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| by Gareth |
Date Added: Thursday 03 May, 2012 |
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Update on previous review - I returned the item to GC and after a week GC confirmed the item was faulty and refunded my money (they would have shipped a replacement if I'd wanted).
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| by Gareth |
Date Added: Friday 20 April, 2012 |
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This was part of my third order from GC and is the first item I've not been 100% happy with. (out of about 70 items)
The volt measurement of LIPOs seems to be OK, but the current measurement is so very bad that you could easily destroy your motor or ESC. For example I tested using a small brushless motor up to 5 Amps and got the following results.
Real 0.5A showed as 0 Amps
Real 1.0A showed as 0.1 Amps
Real 1.5A Showed as 0.4 Amps
Real 2 Amps showed as 0.8 Amps
Real 2.5 Amps showed as 1.1 Amps
Real 3 Amps showed as 1.4 Amps
Real 3.5 Amps showed as 1.7 Amps
Real 4 Amps showed as 2.1 Amps
Real 5 Amps showed as 2.8 Amps
The real amps were measured using a good quality multimeter and verified with another multimeter so I'm pretty sure they're accurate
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| by John |
Date Added: Friday 20 April, 2012 |
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You have done again.. excellent tool and very easy to use .. many thanks
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| by Mike |
Date Added: Sunday 08 April, 2012 |
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WATT can I say fantastic product and at the price can't beat GC products how do they do it at the price?.
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| by giles |
Date Added: Thursday 05 April, 2012 |
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I brought one of these after moving into in electric flight from I.C.
Great item and even tells you the charge state of the pack ( wish I hadn't brought a separate Battery Capacity Checker as this can do the same job)
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| by John |
Date Added: Monday 02 April, 2012 |
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Good value for money. The meter I received was blue. Recently used it to identify why one motor in a multi-engine set up had failed. Should have purchased one sooner and I would have known the current draw was too high for the motor.
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| by Andrew |
Date Added: Wednesday 28 March, 2012 |
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Does exactly what it says on the tin, shows battery charge percentage as well as voltages which was a nice bonus :)
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| by Les |
Date Added: Saturday 17 March, 2012 |
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I bought this having used one belonging to a flying colleague. Mine is just the same having a blue anodised aluminium case although the one shown on the website is black with different face graphics. I'm certain that the meter provides exceptional value for money and once again brilliant service from Giant Cod!!
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| by William |
Date Added: Tuesday 14 February, 2012 |
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Nicely made and easy to use.Going to make an extra lead so that i have a bit more room when testing.Instructions easy to follow,but you probably wont need them. useful piece of kit.
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| by Steve |
Date Added: Tuesday 10 January, 2012 |
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Excellent piece of kit at a very affordable price - cannot and should not ever be without one!
This along with a few other items I ordered from GC arrived the day after I placed the order, very impressed with the service, will be using GC again.
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| by Arun |
Date Added: Saturday 29 October, 2011 |
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Only bought for 100A watt metre capability, not used battery modes. Tested with lab bench supply. Voltage readout is OK, but indicated current reading is out by 21% upto 5A (+- 5% lab supply but prob better than 2%). Internally it uses a shunt not hall sensors for current. Dunno if error is worse at _5A as don't have calibrated load/meter. Shame the cal is out by that much on this unit as otherwise very good value. But probaly perfectly useable for general RC use. Top speed delivery -cheers.
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| by James |
Date Added: Thursday 27 October, 2011 |
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For this price,this is a well finished piece of equipment,with everything needed to carry out your setups.Well done G.C.
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| by Robert |
Date Added: Thursday 20 October, 2011 |
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Follow up comment:
The first one was faulty after going through the returns process I received a replacement yesterday I balanced 2 lipos ok then whilst balancing the third it allowed the voltage to drop to 1.8v per cell! Beware! My personal view is its rubbish; But at least its cheap rubbish others are selling it at twice the price!
