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battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 8:54 pm
by Northern Bongolow
one for all you teckies, monitor your batteries from the pub.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluetooth-Bat ... rkt%3D1%26

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:00 am
by tanglefoot
:D Brilliant. A gadget my mate hasn't got yet! Might wait for a price drop though. Thank you.

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:47 am
by mikeonb4c
Northern Bongolow wrote:one for all you teckies, monitor your batteries from the pub.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluetooth-Bat ... rkt%3D1%26
Barmy. So barmy it needs a scantily clad lady to persuade me i must have it :shock: :lol: 8)

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 1:08 pm
by Simon Jones
Northern Bongolow wrote:one for all you teckies, monitor your batteries from the pub.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluetooth-Bat ... rkt%3D1%26
Would have to be a very small pub :)

"The range is about 6 meters"

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:53 pm
by Northern Bongolow
well i know you never let yours out of your sight mate, (coss im after yer wheels) :^o :wink:

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 1:33 pm
by AndyS95
I like it! :D

Found one a bit cheaper on Amazon - looks like the same sort of thing - works on bluetooth - the transmitter though is powered by its own battery not the VRLA - wonder if you can get another monitor for the monitor battery etc etc :shock:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accutire-MS-51 ... B00X1MMNIG

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 3:14 pm
by mikeonb4c
So.....as I come within 6 metres of my Bongo I can now fumble for my smartphone, log in, go on the app, and find out I have a flat battery. Or, I can take six steps, get in the car, turn the ignition key and find out I have a flat battery. Either way, I'm stuffed, but it least with the latter I'm £35 quid better off. :lol:

Nope, I really don't get this device. What I MIGHT get is something that could transmit to my phone telling me a current is being drawn from my battery when there shouldn't be any being drawn. Now THAT I might be able to take useful action on ;-)

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 7:31 pm
by Simon Jones
All well and good, but the device that tells you have a voltage drain is draining the battery itself to tell you about it:)

Re: battery monitor the lazy way

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 10:06 pm
by mikeonb4c
Simon Jones wrote:All well and good, but the device that tells you have a voltage drain is draining the battery itself to tell you about it:)
Yes that also puzzled me!