TURNIGY 3~8S Voltage Detector

 NewToHobbyKing 6400 points

SteveAT NO Balance Plug sorry. One end is the PINS to select the Battery S rate (3S to 8S). I made a little plug for mine. I got Male and Female connector. Soldered back to back, soldered this item between that and heatshrinked it. But yes it goes between the Battery and ESC.

 wytsma 174 points

The beep is not loud enough for in your plane but it is very handy to use it in your 3S lipo converted Tx. Because you can hear the beep good enough!

 Gary 3001 points

This is called a "Jumper",you use it to select the voltage battery you are using by plugging onto the appropriate pins.

 marvin8888 139 points

it is the jumper setting tabs you can choose between 3-6s battey settings fr this alarm

 Metin 8 points

it draws 17-18 mA on idle

 moreplavec 9 points

Nearly nothing, it's just for measuring. Don't worry and use it, it's fine!

 zanek 95 points

No. You just need to solder the two wires coming out onto somewhere were they will get the voltage from the lipo. I usually solder in onto the battery connector on the speed control

 haydent 121 points

correct, anywhere you can get your batteries voltage is fine. i used points on my power distribution board.

 Rene 4 points

Einfach Genial

 BrianB192 1294 points

why solder , no plugs are soldered ,no just criped join , Many forget this simple crimp . tho i like to cover the tip with solder before I crimp a Plugs wires into the gold connectors, , have good fault free join, , have good fights,

 RevJVegas 69 points

basically, you have to make your own. I took two XT60 connectors and soldered them together with the detectors leads attached so I could plug it between the battery and esc* then also be able to move it from platform to platform.

 Tootsie 15 points

you have to make your own adapter whatever is required by your system

 Rene 4 points

Einfach Genial

 PPact 45 points

Thanks Rev. Great idea. Soldering station heating up now. Cheers

 RevJVegas 69 points

You just have to wire it inline with your power supply. I soldered two xt60's together with the detector's leads so I could plug it between my ESC and battery* also allows me to move it from one platform to another easily.

 Gerard 10 points

Great. Have given you credit. I use deans I think it is so will try the same thing with them.

 Andrej 8 points

anywhere u got voltage from ur battery. i solder on same conector as u have on servos and i just plug it in on empty slot on my Rx

 rccfanatic 33 points

I solder right where the esc and battery plugs go together very easy like this!

 SigiK 195 points

I have one of these, but the safer option is to land and check the voltage with this one: "PRODUCT ID: GT-BMON6 'Battery Monitor 2-6S'". Works for me.

 theSelf 45 points

thanks but I wanted these so they tell me when to land whilst flying, but not have the first audible alarm be when the lipo is more than 75-80% drained- my purpose isn't to generally check the lipos' voltages - by landing and then checking- - the best product I believe on the HK site is PRODUCT ID: Voltage-Alarm- you can program a higher low voltage alarm (as high as 3.8V, which is as low as I want it to go before an alarm sounds) and is apparently louder than 'TGV- Detector'- and only less than $1 more than 'TGV- Detector'- the only thing is 'Voltage-Alarm' seems to be always out of stock at HK- so I ended up ordering 4 'Voltage-Alarm's from a different competitor store..

 SigiK 195 points

thank you for that. I have added it to my wish list. Now they will notify me when it comes in stock.

 theSelf 45 points

SigiK- you're in luck- HK just received a new supply of PRODUCT ID: Voltage-Alarm- get in there whilst you can! at least you can benefit from this- as I said in my last message- I just ordered from another company just to get them- whilst I could have added these to an already large order I have with HK and have saved on shipping.. oh well

 Dangaras 583 points

They work just fine. You can run a lipo down to 3.3V per cell. Storage is 3.8V per cell. The idea is as the cells reach approx 3.7 V per cell the warning light and buzzer startup. That gives you enough time, more than a minute on a prop plane to get it on the ground flying at a reduced throttle level.

 stuff tester 22 points

For charging a battery you gonna need a seperate charger/balancer. This device only tells you the voltage and gives a warning if it drops to low. Succes.

 ParamiLL 145 points

Hey Jay. This is not a balancer go any kind. This is just a thing you put on your R/C device and connect it to your Battery and it makes a hell of a noise when it drops down too low :-) Hope you like it.

 Cesar-satesinz 23 points

only a batery low warning like you say. You need a charger for balance

 Dangaras 583 points

There are cell balancing devices available the keep the cells matched. I dont know how effective they are because I always balance charge my lipos after I use them

 Johnny Pap 22 points

There are a lot of LiPo charges / balancers available in HobbyKing with very low prices. You need one of them in order to balance your pack. The Turnigy 3 to 8s Voltage Detector is used only to warn you when the voltage has dropped below a critical level. It works for packs from 3s (11,1volts) to 8s (29,6volts).