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| by Peter |
Date Added: Wednesday 19 October, 2011 |
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An update on my earlier comments - the meter was in fact faulty but was replaced with no hassle - new on arrived next day and is a great little tool - faith completely restored - thanks Giant Cod!!
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| by Antonio |
Date Added: Tuesday 18 October, 2011 |
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Mine worked fine on arrival. (I asked for the unit to be tested before shipping, I don't know if they did or I just got a good one).
-Does a nice job at checking and balancing battery packs.
-Very clear display and easy to see all the info displayed in real time.
- A must have tool for all electric fliers.
I use this very often and I would say it is pretty accurate.
-Apparently is also able to drive speed controllers (and servos) without having to use the receiver for checking out power trains, servos etc. (haven't tried this yet)
Amazing value for what you get I'd say.
My unit came on a strong anodized blue aluminium case, not black as shown on the picture.
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| by Peter |
Date Added: Monday 10 October, 2011 |
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Great delivery, but mine was faulty too - plugged in the battery for a test and all OK, but when tried to do the balance, the display packed up. No one answers the phone so not a very good first experience with the big fish
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| by Robert |
Date Added: Saturday 08 October, 2011 |
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Quick delivery
The GC Watt meter / Lipo tester was faulty on arrival
On plugging a 3 cell lipo in to balance the screen showed 4S-Lipo and 4 voltage readings!
Contacted GC and asked to return (at my cost) and if found faulty a refund would be issued!
I had not realised this was the policy if I had I would have bought locally.
Beware!
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| by Pamela |
Date Added: Friday 07 October, 2011 |
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Received meter promptly (as usual from Giant Cod). Delivered unit in smart blue metal case slightly different to the one shown. All functions work as specified - don't know how they do it for the price. Instructions a bit lacking here and there (UP/Down buttons?) "calibrate all values to zero", WHY?
Great value, how do people manage without one?
BRILL, BRILL, BRILL!
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| by STEVEN |
Date Added: Monday 03 October, 2011 |
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Excellent item works well great value for money dont know how I managed without it.
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| by brian |
Date Added: Friday 16 September, 2011 |
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Brilliant piece of kit for little money, mine wasn't as pictured it was a blue anodised alloy case with no name on it but nice quality. great gadget balances my 2s lipos in just a few minutes. nice clear readings on watts,amps, volts,mah mode don't know how accurate the readings are but its got to be better than guessing. says i was pushing my luck with a 8x6 prop at 30 amps full throttle (my esc is 25amp continuous 30amp for 60 seconds.) probably close as it did get a tad warm!!!
i recommend this piece of kit I've seen it dearer else where and to top it all it arrived the next day after ordering!
Great gear good price brilliant delivery, keep up the good work giantcod
and i will definitely keep coming back
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| by JEFFREY |
Date Added: Saturday 03 September, 2011 |
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Brilliant bit of kit. If you havn't got one yet i recommend you buy one.
Super price along with fast delivery.
Jeff G.
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| by Trevor |
Date Added: Tuesday 30 August, 2011 |
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Thanks for the fast delivery! The WATTMETER does exactly what the description says, seems well made. A VERY handy addition to anyones equipment, wish I'd have bought one years ago.
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| by martin |
Date Added: Friday 26 August, 2011 |
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Wow! what a piece of kit for the money. If you fly electric then you need one of these, no more guessing your set is right or over propped just plug it in and all will be obvious. It also tells you if your lipo's are balanced and if not will do the job with just a few button pushes. Lets face it for less than the price of a lipo this is a great bargain and a must have...
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| by Alan |
Date Added: Wednesday 24 August, 2011 |
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Thanks for your prompt and eiceant service and thebalancer 'ain't bad iether,Big Al
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| by phil |
Date Added: Wednesday 17 August, 2011 |
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Top piece of kit, balances perfectly and is accurate enough on current to ensure safety of packs and esc. It costs the same as 4 pints of Guinness !!
For a real treat get some copies of QEFI from the last century and look at the cost of stuff !! This is the golden age of aeromodelling for sure. Well done cod boys .
