit a ticket, fill in the fields, can't say that they'll get back to you over the weekend, but this is the best way to go about it outside of a phone call.

 

[LukeTheDuke]

tanks shadow!,

omg i feel dumb now, as i was clicking the "view existing ticket" and going no where, geez ill blame it on the folly 12 pack

thanks!

 

[LukeTheDuke]

so do i have the right idea wiring this together??

iam wondering if i have to use 2 of the pegs on the voltmeter for the positive connection since its a 2s-6s cell voltmeter...

i dunno iam not that sure i got it right...

 

[LukeTheDuke]

anyone?? bump