Do I just remove the pre-installed adapter on the cables and solder the new indicator directly? Is there an alternative to soldering that wouldn’t be permanent?
You have to solder that monitor across the battery cable, so that it is in parallel with the XT60. You won’t be able to plug that battery monitor directly into the esc
Yeah he’ll deffinetly read the switch. I have the same monitor and esc, and tried to hook it up to the esc’s battery monitor hook up, but after inspecting all the pins using a DMM, i couldn’t figure out which one, if any, directly outputted voltage. I didn’t that hard though so maybe someone else will have better luck with it than me
Installing a new monitor shouldn’t change the battery read-out on the remote, assuming the remote already has a battery read-out built in.
You’re not trying to instal this battery monitor on your remote are you?
Yeah you could do like that also.
I however attached it to the cable that is between the esc and male xt60 connector.
This way you can swap batteries and have the indicator work no matter what battery you use
At least for me, the DROK meter was much more accurate when I compared its readings with the readings from my multimeter. The other tester was outputting 0.4 volts higher, even after I configured it to match my battery pack. Could be an isolated incident shrug.
Well, admittedly, I’ve only tested its initial accuracy… haven’t installed it yet to test its effect on the battery. Not 100% certain, but it might be possible to restrict power to the monitor by soldering the positive lead to the output of your power switch instead of the battery. I have no practical knowledge of this, just something I read in the Q&As on the amazon page… maybe someone else can confirm?
Just a heads up, if you instal the indicator that way, you Need an on/off switch for it. I’ve seen battery’s completely ruined because an indicator was left on for 3 days. It doesn’t use a lot of power, but over the course of days, it Will drain your battery