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Old 12-12-2009, 10:28 AM   #25 (permalink)
jerpelea
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waiting for the rest of parts

for now working on batery monitor

we need to know if batteries are leveled so me measure each batery and use an 10 led bargraph to indicate its state

10 identical 12V bargraph voltmetters based on lm3914

bargraphs are easy to read when driving !
we have an digital volmetter to measure battery pack voltage (whole pack)
and this bargraph to measure the remaing power for each battery

we have chosen 10 leds bargraph (DC10GWA) with last 3 red to know when the batery is nearly deplition (11.2V) so that we will not destroy the battery

also voltage levels can be ajusted individualy

for separation we have used quadruple optocuplers (3 of them) to be shure that high voltage can not break anything

this can be mounted on secondary radio bay or in our case in the center on console (where were old warning lights for preasure,etc...)

cost for the whole 10 voltmetters is around 20USD

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Last edited by jerpelea; 12-12-2009 at 10:34 AM..
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