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Battery Voltage Meter #qcx


 

I enabled the battery meter (Menu 7.2) and connected the QCX to a fully charged (13.1V) 18Ah battery.? The meter is there, but it's showing empty.? I modified Menu 7.3 from 13,800 to 12,000 to see if that would make a difference.? It did not.? Any ideas on this one?? It's not critical, but it would be nice to have an indication of battery status.? For clarity, I did these steps prior to the power-up fix steps listed below.

When I finished assembly of my 40M QCX. On power up, it only showed the top row, all solid, so I proceeded to do the recommended fix and move L5 to cross over pins 20 & 7.? Well, L5 disintegrated (lead fell out of the body) in the process, so I've ordered some replacements.??

73,
Kent
W9WB


 

You also need to jumper the tree pin connector close to the DC input, pin 1 to 3 (dvm input to +v).


 

Thank you!? I just re-read the manual again and was coming back to post my error.? Read The Fine Manual!??

73,
Kent
W9WB


 

Kent,

Did you jumper pin 1 to pin 3 (B+ to DVM) ? ?See page 101 and 121 (where the pins are). ?You need to do this to allow the internal DVM read the battery voltage. ?Turning on the battery icon does just that. ? You need to jumper the pins.

Bill N7EU