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Battery condition tester

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cvcaelen

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In one of my drawers I had that old thing you put in the cigaret-lighter in a car.
something like this:

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but only with 3 LED's (mine that is)

So,
I dismantled it,
made kind of a support and filled it with silicon (for moister reasons)
drilled holes for the LED's in the plastic thing where the ignition key sits and I 've got:

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How does it work?

When the red LED is lit, tension is a mere 11V
rood + orange : 11.8V
orange:between 12V and 13V
orange + green: between 13V and 13.5V
green: 13.8V and up

It's not rocket science, but it gives me an indication on how the battery is.

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Christiaan
 
Nice & neat!

OTOH, are you worried about battery life? I´m heading the 6th season for the OEM battery on the Breva, no signs of flattening yet.
(OK, I admit not riding in the winter season. By good reasons. This morning the streets were covered with black ice. I've got spiked tires on my bicycle...:woohoo: )

That Sigma counter mounted on the left side of the bar - what do you use it for? Only as a watch?
 
Holt wrote:
That Sigma counter mounted on the left side of the bar - what do you use it for? Only as a watch?
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mainly as a watch
secondly as an extra trip-meter (roadbook riding)

Christiaan
 
Ha! I have a Sigma on my Griso.....I still don't believe the 3rd replacement speedo sensor isn't going to go berserk yet again!
 
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