EwanF Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Hello all, Can anyone recommend a good cheap volt meter and a good cheap temp checker in the UK, both for checking lipos, motors and escs? Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 If your battery has a balance lead then http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=321480494715&alt=web For temp then this http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=130924875139&alt=web 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwanF Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 If your battery has a balance lead then http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=321480494715&alt=web For temp then this http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=130924875139&alt=web Many thanks for the info, much appreciated! If the battery does not have a balance lead, would I just get a bog standard electrician's volt meter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 If you plug your charing lead in with the balance plug on it then the one I linked would work. A normal volt Meyer won't tell you the voltage of each cell just the voltage of the whole pack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwanF Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 OK. Makes sense. I will get what you suggest. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaZilla Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 If you plug your charing lead in with the balance plug on it then the one I linked would work. A normal volt Meyer won't tell you the voltage of each cell just the voltage of the whole pack. I measure the voltage of individual cells from the balance lead using a normal voltage meter all the time, Just means you only read one cell at a time. You just put the - probe on the black(usually) wire of your balance lead then the + on the next wire along. Then shift both probes along down the line to read each cell individually. The probes are too big to go into the actual pin holes in the balance connector, But usually there's an exposed metal clip where each crimped connector latches into the plastic connector. Just be very very careful not to cross the metal needles of the voltage meter probes onto each other while reading otherwise you will have a 1S short circuit on your hands..... ( Don't cross the streams!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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