LVC for Villain EX...

[zeropointbug]

Hey guys, I'm getting some Turnigy lipos for my Villain EX, and I need an external LVC for it because obviously the EVX does not have it. What should I get, and where from? thanks.

[Metallover]

You can get an alarm type at crapamps or at hobbycity they have a "lipo monitor" with leds. Green means it's above 3.3v and red means it's under 3.3v. I use that with my micro T, and it work great. I'm not sure how it'd work on a boat though..

[zeropointbug]

Hmmm, I don't think you'll be able to hear a buzzer in the villain, it's quite loud when running, and under a cover as well.

Aren't there actual lvc cutoff's you can buy that are external? If not, I could just do it by time after checking with eagletree data.

[lincpimp]

Novak makes their smart stop modules for 2-3-4s lipos. Mike used to sell a li-saver, which automatically figured the number of cells when you plugged it in and would do a 3v per cell cutoff. Someone else makes an external lvc, just can't remember who...

[zeropointbug]

Li-saver, right I remember that now. Too bad.

I might just do it by time, I rarely use two full 5s A123 packs, and those are roughly 8 mins full out.

[BrianG]

FYI about the Novaks: they tend to be a bit sensitive so any brief dips in voltage below LVC point will trigger it. I added a small cap to help absord those brief dips and seemed to avoid false triggers yet allow it to cut out when the voltage legitimately reached the LVC point.

[miniGranis]

IIRC Cellpro has one as well

[zeropointbug]

K, thanks guys. I'll see what I can find, and where I can find it.