If you buy somewhere else make sure it's 0.28'' display as bigger won't fit and it has 2 wires (works from 2.5V). Also make sure it's 2.5V-30V or 2.5V-33V range, higher range require higher low end voltage and are less precise on low voltages.
Low end on mine is 2.5V.
You can't get any with lower voltage without using external power supply (as far as I know). It needs at least 2.5V to make LEDs light up.
Maybe if someone would make one with boost module inside to work on lower but haven't seen it.
You (er, I) could carve out another notch and add a couple of 9v battery type snap-on terminals on the side to provide power to the voltmeter.
I find my “almost dead” motion sensor light and smoke detector 9v cells (about 4 volts) are fine to power these little 3-wire type voltmeters.
Can you add to the picture showing where on the board to solder the voltmeter wires? I knew it’s been posted in a thead somewhere here. Pointer welcome.
I’d think if you’re loading the cell to power the meter, it will give you a lower voltage result. Useful enough I guess.
I’ll be very curious to know how it works out.
I would be very surprised if they were actually different. Skillhunt has a version that looks like it to. Probably one mass producing factory they produces them and makes different top pieces for the different company logos.
Or else there are batches of the older boards that they get rid of cheap, no way to tell unless — I did ask — they’ll tell me the board revision number. Which requires getting a manager’s permission and being issued a screwdriver and actually looking inside the product, usually not allowed. We’ll see.
Hmm, something is not clear to me, if there is a light like Convoy L6 that will use 2x 26650 cells or some other that will use 2x 18650 cells it is not matter, the point is if the cells are unprotected and if one is 4.2V and other is 3.5V for example this 3.5V will go lower and lower and lower, and will be damaged so the V will drop too much under 3V, but what will happen in same scenario if the cells are protected ?
It should be that protected cells when hit around 3V cut off to prevent damage and more lowering volts, but what is actually happening in lights that use 2x 26650 / 2x 18650 ? Is this valid also for cells that are connected in series or only one cell per light ?
I think 4.2V & 3.5V is too large a difference to use in series. They should be much close than that…. from what I understand.
Take the following with a grain of salt until you check it out or get further confirmation one way or the other.
But I think the full cell will try and back charge the less full cell and that is when bad things might happen. :person_facepalming: …
Of course that difference is too large I just ask because I trying to figure out how the hell this protected KP cell go to 0.09 V.
So the only thing that is wrap around my head is that one cell was much more below other since this happens and lii100 claimed that is full since all is lighted up. But strange is if cell have protection that can be so much undercharged.