Battery Meter install on Power Tool Battery Packs
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2019
- Add a power level indicator to any battery pack. This works on Lithium, Lipo, Nicad, Nimh and Lead Acid systems.
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Meter dimensions: 3mm thick, 150mm tall, 400mm long
Lithium 18650 cell packs have a peak voltage of 4.2volts per cell and 3.0volts per cell when completely dead. The nominal voltage is approx 3.6-3.7volts.
3s-10.8/12volt battery packs
4s-14.4/16volt battery packs
5s-18/20volt battery packs
6s-21.6/24volt battery packs
NICAD PACKS, yes these will work
The meters are just sensing a voltage so it's just a matter of picking the right one.
-14.4v Nicad pack is 12 cells, each at 1.4v full and 1v dead so it ranges from approx 17volts to 12volts. The nominal(average) voltage is 1.2v per cell so that is where they get 14.4v from. A 16volt (4 cell) lithium pack will be 16.8v full and 12v empty(4.2v per cell full-3.0v per cell empty), so if you used a "4s" lithium meter in place it will give you reasonably accurate readings for 14.4v Nicad battery packs.
-18v Nicad pack is 15 cells, each at 1.4v full and 1v dead so it ranges from approx 21volts to 15volts. A 20volt (5 cell) lithium pack will be 21v full and 15v empty, so if you used a "5s" lithium meter in place it will give you reasonably accurate readings for 18v Nicad battery packs
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Dewalt, Makita, Ridgid, Bosch, Snap On, Matco, Craftsman, Kobalt, Bauer, Hercules, Porter Cable, Ryobi, Black & Decker, etc
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You always come up with an original to produce! Thank you, I will be using this idea! Always smile when your viewers call you McGiver, totally fits your style!
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Useful for sure. On the flip side you can make an adapter to check the battery packs by plugging them in but your solution is probably more convenient.
Brilliant Moe! The uses for these are limitless when it comes to batteries so long as you're with in the voltage range that they'll operate on. Thanks a ton for sharing this! Cheers! Zip~
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You come up with some great ideas. As usual the video was well edited and I enjoyed the clip of your dog at the end, smart puppy.
Thanks. Ginger loves learning tricks.
Awesome tip Moe. You are the main man for tech tips!
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That's a great hack! I would have loved it on my craftsman 19.2v set. I've changed over to a platform that has them on the batteries now luckily.
It's a handy feature.
Thanks for this video. I’m building a mount for batteries on my 3D printer, with a voltage regulator in it so it can output 12v, 24v and 5v, and wanted to add a battery meter to it so I can use a cordless drill battery mounted in the printed mount and use it as a multi purpose device, and also use it as an emergency power bank in my garage just by shoving the battery in the mount, which then feeds a barrel socket and USB ports. Gonna order these so I can use these in my print design.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Very cool, never knew those meters existed separately.
Thanks man.
Thanks for the video. Just got a new drill and was annoyed it didn't have a battery level indicator.
That is a great hack! Thank you so much for sharing this! 👍
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Love the bonus dog clip at the end.
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Great idea, beat's my method of sticking my tongue on the contacts.
You know it's full when your right eye won't open for 20 minutes after touching your tongue to it.
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Yep I have some old RIGID batteries before they put the LED's in them. Some I have rebuilt and that is the next thing I'm going to do on them. Thanks for the info.
Awesome.
Nice addition & install for your tools. Stay well, Joe Z
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Great mod Moe, nice looking lawn too.
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Darn right , I just bought one for my homemade car jump pack .. Great ad to any pack !! .. ENJOYED .. THANX MOE!!
That's a great idea.
Cool
Nicely done Mate!!☺
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Man I just found you and love it your shop your dog and tips good job
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you so much for making this video you have helped many. 👊👍👍👍👍
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Adding the meters is a great idea. I use the E6000 sometime but I like Marine Goop better and on ebay it is a little cheaper. Keep making the good vids.
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Great content man!! I will be upgrading my tools with this mod 👍
Btw great outro!
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Nice work!!
Okay, another project. Thanks!
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Another really useful video!
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That's a great Idea, I have Porter Cable stuff myself.
I put the first meter on one battery last winter and it only took a week before I wanted them on all my batteries.
Thanks again Moe!!!
Thanks for watching.
That's a great idea. With my old Dewalt drill I would take it up in the attic and carry it all the way to the other side of the house. Then I would drill half way threw something and the battery was dead.
I've been there. Are you back home now? Looked like a blast.
sixtyfiveford Yes I’m back at home. But I’m leaving in a few minutes to drive to Southern California to the Bar Z Summer Bash.
Excellent work and idea
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dude thats awesome!!!
Great vid. A genuine hack, DIY-er Life Hack. Thanks
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Good Idea .My Milwaukee`s have them but be good for the pontoon batteries .
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Most excellent video!
Thanks David, I'm glad you liked it.