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| by david |
Date Added: Tuesday 16 August, 2011 |
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A quality and reasonably priced product. After burning out an ESC this has proved very useful. If you don't have one, buy one.
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| by crispin |
Date Added: Thursday 11 August, 2011 |
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very good product has a great display even dose servo testing which i did not read about
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| by Gordon |
Date Added: Friday 05 August, 2011 |
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Brilliant piece of kit, downside is that I now realise that I need to change all my old batteries. O'night delivery, many thanks GC
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| by martyn |
Date Added: Thursday 26 May, 2011 |
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This is a great little unit for the price. Takes out all the guess work and great that you can control all the nonsense with the unit itself. Top of the pops again giantcod.
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| by jon |
Date Added: Wednesday 18 May, 2011 |
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A good piece of kit for a silly price. mine has a black case not blue as illustrated but it could be sky blue pink for all I care. Its inexpensive and works a treat.
Thumbs up again GC
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| by Robin |
Date Added: Thursday 12 May, 2011 |
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Inexpensive instrument but be wary of the values given. It can be out by 20% on current consumption and voltage. It gets worse at higher levels and can be inconsistent. My Emax 2212 gave 15amps first try and then 17amps next time without any changes. The motor actually is pulling 14amps. I've been using this motor/prop set up for over a year. My meter will not work consistently conected directly with most of my (Giant Cod supplied) speed controllers. It may or may not start and is likely to cut out before full throttle is reached. It works when using the normal Rx - Tx system to control the motor.
Perhaps this init is just too cheap?
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| by Nigel |
Date Added: Tuesday 10 May, 2011 |
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Received mine this morning. It appears to be an updated version. It is in a nice black metal case with "Trakker" on the case.The instructions are headed "Two-Meter" and the box it came in "Power Analyser". As well as the advertised features it can now be used to test servos and can also control an ESC without the need to use a Transmitter/Receiver set up. In these new modes the instructions refer to Up and Down buttons, but there are no markings or instructions to identify the keys to use. A little trial and error revealed that you use the Enter and Select buttons.
Overall a very nice little unit at a ridiculous price. Even better with the additional facilities.
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| by Martin |
Date Added: Monday 09 May, 2011 |
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Received mine at weekend (excellent service !!). Appears well made bit of kit & very easy to use. Confirmed what I suspected - over propped. Feels its going to be a really useful bit of kit, expecially at this fabulous price.
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| by Stuart |
Date Added: Saturday 07 May, 2011 |
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Brill bit of kit, good value of course. Quickish delivery time
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| by Stuart |
Date Added: Sunday 01 May, 2011 |
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As always a great bit of kit from Giantcod at a great price
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| by tobys |
Date Added: Sunday 20 March, 2011 |
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A great little piece and equipment apart from it nearly blew up a lipo battery in my face on connecting it!!!! The Lipo battery adaptor cable that came with it must have been soldered by a monkey.....such a poor job that it was a dead short, the positive and negative were soldered together as whoever did it attached it to the wrong side of the deans connector and even the heatshrink wasnt on properly. Gave me quite a scare. I would seriously advise anyone who gets a new one just to check the adaptor cable is soldered properly. Mine worked fine after I stripped the cable down and did a good job myself. All in all a nice bit of kit. Only knocked stars off to hopefully get your attention to make you aware of the issue I had.
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| by Frederick |
Date Added: Sunday 06 March, 2011 |
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Received next day.Excellent piece of kit and very easy to use.
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| by John |
Date Added: Wednesday 02 March, 2011 |
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Ordered this product on Tuesday 1st March along with other items and was very pleased to receive it by post am. on Wednesday 2nd March. Product seems very well made and in a strong case. When you live out in the sticks and depend on suppliers posting items it means a lot to receive items so quickly. This is not always the case. More power to Giantcod
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| by Ray |
Date Added: Tuesday 01 March, 2011 |
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Recently ordered and received two of these meters. Tested one out on my electric glider to measure the change in wattage and current between 10x6 and 11x6 folding prop installations. Also able to check overall voltage, indivdual cells of Lipo,as well as balancing cells. Very useful meter, easy to use and really good value at half the price of other meters on the market. I would seriously recommend this meter to anyone flying electric installations, hence the other meter is for another of our flying club members, who I am sure will be equally very pleased.