 Andrew 7 points

I have some also. Try velcro or banding it to the outside of the plane by the hatch and also peircing the shrink wrap over the speaker hole, this improves the sound but the newer ones with display are better.

 JelleB 478 points

no, not that I know. It has two signals though, one at 'getting empty' and one at 'dude land this thing now!"

 Andraz 7 points

You can't choose voltage.
Usually it buzzes right at the start if you have very powerful motor and voltage drops to soon.

 Dangaras 583 points

When the pack is close to depletion the light flashes. Land NOW is indicated by red flashing and the loud beeping noise.

 Juan Jose 15 points

the only way is to add an appropiate resistor to lower the voltage from 3.7 down to 3.3.

 SchiWi 14 points

No you cant´t

 waynemia 470 points

OK, the balance connector is negative (ground) one one side and positive on the other side. The wires in the middle are taps of the individual cells. A 3S pack has four wires. One negative wire, the black main power wire, and one tap on each cell. The cells are connected in series. If you use a meter and measure from the negative to each wire tap, you will see progressive voltages. The firs tap is 3.7, next is 7.4, and the last is 11.1. Connect the black wire to the negative side of the monitor and the red wire to the opposite side. Set the jumper for the number of cells you are monitoring. You can also connect the monitor to the battery connector on the ESC. Just solder the black and red wires to the connector like the ESC. Each wire will have two connections. Last you can make a battery connector that has a battery side and ESC side back-to-back. In the middle, solder the monitor wires. This has the advantage of allowing you to easily use it on different packs (3s, 4s, etc) by just changing the jumper and connecting the monitor.

 DENER AUGUSTO 5 points

it can be used in lipos of 3 up to 8s, it is only to also weld the red thread in the lipo and the black and to select which is to your lipo in the (jump) that exists on the subsequent side, verify that has been marking lipo of 3s up to 8s and oh you select, ok!

 srepfler 1119 points

This monitor have LED info two, other is only sound but have connector for battery. Consider On Board Lipoly Low Voltage Alarm (2s~4s) PRODUCT ID: DL-Volt-Alarm if you only need sound alert. I solder 3s balance connector ( female) to Voltage detector,entering wires to balance connector was problematic.

 ofir060 6 points

im order www.link very noise and the led show 2 led to sell

 kylelnsn 12 points

This is a really good monitor, its accurate and has never let me down! Easy to use, and wire up. You wont be disappointed.

 KaosKane 1430 points

Yes this is good execp u can not hear the beeps over an edf unit doing a slow fly by and if u power off and glide by the volts return and it stops beeping lol *}

 normal_nick 22 points

It's perfect if you haven't telemetry system. It beeps when the battery is near the minimum li-po voltage ( you will have enough time to land ) also it tells you (on ground) via LED if battery is fully charged, little discharged or fully discharged. It's much better cause it support more voltage options (not only 3s - 3s~8s).

 srepfler 1119 points

Beep means low voltage, for other info led light.

 Nimbus.ice 10 points

The more intense the beeps are the lover your power is/Voltage/Amps:)

 Mendivil 12 points

Funciona correctamente, es lo que indica. Es ideal para cualquiera que sean los elementos de la batteria.. lo recomiendo, herramienta ideal para llevar al campo de vuelo

 Maximiliano 5 points

is very easy on the back of the voltage controller have a jumper which I removed and placed in the appropriate pin using a 11.1V battery put it in 3s, 4s and 14.8V in the 8s pole so that gives the driver

 srepfler 1119 points

You switch little jumper on the back 2s 3s 4s, but no custom value for alarm, pre set values for battery.

 Augusto 15 points

Simple, just change the jumper.

 Victor Ferley 8 points

Easy. switch little jumper on the back 2s 3s 4s. This is all.

 soso@dsl.ge 49 points

You need install jumper to correct position ( 3S, 4S, 5S, 6S, 7S or 8S) accordin your battery, then connect red wire to positive and black wire to negative power line. For exemple, you can solder it to ESC power connector.

 floydbh 94 points

Use the ESC connector the solder the voltage detector and then jump accordding you pack... just this!

 Maksym 4 points

purchased itself this detektor hung up into most visible place on a ski with to the side now I am quiet for a battery to it by chance pererazryadil two lost a capacity it was necessary to abort.