Awesome tip, thanks!
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Your dog reminds me of when I was involved in a Schutzhund course. Some of those dogs were amazing. You aught to look into raising and training dogs. The cop shops would probably beat your doors down to get a hold of them. Back in the late 90`s, the pups from an imported "B" classed bitch bred to a champion stud was bringing about $5800 a piece.
That Schutzhund is impressive.
Took some dewalt stuff apart and yea its a dewalt the more you know i wonder if you can use some motors off some porter cable
Great idea Moe
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Another excellent informative vid thanks.
Thank's I'm glad you liked it.
Really glad its not a two minutes video. Love the detailed explanation and good camera work.
And true the drill or other behaves so much better when equipped with 4ah or bigger.
Always wanted to know how to boost and modify batteries safely.
Many many thanks.
Look forward to next video.
nicely done.
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Another great video! Super dog too!
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Cool Beans !!
I like that, must give it a try as well......... Tnx
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Another fan of E6000.
Fantastic stuff. I do like their thicker "Shoe Goo" version for most projects a little better though. E6000 is easier to find though.
Thanks Moe.
Thanks for watching.
Your demonstration is good..the connection looks easy! Thanks for the info.
Glad it was helpful!
@@sixtyfiveford ohya..there are many variation of battery indicators..1S to 7S we have seen. Which type is suitable for 21V 7500mah battery pack..any idea?
My Sweetie swears there is nOTHING like E-6k. She does lot of crafty stuff but also uses it for everything. Good deal on the power meters. I can tell when mine are dead when they quit!
E6000 is the duct tape of glues and I use it for everything.
@@sixtyfiveford One of these days when she gets her nerve up I'm going to get her to glue my mirror back up in the S-10. Nothing else will hold it. I hope it does!
@@sixtyfiveford it's weird because e6000 always lets me down, and other glues seem to work just fine for me, how opposite
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Great idea! I’m gonna do this. I don’t like to use my smaller batteries that don’t have the fuel gauge cause I always feel like I’m playing the is it gonna die or not game. I hate that game almost as much as the waiting game
This has been one of my favorite shop hacks I've done.
sixtyfiveford I loved how in the next video you painted the adapters. That was a great idea.
Nice idea , excellent presentation. BTW love your fat dog is quite agile lol.
An excellent tip video. What brand was the cordless glue gun?
That was an impulse buy and one of my favorite tools. It is a Black and Decker but apparently they discontinued it. I know Ryobi makes one. I virtually never used a hot glue gun before I got it, now I use it at least once every week because it's so convenient.
I have this 4S 14,8 - 16,8V Lithium Battery Pack Power Indicator you will work the 20v drill???
Thanks for the tip how does that 1/2 impact gun work on junkyard type bolts let me know please or make a video of it I'll watch it your awesome
I was going to ask the same question. I already have the drill & small impact.
I have the Makita version which says it has 1000 ft-lbs of torque. It's a beast! An expensive one. If it can't break a bolt loose, you'll need a 5 foot cheater bar!
That impact is only like 200 ft pounds. I have a hard time even taking half ton pickup lug nuts loose with it honestly. Its ok for small things. I would spring for the Dewalt, or the Milwaukee Fuel if you can afford it
The first time I used it, coming from pneumatic, I didn't like it. Pneumatic is like hitting something with a sledge hammer once, where electric is hitting it with a ball peen 10 times to do the same job. I bought this with intentions of only taking it mobile(wrecking yard, roadside calls, etc). Anything in the shop I have air power with up to a 3/4" Ingersol Rand rated at over 1000ftlbs. It works great with the 4.0ah pack, and I've yet to find a lug nut, crankshaft bolt, CV axle nut, Pitman arm nut it won't take off. However it falls on it's face with a 2.0ah or smaller pack as they can't supply the juice this needs. It's only rated at 330ftlbs but I think it puts out as much break loose power as my 1/2" air impact rated at 500ftlbs and way more power than my Snap-on 3/8 rated at around 300ftlbs. There is a lot of number faking going on in the industry and beats per minute, motor rpm can play on those. After 2 years of using it, I'll say that I like it and I have nearly retired my pneumatic impacts for basic jobs. I don't think there is a bolt it won't take off on a standard car unless it's rust welded. Porter cable is just a parts bin brand so they just take Dewalt old stuff, rebrand it and the marketing team give it lower numbers so it doesn't directly compete. This Porter Cable impact is the old Dewalt DW889 with a gray/red plastic shell vs yellow. I don't put a ton of respect into cordless tools as I think they still fail to out perform their corded/air powered versions from even 20 years ago. I would love to invest in a top of the line Dewalt XR impact but I rarely am fully mobile without access to air. My only real gripe with it is it's long/bulky and doesn't fit into tight areas.
great dog
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Smashing idea :-D, have you checked them against a battery that has a meter as standard?
