Do I need a multimeter or is there something that just measures volts?

[glasseye]

I bought myself a small mechanical as a reward to myself for doing my taxes on time and having a little left over. What I forgot about is that it takes 14500 batteries and right now I have no way to see how much juice is left in them. Derp. It's not like I can stick them in the Vamo and check soooo I went and researched multimeters.

They look big and really multifunction (I know, I know. Probably why it's named a multimeter. lol), but I'm not going to use it to it's potential. Is there a thing that just measures volts that is more compact? I got the little mod to take travelling and carting along a ginormous multimeter is not really what I had in mind.

 

[cskent]

A fully charged li-ion or IMR battery will come off the charger right around 4.2 volts. You'll get good vapor for quite a while until the voltage drops down a bit. By the time voltage gets to around 3.5 volts you'll notice a big drop off in vapor production. I just change batteries when I'm not getting as much vapor and throat hit as I want.

 

[glasseye]

Thanks. Maybe I'm being overly paranoid. Searching the interwebs I did find some little gizmos but they seem to be for regular household batteries like AAA and AA. These are IMR 14500 3.7V Li-Mn 700mAh. Not much bigger than a AA.

 

[bacc.vap]

You don't need a gigantic meter, a pocket multimeter will work just fine for checking volts and resistance. http://www.adafruit.com/products/850

 

[Baditude]

I use one of these for my mechanical mods. They read voltage and ohms. Cheaper than a multimeter, too.

Just connect it to your battery device at the connector and fire for a voltage reading. Connect a juice delivery device to the other end to get its ohm reading.

http://www.rtdvapor.com/online-store/accessories/meters/510volt2-detail

 

[Whosback]

I use one of these for my mechanical mods. They read voltage and ohms. Cheaper than a multimeter, too.

Just connect it to your battery device at the connector and fire for a voltage reading. Connect a juice delivery device to the other end to get its ohm reading.

View attachment 198075 Meters : 510 Voltage Indicator Rev 2

Thanks I was looking for something like this too. I have been asked to give feedback on a device from my first gaping company and I wanted to give a good rundown. Plus if I get a Provari I want to test it myself to see if its worth the hype lol.

 

[forg1vn]

i think you can get a DMM for as low as $15, that device is cool too however voltage under load is a little different than source voltage due to voltage drop through the device, im sure either would work for your needs.

 

[awan ti asok]

I have this exact one works perfectly, at $3.99 can't go wrong

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-function-multimeter-98025.html

 

[vinna]

Why not have spare battery when the juice go lo u tast it get the spare in it? U cant charge the battery with al multimeter XD

 

[foreversummer47]

smoktek has one for 16$, out of stock at time of posting LED Digital Voltage Tester
and ecigsupply, 20$ The Tankometer

I know you want something smaller but the beast deal would be 10$,
http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202353...&N=25ecodZ5yc1vZ12kx&R=202353292#.UWaEO7WG0rU
from home depot. I went with the tankometer because it's built well, I've dropped it a couple times and it's still going! I'd like to know your voltage reading on load. I get a drop of 0.4V.

 

[Sheila Michele 1971]

I bought myself a small mechanical as a reward to myself for doing my taxes on time and having a little left over. What I forgot about is that it takes 14500 batteries and right now I have no way to see how much juice is left in them. Derp. It's not like I can stick them in the Vamo and check soooo I went and researched multimeters.

They look big and really multifunction (I know, I know. Probably why it's named a multimeter. lol), but I'm not going to use it to it's potential. Is there a thing that just measures volts that is more compact? I got the little mod to take travelling and carting along a ginormous multimeter is not really what I had in mind.

Technically you CAN check the volts left on a battery and the ohm using a VAMO. If you click and hold down the left button it shows battery volts left and click and hold the right button down to get ohm resistance.

 

[glasseye]

Thanks everybody! I never knew some of those things existed and now I have some great options. Decisions, decisions...

 

[donnah]

I use one of these for my mechanical mods. They read voltage and ohms. Cheaper than a multimeter, too.

Just connect it to your battery device at the connector and fire for a voltage reading. Connect a juice delivery device to the other end to get its ohm reading.

View attachment 198075 Meters : 510 Voltage Indicator Rev 2

I've got one of these fron madvapes. It shows voltage and voltage under load..not the ohms

 

[Caridwen]

I have this exact one works perfectly, at $3.99 can't go wrong

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-function-multimeter-98025.html

I have one similar to that. You can even check your charger with it.