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| by Ron |
Date Added: Saturday 26 February, 2011 |
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I've had one for some time but blew it up. I can not bear to be without such a useful product. I did not hesitate to order another. As usual Rob sent it very quickly and it is still the same excellent value.
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| by Ben |
Date Added: Thursday 10 February, 2011 |
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This is my best gadget. Allows me to check and balance lipo packs at the field as well as being vital when setting up a new electric power system. The only thing that would make it even better is a max-reading memory, trying to remember the max volts, amps and watts whilst running up the motor on a test stand isn't the easiest. But in reality it's just a check that the amps isn't too high for the ESC and the watts for chatting down the field ;)
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| by Stephen |
Date Added: Wednesday 05 January, 2011 |
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very fast post ! spot on dose what it says, very easy to understand,should have got one years before
but I thought I new best
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| by craig |
Date Added: Saturday 11 December, 2010 |
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Superb little tool for not a lot of money
Did not realise it had a battery balance function
It works as a stand alone balancer , no additional power required
Now I can leave this to balance battery packs while my charger is in use
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| by Vincenzo |
Date Added: Tuesday 30 November, 2010 |
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Thanks for the quick delivery. The tool is very easy to use and intuitive. Many functions in only 3 buttons. The version is not that of the photo but has the same features and connecting cables. I tested the old and new batteries and I must say that the wattmeter works fine, except for one detail; balance at the end, the indicator of the first cell is always greater than 0.01 compared to the other cells (ex: 3.93 - 3.92 - 3.92) with all my batteries. I do not know whether it is a minor detail or a defect, you decide. Its strong point is the measure of watts and amps, which performs very well. It is an indispensable tool for a aeromodeller. All this for an attractive price. Thank you G C
Grazie per la spedizione veloce. Lo strumento è molto facile da usare ed intuitivo. Molte funzioni in solo 3 pulsanti. La versione non è quella della foto ma possiede identiche caratteristiche e cavi di collegamento. Ho testato le batterie vecchie e nuove e devo dire che il wattmeter funziona bene, tranne un particolare; a fine bilanciamento, l'indicatore della prima cella è sempre maggiore di 0,01 rispetto alle altre celle (es: 3.93 - 3.92 - 3.92) con tutte le mie batterie. Non so se sia un dettaglio trascurabile o un difetto. decidete voi. Il suo punto di forza è la misura dei watts ed Ampere, dove si comporta benissimo. E' uno strumento strumento indispensabile per un aeromodellista. Tutto questo per un prezzo interessante. Grazie G C
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| by Russell |
Date Added: Monday 15 November, 2010 |
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Looks nothing like the picture, black plastic. Does what it should very effectively, excellent value and great service.
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| by Paul |
Date Added: Friday 05 November, 2010 |
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Arrived with the usual speed (2 days) and despite not looking like the photo does exactly what it should do. Reading the instructions is a little entertaining given the translations, but they are clear enough to make sure any user knows how to use it. Excellent value for money
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| by john |
Date Added: Tuesday 02 November, 2010 |
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i am really pleased with this ,it is a very handy piece of equipment and a bargain at the price well done rob.
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| by Charles |
Date Added: Friday 29 October, 2010 |
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Excellent price, looks well built and is very easy to use. Someone commented a while ago that his example read very differently from another munufacturer's wattmeter, so I tested mine against a Megger M5091 professional grade multimeter and here are the results:
Giant Cod: 2.1A 4.5A 9.0A 14.0A
Megger 2.3A 4.8A 9.3A 14.26A
Given that the Megger is only specified to 2% accuracy on the 20A range the GC wattmeter looks pretty good to me - of course individual units may vary, but mine is a good'un :-)
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| by Neil |
Date Added: Wednesday 27 October, 2010 |
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Great product, even with the black plastic case and not the blue Aluminium one, great price. Balanced my Lipos quickly and already found I'd over propped my glider so is worth it's weight in gold!!