I'm not sure if the modules just indicate voltage or real capacity.
I have checked them against the tools that have the built in meter and they're the same. The factory ones are just a voltage meter as well. Lithium is good in that it doesn't get a false surface charge from sitting like lead acid or something like nicad. It has a very stable capacity to voltage ratio.
They sound excellent :-D, you always come up with great ideas.
I really enjoy your mechanical/tool creations, invention is always interesting and you never mind sharing with us.
Thankyou for all the trouble you take :-D
Like it 👍
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What your opinion of aftermarket tool batteries? I see them on eBay
They never have good high discharge cells. They are generally repurposed used laptop batteries, at least that's what I've seen from online tear downs. They do work for low amperage draw tools like a drill but will overheat and stall out on any other tool when put under load. You can't have high amp drain and high capacity; it's a trade off. You will generally find aftermarket packs with higher than oem capacities this is because high capacity cells have low discharge rates of only around 5-10amps. You need around 30amp cells for power tools and if you look up the prices those by themselves you'll see there is no way they can put them in for that cheap.
Dont see them on ebay anymore. Can you provide more info? Mfr, p/n, etc.
Here are some 5s battery meters ebay.us/KbBYPX .I had a little trouble finding the 5s(5 cells) in the first place and then I had a few burn out on me. I figured the high voltages may have contributed to this, so when ordered more a few months back and ended up using 3s and only connecting them to 3 of the cells(you could also use 4s and just connect them to 4 of the 5 cells). They were far easier to find and a ton of places sold them for around $1 vs $2 for the 5s. They still give you an very reasonable reading for the capacity of the pack as all the cells will drain at the same rate. These are the 3s ones I ordered a few months back www.aliexpress.com/item/4000266390135.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2fb34c4dbkTesr
the link to meter is dead! any keyword or new link is appreciated
Thats a great idea. I saw this other video czcams.com/video/n_9Vs4U8sv8/video.html where the guy is complaining that the batteries have no power meter built in. This is a really cheap and easy fix for tools like that. The tools are cheap enough to buy so its not that much money to fix those batteries.
One can never have enough batteries for battery powered tools...Nor have enough tools...
eBay link is no longer good, wondering if you've found any others
My pnuematic impact makes beast power (more power than rated if you increase working psi) without those bazooka impacts and Tesla looking batteries. Only good thing i see, is mobility......well sort of, if you can fit it where you need it.
I use pneumatic for everything in the shop. If my 3/4 Ingersol can't bust it loose it needs to be cut off. The cheap cordless impact was only bought for wrecking yard, road side rescues etc. I really don't like it and wouldn't pick it over my pneumatic but it's painfully slow to pull a tire without some sort of impact.
Would these work on NiCad batteries as well?
Yes. They are just sensing a voltage so it's just a matter of picking the right one.
-14.4v Nicad pack is 12 cells, each at 1.4v full and 1v dead so it ranges from approx 17volts to 12volts. The nominal(average) voltage is 1.2v per cell so that is where they get 14.4v from. A 16volt (4 cell) lithium pack will be 16.8v full and 12v empty(4.2v per cell full-3.0v per cell empty), so if you used a "4s" lithium meter in place it will give you reasonably accurate readings for 14.4v Nicad battery packs.
-18v Nicad pack is 15 cells, each at 1.4v full and 1v dead so it ranges from approx 21volts to 15volts. A 20volt (5 cell) lithium pack will be 21v full and 15v empty, so if you used a "5s" lithium meter in place it will give you reasonably accurate readings for 18v Nicad battery packs
@@sixtyfiveford thank you for the very detailed answer. I have the 19.4 v InCas system from craftsman. So, the 5s should work yes?
Yes, a 5s would give the most accurate reading for a 19.2v pack, it will read a little high. That's 16 cells connected end to end. 18v/15 cells would be more accurate so you could hook the meter at the 15th cell vs the 16th so your reading 18v capacity on your 19.2v. I hope that makes sense.
@@sixtyfiveford makes perfect sense. Thanks again.
I’m starting to think you know everything
I'm glad you liked it.
I cant find them on ebay 😭😭
Here you go rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F193013179672
Ebay link is broken. Can you update ?
Yeah, it dies every few weeks. Here's a current one ebay.us/TFZOmi . 18/20v will need a 5s
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Diagram please..??
I need to get a cordless glue gun
I didn't think I would use it as much as I do. My problem is the kids love it.
The ryobi cordless glue gun is bad, a cheap $4 version works way better. They made it super cheap, it only lets out globs at a time, and its work flow, like working with the tool, gets in the way big time. The only pro, is it's cordless, the main con is it's so cheap, you feel like you're going to break the trigger when you're using it
e 6000 super stuff my wife uses it on jewelry to glue glass on she had a piece slip and and set up she tried to separate it and the glass broke before the glue joint
It's great stuff.
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Thank you for sharing the knowledge.
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