 Rafael 9 points

Pode conectar ele no conector de balanceamento da bateria, ligando o (-) no fio preto e o ( ) no fio vermelho

 Ebiker 160 points

Stick it in to your lipo little white plug!

 Wild_flyer 6 points

Use the ESC connector in batery. Conect black wire with black wire from Voltage Detector and red with red. Just this. It's easy :)

 NIK97 41 points

Solder it to ESC behing connector.

 Uberfest 31 points

ligue na bat como quiser....

 waynemia 470 points

Use the ESC connector. This let's you move it from one plan to another if you want to. It is easy to add the balance plug connector and use on other planes with the same voltage. These are not expensive so you could make one for 3S, 4S, etc. depending on the packs you use.

 KaosKane 1430 points

Hi wayne please credit some1 not me i didnt do anything *}

 theSelf 45 points

what do you mean by the ESC connector- my ESC just has the channel plug that goes into the RX- how would this connect to this voltage detector as opposed to the female balance port plug? thanks in advance

 7daniel49 118 points

They are talking about the connector on your esc that connects to the battery.

 Uberfest 31 points

voce pode ligar junto com o conector do esc, sem problemas, a funç*ã*o é* apenas de monitorar a bat para ter uma ideia da carga restante, deixe do lado de fora do aero, que facilitara visualizaç*ã*o, e ouvir os bips.....

 soso@dsl.ge 49 points

It is monitoring the total voltage of the battery.

 floydbh 94 points

it only monitoring all pack together! The use for it is like a low valtage alarm, with leds! i loveit!

 andrea.slongo 11 points

molto utile per aerei elettrici

 totovz 230 points

Measure the total voltage of the complete package.
There batery detector that measures a cell batery pack separately, but they are not here to buy.
This device works great so you wont have a problem.

 JoJoNg 220 points

Hi, it will ONLY monitor the Overall voltage of the battery. This will connect directly to the " " & "-" of the battery pack. Here's a more suitable product for monitoring individual cell of your LiPo Battery.
Product SKU: PRODUCT ID: BM-6
Product Name: BM-6 Cell Voltage Monitor 2-6S Lipo (New Version)
Hope I have given a Good Answer and Good Reply to your question :-)

 Dangaras 583 points

This voltage monitor can be connected across the leads of the charge port & it will monitor 2 to 6 cells based on where you put the red wire & the jumper but only the total expected voltage for that number of cells. For example, it does not have 6 wires to monitor each cell of a 6 cell pack. You need a cell monitor/balancer that you can find on the HK website also.

 DaveE1 39 points

Can only be the total voltage as only 2 wires.

 Uberfest 31 points

legal, recomendo

 UweK-DE 53 points

No Connectors to the Battery !

 totovz 230 points

thnx!!

 staryj 9 points

It is delivered without sockets

 Boris 11 points

You should soldering pins and wire. It has only 2-pin connector.

 A.L.Ttuning 44 points

It comes without any connectors .

 tino philippe 82 points

you have to solder it by yourself.
But it's very good.

 Ednei 7 points

Funciona perfeito. Led acesso bateria, carregada, led piscando bateria meia vida, Led apaga o bip aciona. que pena não ser tão alto.

 LUNDY 283 points

You have to make your own battery connector . Only 2 wires red and black . device works well ,I use it to monitor the 3 Lipo cell's in my transmitter .

 Felix (Spain) 14 points

No, it comes without connectors.

 Uberfest 31 points

conect in batery

 I.Ralenekov 138 points

No need to buy a connector, you can simply solder it directly to the speed controller wires.

 mrkokes 36 points

Or you can just solder two pins to it and connect it to balance plug.

 JoJoNg 220 points

Hi Pal, this voltage detector utilized the power from the battery pack you are monitoring. Most battery pack comes with "Balance Charge Cable" that has 3-wires (for 2s LiPo), 4-wires (for 3s LiPo) & 5-wires (for 4s LiPo). This Voltage Detector can connect with the battery's Balance Charge Cable. All auto detection. very easy to use.
Hope I have provided you a good answer to your question :-) Cheers!

 Dennis 34 points

I recommend soldering directly

 floydbh 94 points

the only way is conecting with your ESC cable! so you have only one conection. There's no meaning to have another conection!

 staryj 9 points

I used soldering Servo Terminals and I connect directly to the battery

 LUNDY 283 points

you can connect it directly to your battery , I use it to monitor my 3 Lipo cells in my transmitter , soldered directly to the on of switch. Only 2 wires red and black the rest of the pins you see is for selection with a small plastic bridge of the number of cells you are using 3 to 8 cell's Works great .