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| by nigel |
Date Added: Friday 22 October, 2010 |
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Fast delivery , great product at a good price works well.
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| by Jan |
Date Added: Sunday 10 October, 2010 |
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Super fast delivery -THX
The only problem I have when I use the wattmeter,
at full engine power the image from the display disappears, so I am not able to check the maximum power consumption because the device does not have a memory, what the problem is?
I checked five different batteries, effect is the same.
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| by WILLIAM |
Date Added: Thursday 30 September, 2010 |
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As expected,very speedy delivery and a great product,what more could you want?
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| by Jeff |
Date Added: Tuesday 21 September, 2010 |
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First impressions - a neat piece of equipment well packed and presented. Easy to use and within 30 mins of opening I had balanced 4 sets if LiPos. I have the Trakker version and the plastic case looks robust. I'm not bothered about the absence of a metal case as I look after my equipment. Good delivery service and information from GiantCod.
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| by Rob |
Date Added: Sunday 19 September, 2010 |
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firstly it isnt the blue metal unit in the pictures but hey, thats just a case. As for the inards, everything is there. Watt meter, balancer and checker. Nice bit of kit and £5 cheaper that anything else.
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| by ron |
Date Added: Wednesday 15 September, 2010 |
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Used this meter[Trakker] for some time without an apparent problem in the 10/20A region. Checking current draw on a new Alphajet, the meter read 47A, way over the 36A reported by other users, and well over the sp controllers 40A rating.I flew the model anyway [another story] keeping power under70%, and contacted the supplier with the problem. They suggested my meter could be out, and indeed when i checked the A jet on a Multiplex meter it read 36A on the same lipo.I now do not trust this meter, and at £15 it's not worth returning, but if Rob wanted it for a calibration check, i would send it back.
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| by Ricky |
Date Added: Sunday 12 September, 2010 |
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Slightly different 'Tracker' version, but does all the same stuff.
Ordered Wednesday, got it Saturday, what a piece of kit !
So pleased with this... balanced all my lipo's then tested a couple of models with their current setup, well pleased (will be propping-down on one model).
It seems to do everytning necessary and is essential kit to avoid esc fry-up's or battery cooking.
There are others on the market that can only do the same but make a bigger hole in the pocket !
Don't chance it with your valuable flying gear, get one of these and stay in the air safer.
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| by David |
Date Added: Friday 10 September, 2010 |
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Great piece of kit, and costs less than half, of many other brands. Black plastic case is still very robust, and I can't see any problems occuring with it. Instructions not perfect. In self-balance program, it states select Lipo check, instead of Lipo balance, but it is obvious what it means. Hardest thing to do is to remove the plastic film protecting the display/lens, it seems to be tucked under the black plastic and does not want to come away. Excellent service from GiantCod. BUY ONE.
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| by carl |
Date Added: Wednesday 08 September, 2010 |
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Nice bit of kit,small cheap and easy to use. Very useful for checking your battery levels and for balancing the cells. Also great for checking how many amps your pulling and toatal watts. Dissapointed i got a black plastic version and not the blue aluminium version advertised.
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| by Chris |
Date Added: Wednesday 08 September, 2010 |
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Ordered Sunday arrived Tuesday am, excellent piece of kit, checks and balances li-pos perfectly, brilliant service, Many thanks.
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| by Frank |
Date Added: Tuesday 07 September, 2010 |
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Received the unit in 2 days, mine is in black not blue but it does what it says and very well
this is real value for money, buy it without worry.
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| by vincent |
Date Added: Wednesday 01 September, 2010 |
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good for the price, it's a shame the item received wasnt as described.the description says a robust ali case, but i received a black plastic case version,bit miffed at this.
