How do I check the voltage my tester doesn't plug into this bat.? What do I need to get for testing in the field?
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I also was searching the same thing a few months ago. Luckily, I ran into a guy on the RCGroups forum who makes these cables. I think you are looking for the UM 1S Pigtail cable from his newly launched website http://jkmrcsolutions.com/categories/battery_connectors/ultra_micro/ He is great at answering messages as well because I always contact him through the RCGroups.com website, his screen name is JulietKiloMike Hope this answers your question.
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My hobby shop had a small portable tester that would plug up to several different size batteries. I personally don't own one, and don't test in the field.
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I also was searching the same thing a few months ago. Luckily, I ran into a guy on the RCGroups forum who makes these cables. I think you are looking for the UM 1S Pigtail cable from his newly launched website http://jkmrcsolutions.com/categories/battery_connectors/ultra_micro/ He is great at answering messages as well because I always contact him through the RCGroups.com website, his screen name is JulietKiloMikeHope this answers your question.
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The only way to do it would be to make a connector that will plug into the 1 cell plug and then hook your voltmeter or other reading device to that. If I can help with anything else please let me know! -Matt Anderson (Anderson R/C)
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You could use an ordinary piece of insulated wire that would be small enough to fit into the connector and attach the ends to your voltmeter. Rig the wire attachment on a popsicle stick to keep them in place. Use a hot glue gun or some other glue for this.
1697484
ok now I understand. just unplug all connections to your system from the power supply, connect all you can to the tester , the tester will power up the power supply and watch the screen , just to ask what size power supply is it and what brand?
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Put an ammeter on it, I bet you have it overloaded. You may think you have 100w load, but if you have a short anywhere in the distribution, you will overload the transformer. Do not use it until you sort this out.
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All I did on mine was just plug it in to the recorder. You could test it, plug it in turn the recorder on to record, say (testing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) stop the recorder hit play, if you hear the test it worked if not you need power.
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Mine works fine, but I had also purchased the one that the ac adaptor plugs directly into the device, and the AC adaptor was bad. If you have a multi-tester, make sure the ac adaptor is working.
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i don't think that will work as you would be measuring micro voltage , you may need a galvanometer
511886
Use a multimeter. Be sure to set the multimeter to DC volts. place the black lead into the black lead of the battery connector and the red lead into the red lead of the battery connector. Now you can read the voltage. RadioShack sells very inexpensive multimeters or perhaps you could buy one on Amazon.
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Hi, thank you for contacting us. I'm afraid the tester can only perform test when component is NOT in circuit. With best regards, Kevin
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I may can help you with your issue, but need more details. Using a voltmeter, start with making sure you have 12vdc power coming in and terminated to the correct input wires. If you have 12vdc there, then press the "on" button on the remote and check the voltage on the 12vdc output wires. You should get 12vdc. Then press the "off" button on the remote. You should lose the 12vdc on those same output wires. If this tests out ok, you should be good to go. If not, the control unit is unfortunately bad. Send back for an exchange.
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If you are trying for voltage you can use this tester. If you looking for anperage you need a multimeter. I need a little more information to properly answer your question. But if you need volts in an outlet you need to set meter to ac current and plug one probe into hot terminal on outlet and other probe to neutral or ground.
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Yes, I just tried it and it works but since those batteries are 3 volts it is hard to know if it is reading it right. It "pegged" out a new battery and I suspect that it will tell you if a 3V is very weak or dead, but not "low" since a "low 3v" would probably still produce more than 1.5v. By the way, this tester has already saved me it's cost in batteries I would have otherwise thrown away.
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You could test it if you had a 12 volt source and wired everything up. The unit basically just needs power and a ground.
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Honestly I'm not sure, I have never checked the voltage... That would probably be a question for the manufacturer.
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As L Hou said, the power supply provides power to the tester, specifically through the large ATX board connector. You don't have to plug in the other connectors if you don't want to test them but the instructions specifically state that if the tester doesn't light up your main board power is bad.
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My battery tester works fine. Making sure the battery is laying on the flat metal area than pushing it against the metal wire-like strip should give you a read out. If no action, request a replacement.
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You should check if the battery is OK, using a tester you should read over 6 volts. Then check the position of the battery, it should be on the closed position. Using the light test tool, get the receiver over the buried line, if you don't get the light on, then the wire is broke. Look on the manual how to follow a broke line.
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This didn't happen for me. It could either be a faulty meter, or it is getting 0.0 volts.