Small Voltage Indicator?

[Plooker]

I have been looking for a smaller indicator and haven't had much luck. This is the one I've been using but it's too big for most projects I want to build.

Battery Voltage Indicator

I've looked on mouser and digikey but I'm not very good at searching those sites for some reason.

I'm think maybe I should look at using a voltmeter circuit and using a plain jane LED indicator for display? Hmmm...maybe I can de-solder the one from madvapes and steal the circuit??

 

[Plooker]

Hmm...so nobody's knows where to get an indicator smaller than the one at madvapes? Oh well, I'll be sure to post it when I find it.

 

[breaktru]

Get on line Plooker, I've been looking for quite sometime now.

 

[Plooker]

Get on line Plooker, I've been looking for quite sometime now.

I've been looking too. I think I may be onto a solution. Will require some modding (go figure) but I'll post if I'm successful.

 

[breaktru]

Same here Plooker, there is a few of us modders looking for the same thing.

 

[TuErOs]

I'll be interested to find one as well.

 

[GERGOZ]

hey Plooker

did you ever come up with anything ?

i put the madvapes one in my last mod and love it, except for the size

i think i gotta have one in all my mods now, lol

what about the one in "the volt" ? i think it was the volt, some new pv

thanks, gervis

 

[bmwjen]

anyone locate one yet?
I'm posting here as i'd like to get my hands on some of these smaller ones too.

 

[mj64]

The only thing economical I can find would be perhaps to repurpose from the guts of these....
$2.59 - AC/DC LCD Voltage Tester Electroprobe with Slot Screw Driver (12V~250V) - Professional Tools

This one is low end 12V, but perhaps some aren't.

 

[CraigHB]

Damn, thats so cheap, you could buy them just to harvest the indicator.

 

[GERGOZ]

would that work the same as the madvapes one ?

i was so focused on the item that i didnt notice it was deal extreme...

the first and last order i made with them took 2 whole months !!!!!!!!

plus one of my 18650 batts was bad
got the run around when i contacted them by their system...
said i should check their forum for help with my problem, OMG !
its a damned dead batt...you send a replacement...duh
will think long and hard before next order

prices are great though, lol

gervis

 

[NicksVap3]

Multimeter Kit - SparkFun Electronics
maybe something can be done with this? technically wont be smaller, but the display could be made smaller, with more function

 

[CraigHB]

Yea, you can get stuff super cheap if you're willing to take the risk on China vendors. Shipping is slow and if you get a defective or wrong item, you're stuck with it. I've done it before, but I feel like it's a roll of the dice. Haven't gotted screwed yet. I imagine it also depends on who you use. I haven't used DealExtreme and probably won't if I can help it.

I don't know how much help that probe would actually be, probably not much. I was mainly just commenting on how cheap it is.

I love all the cool little goodies they sell at SparkFun. You could maybe fire off an email to them. They make custom stuff all time. Just need one like the MadVapes unit with smaller digits. They could do it for you.

 

[breaktru]

Yea, you can get stuff super cheap if you're willing to take the risk on China vendors. Shipping is slow and if you get a defective or wrong item, you're stuck with it. I've done it before, but I feel like it's a roll of the dice. Haven't gotted screwed yet. I imagine it also depends on who you use. I haven't used DealExtreme and probably won't if I can help it.
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I've bought from DealExtreme before and shipping is the slow boat from China.
Don't deal with Dino, waited 3 1/2 months for a refund because of non shipment. They don't respond to inquires. Had to go through PayPal for a dispute.

 

[unloaded]

Those cheap digital thermometers at the pharmacy have nice small LCD's in them. Dunno how hard it would be to get them to read voltage rather than temp.

 

[Para]

Multimeter Kit - SparkFun Electronics
maybe something can be done with this? technically wont be smaller, but the display could be made smaller, with more function

Nice find....I use this now....

But, with the kit I can build a much more compact version. Appreciate the link

 

[NicksVap3]

thought id be useful to some. know people here are making their own boards, so shrink it down, stuff it in a box

 

[Stownz]

couple of orders from Deal extreme, never been burned. Shipping is slow if you choose the free shipping option. I usually just pay the $15 bucks and get it in a few weeks.

 

[brewsterfrank]

how about something like this might be able to gut and rearrange the insides for a mod. still looking though.
BT-168D Mini Digital Display Battery Voltage Tester (Black) $5.36 Free Shipping

 

[retird]

For less than 5 bucks (4.34 shipped) I ordered this from Singapore.......worth a shot.......to see whats inside it.......

New Digital Battery Tester Checker AA AAA C D 9V Button | eBay