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| by PHILLIP |
Date Added: Tuesday 24 August, 2010 |
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super value ,almost half of the price of similar ones for sale onother sellers Regards ,Phil.
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| by Ian |
Date Added: Thursday 19 August, 2010 |
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Excellent, just what I needed for balancing LiPo cells with a charger without balancing!
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| by IAN |
Date Added: Friday 13 August, 2010 |
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This is a very useful tool and is easy to use and is at a very good price.
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| by SCHEFZIK |
Date Added: Saturday 31 July, 2010 |
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Excellent and very usefull thing. Should be in every electric flyers box for make sure the setup for any electric plane. Gives reference for important parameters in electric fly.
Highly recommended.
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| by Derek |
Date Added: Wednesday 21 July, 2010 |
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Once again excellent service, a brilliant piece of kit at an affordable price!. Have just given it a functional with the previousley purchased motor, (and it does what it say`s on the tin!!)
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| by Anthony |
Date Added: Wednesday 21 July, 2010 |
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Delivery very prompt, not as shown in picture but does every thing it should do excellent value for money.
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| by george |
Date Added: Friday 09 July, 2010 |
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just bought one of these wattmeters except it was the tracker version excellent piece of equipment does everything on the tin great.
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| by Brian |
Date Added: Friday 09 July, 2010 |
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Hi, any one thinking of of going to electric flight must have one in their box , at this price it's a gift. it tels you wot is going off in side. the down side is it 's different to the picture, but it works the same, good value for money
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| by Phil |
Date Added: Friday 02 July, 2010 |
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Item arrived the next morning after ordering (it looks different to the item pictured and is branded as 'TRAKKER' but is essentially the same thing). It was put to use straight away and I have now successfully set up my daughters control line trainer and am not now guessing whether or not it's gonna blow!
cf2812 1534kv motor - emp 7x4 prop - 2200mah 3s lipo.
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| by Michael |
Date Added: Wednesday 30 June, 2010 |
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Received the Trakker version. Disappointed that it was not the metal cased version but does everything it should do. The battery check function is useful - saves getting the charger out. The instructions are clear and useful for the beginner. Only 4 stars because of plastic case
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| by Tony |
Date Added: Thursday 24 June, 2010 |
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Received the GC Watt Meter today and have been trying it this afternoon. It is brilliant and extremely easy to use. Will definitely recommend it. Also a very reasonable price and very speedy delivery. Well done yet again GC.
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| by Andrew |
Date Added: Wednesday 09 June, 2010 |
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Received mine today. Just run a series of tests on a C3536/14 motor from GC - measured power(watts) current (amps), and voltage (volts) for full and half stick using 5 different props - 7x5 up to 12x6 - easily able to determine that the 8x6 or 9x6 will give the most economical and safe performance without overheating the motor or ESC (Overlander 40A ESC used for test).
Delighted with ease of use and clarity of display - good buy!
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| by Enrico |
Date Added: Wednesday 14 April, 2010 |
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I have buy the trakker version, it is very similar, good item, very useful with its function of wattmeter and balancer, but I have check that in wattmeter function the measure loss about 0.8v, than balancing pack with low voltage (as 3.2v x cell) the voltage can drop below 3.0v and it's not good for battery,
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| by John |
Date Added: Sunday 14 March, 2010 |
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Quick delivery excellent piece of kit thanks GC very easy to operate
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| by simon |
Date Added: Saturday 06 March, 2010 |
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Hi Folks, just got my GC Wattmeter/lipo tester today and I am over the moon with it. Dead easy to use, does exactly what it says on the box, great stuff.
Simon.
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| by John |
Date Added: Wednesday 03 March, 2010 |
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Excellent bit of kit. New to this game so I thought it might pay to be able to track power use to ensure batteries and esc's didn't get cooked and this bit of kit has helped me do just that. Value added for me was the fact this is can actually monitor the state of each cell in a lipo pack too, though my charger deals with balance just as well.