 Uberfest 31 points

No need to buy a connector, you can simply solder it directly to the speed controller wires

 St.Paul 149 points

Send me your email address, I send you scanned manual. My email is: pol.country*centrum.cz

 Felix (Spain) 14 points

Hei guy, this is just an alarm to be used onboard. If you use a Lipo 2S you have to put the jumper at 2S possition. If you use 3S, jumper at 3S possition, etc. It has no screen to see the voltage, it just buzz when average voltage per cell is bellow 3v

 Uberfest 31 points

no, não tem segredo isso

 totovz 230 points

I think you have something wrong turn.

 Arvid 17 points

Alles bestens

 mrhaha 4 points

Reconfirm the voltage on the battery and make sure the jumper is connected well

 simon 31 points

What harm will it do to leave the led! its a multi stage warning system first lights flash then the buzzer it works well with visual led audio buzzer warnings ... to stop the LED put a drop of paint over it its soldered to the circuit board!

 thisisarun 10 points

the LED is soldered to the PCB. so you should de-solder the LED and remove it. Instead, you can warp it with a black tape or paint something black to prevent the light coming out.

 Uberfest 31 points

led, on,

 simon 31 points

I can hear mine outdoors at 30 mtrs just! the blue light helps at least you don*t need to land to check it !!!

 Merv 27 points

i set one off down stairs and it was so loud it woke the baby upstairs. would say its good for 50 meters its pretty loud

 SunLikeStar 17 points

Back in stock now, get them while you can. These tiny wonders sell out fast.

 mrhaha 4 points

soon....

 ANNA 3 points

YOU can buy now, this is in the stock no backorder

 blake 10 points

enter your email address on the products page to get a new stock alert. then we can notify you asap

 ryan.perera22 383 points

do you have another battery you can test your voltage connector on? I'm assuming you've connected it correctly to the battery (connecting the voltage detector parallel to the 4s battery). Also check the pins on the side, maybe some of the pins used for higher cell batteries were bent and are touching? This is me guessing though, I think it is likely that you have a defective one.

 ryan.perera22 383 points

Correct me if I am wrong but was it working before you made the fix for louder sound? If so then maybe a small metal piece might've fell inside the heat shrink onto the circuit board? If a metal piece connected the right lines then a higher cell battery would be selected meaning the minimum voltage it is looking for would be higher since the number of cells is higher. Thus leaving it to believe your fully charged 4s battery is actually or low charged 6s or 7s, etc. etc. Goodluck, hope you find the problem

 ryan.perera22 383 points

I had the same problem. One very simple way to make the buzzer a bit louder is to cut a bit of the transparent heat shrink covering the buzzer hole. Only cut enough so the heat shrink hole and the actual buzzer hole are the same size. This will help a little. Also make sure the buzzer is pointed downward (on the bottom of the plane/heli) since this direction will help direct the sound toward you. Less physical interference of the buzzer will definitely help too.

 H-KING_SCOTT 5161 points

Weigh a padded envelope and get back to us..
Padded envelopes weigh around 30-40g each.

 Schrockie 30 points

When I order from HK it's usually a large order to compensate for high shipping cost and make it worth the time/money. If I just ordered that 1 item I can understand the 19 grams, but when I order a dozen others things it feels like your ripping me off on shipping weight!!

 ryan.perera22 383 points

The actual weight of this device instructions plasticbag is 9.1g, but then there are the added weights of the needed box. I'm sure they take a small proportion of the actual box size and add that in, I mean HobbyKing won't just stamp an address on the plastic bag and ship it internationally! 19g is a bit of a jump but this very important item is definitely worth the $2.50 which would definitely cost a lot more elsewhere.

 ryan.perera22 383 points

from the looks of the pic, it seems that the jumper selects how many cells your battery has. I'm not 100% sure though since mine didn't come in yet.

 magnusEl 1215 points

The jumper plug is the black thing on the pins in the right off the picture.
As ryan.perera22 says it is used to select the proper cell count for your battery.

 wingsfan23 21 points

I understand what it is on this piece, but like I don't understand the other side of the jumper cable. Where would I find and how would i use the jumper that plugs into this detector?

 magnusEl 1215 points

Are you saying that the jumper is not included??
"the other side of the jumper cable"..Do you mean the red and black wire? If so they goes to the battery you are using. If it is 4 cells, the jumper has to be put on the second from above pin row, were it says "4S" on the sticker.

 wingsfan23 21 points

wait! ahha! figured it out... ya the jumper clip is included. It is the little black clip that is already attached to the detector, I just didn't see it. Yup I feel dumb, nevermind guys, thanks

 magnusEl 1215 points

Glad you solved it, dont feel dumb.