Simple to use, battery in one end, ECS the other, select the function from the very simple menu system and bingo :) Even I can manage it ;)
I have already saved 3 lipo's from cooking by actually seeing the current being drawn by the motor was too much for the cells 'C' rating :0
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| by terry |
Date Added: Monday 01 March, 2010 |
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an excellent meter,easy to handle and very well made,well done g/c,with the outstanding delivery time why shop other than giantcod.
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| by Clive |
Date Added: Monday 15 February, 2010 |
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An excellent piece of kit – does just what it says on the tin! I would recommend any one to buy this item.
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| by ALAN |
Date Added: Friday 12 February, 2010 |
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Quick delivery, [as usual ], great bit of kit, I had to change the Deans plugs to 4mm bullets as I do not use Deans. no problem . I wish model stuff manufactures would standardise connectors.
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| by Michael |
Date Added: Friday 12 February, 2010 |
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What a wonderful little device, excellent value for money!
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| by Raymond |
Date Added: Monday 08 February, 2010 |
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What's it all about? Well with this unit in your hand you can access the data and prove
your setup is correct. An accurate reading for your lipo batteries with a percentage
indication in figures as well as a line indicator. Battery balance concluded using the
battery being checked as supply, so no need for power unit on flying site. A very
useful product, well constructed, in a robust case and complete with some leads.
I recomend you purchase one and you will use it with pleasure .Best Price Unit.
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| by Walter |
Date Added: Saturday 06 February, 2010 |
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Nice product, the wattmeter show Current ,Volts, Watt and current/h in real time! This was what i needed and this is what i get. Also the lipo check and balanche works well.
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| by Philip |
Date Added: Sunday 31 January, 2010 |
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This is an excellent little unit. I bought mine from Robot Birds but was rather annoyed when I saw it in Giant Cod for less money! It is far superior to the rival Neodym wattmeter (I have both) because it gives more functions, has a higher volts and amps capacity, and is far more robust, having a metal case and no fiddly little micro switches which are susceptible to breakage. Also it is cheaper!!!
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| by leslie |
Date Added: Monday 07 December, 2009 |
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arrived very quickly .. tried it out!! amazing, my old ballancer was very slow, this did the job in seconds. battery voltage check very reasuring to see whots going on. wats / amps check also good , very good value !! cheers les.
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| by Roger |
Date Added: Friday 04 December, 2009 |
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I have to agree with the other reviews a good simple bit of kit that does exactly what it says on the tin. The inclusive connectors are a bonus.
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| by Angelo |
Date Added: Wednesday 02 December, 2009 |
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Great tool!
I've tested with 18amp esc and various motors and feel very good.
Only one note: i've connected to 10amp esc and I've killed esc.
From now I will use it only on 18 or greater esc.
Recommended
sorry for bad english :-)
Ottimo strumento. L'ho testato con un regolatore da 18amp e diversi motori e funziona benissimo.
L'unica nota: ho provato a collegarlo ad un regolatore da 10amp e ho bruciato un mosfet del regolatore. D'ora in poi lo utilizzerò solo sul 18amp.
Raccomandato
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| by Chris |
Date Added: Tuesday 17 November, 2009 |
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Great bit of kit, at a very good price. I almost feel guilty paying so little for this extremly well made and useful bit of kit. Its a must for anybody who is serious about Electric flight. As usual it was recieved well packed and very prompt too.
Well Done Rob & GC .
Just think..... I could have paid twice as much at a model shop :-)
Chris
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| by colin |
Date Added: Thursday 29 October, 2009 |
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Hi
Not done elecrtric before but as a 1st timer at it its dead simple to use good price and well made,and the Lipo,s Giantcob sell show good reading on the meter.will be coming back for more.
Thanks
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| by Steven |
Date Added: Wednesday 28 October, 2009 |
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As with all the other reviewers I found this gadget great. Recommended.
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| by mike |
Date Added: Tuesday 27 October, 2009 |
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Arrived very quickly I thought there was a post strike!! This little unit I recieved is called tracker and it is in a black case... still works the same, so no panic. The self balance takes a while don't know if that should be the case, but it gets there in the end and beeps away. I like this unit and the price thanks Rob
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| by Johan |
Date Added: Saturday 19 September, 2009 |
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Great piece of kit and a spot on price too. Watts, Amps, Balance, Easy to Use... what more could we ask.
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| by Rizwan |
Date Added: Monday 14 September, 2009 |
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first one arrived faulty ! but otherwise a bargain!
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| by MIKE |
Date Added: Wednesday 09 September, 2009 |
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Very impressed with this meter. Have seen an identical product under a differant brand name in R C Model World Aug 2009 selling for£34.99. Excellant value for money.
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| by Bob |
Date Added: Wednesday 09 September, 2009 |
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Does "just what it say`s on the tin" Great piece of equipment, great price, what more could you ask! Very satisfied.
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| by Anthony |
Date Added: Tuesday 08 September, 2009 |
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The wattmeter was received two days after odering as was expected. The unit functioned as described and I was able to check a motor/prop system. the lipo test also appeared to work OK.
A good value for money Wattmetre
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| by Mark |
Date Added: Wednesday 02 September, 2009 |
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arrived day after ordering, looks sturdy & well made & very easy to use & came with a full set of instructions-checked all my lipos & power input of a couple of models within minutes-excellent!!
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| by paul |
Date Added: Wednesday 02 September, 2009 |
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Arrived quickly as most stuff does,
It does what it says on the tin the readings matched my other equipment and the Li-Po balancer and tester is a great bonus. The balancer won't win any speed tests but it got there in the end. I love the Mah reading it makes calculating the duration of battery life easy.
Bad bits, I had to resoilder the lead as it fell apart first run and I wish it had data hold save all them reruns because you forgot what the reading was!
For the money fantastic value well done Rob another top product at a bargain price.
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| by ALLAN |
Date Added: Sunday 30 August, 2009 |
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Just got one of these, great bit of kit! V/easy to use, multi functions in one device. My advice - GET ONE TODAY FROM GC. (you could pay £16 more for a similar item from a mainstream UK supplier)
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| by simon |
Date Added: Friday 28 August, 2009 |
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What a nice bit of kit, seems all my li-pos are out of balance even though I use a balance charger, amazed at how much current my flying wing pulls, thankfully it unloads a bit in the air.
Never seen a meter at this price before but as usual with Cod fast delivery and it seems a quality product that does what it says on the tin
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| by Richard |
Date Added: Friday 28 August, 2009 |
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Hi all
just got this tester, it is very easy to use and I agree with all the previous reviewer comments so no need to repeat what is said. Highly recommended . As for the Deans adapter lead supplied i just cut in half added 4mm opposite bullet connectors to the ends (so can be rejoined if needed)and know i have easy adapters for plugging in my set ups.
and thanks to giant cods realistic prices I am able to get into electric flying as cost stopped me before.
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| by Vic |
Date Added: Thursday 27 August, 2009 |
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First off I’ve got to say a big thank you to Giantcod for great service and very fast delivery. The item also arrived very well packaged and protected.
The meter itself is great especially for the low price. The metal casing looks good; it doesn’t look cheap at all and appears to be nice and strong. The display is a good size, clear and easy to read. The three control buttons are very positive when operated and the operation of all the meters functions are easy and straightforward.
The meter has built in Deans connectors so if like me you use a different type you’ll have to make up a couple of adapter cables for using the watt meter mode.
The battery check/conditioning mode is good showing you the remaining charge in the battery and the condition of each cell. If there is an imbalance the meter sets about balancing the cells automatically. There is also an audible warning if the meter detects a problem as well as displaying the results. The meter can deal with 2 to 6 cell Lipos using the multi socket adapter board that comes with it. Lilo and LiFe batteries can also be tested.
All in all this is a very good value for money piece of kit and at the price it’s something everyone can afford
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