LCD voltmeter for my power supply

[obito]

Hi, buddies. I'm building some power supply and I need test the LCD voltimetter what I bought for this project but I don't have its features/specs. Well the seller said "you can measure from 0v to 100v DC" but I'm not sure about that, further, I don't know right values for feed this device.
So, my CUESTION IS... Where I can find the datasheet? The device have the code LF-107-004-V5 but I didn't get info.

 

[danadak]

Post a pic of backside connector and any labels on PCB next to connector
pin.


Regards, Dana.

 

[bertus]

Hello,

Is there no info on the page where you bought the meter?
It looks like a red led meter and not an LCD.
On a LCD you would not see the digits when not powered.

Bertus

 

[kellys_eye]

Those meters typically display the measured voltage AND take their power from the same source on the same pair of wires.

Whilst they do work they WON'T work if the supply voltage drops below a minimum level (not sure what that is but 8-10V seems to come to mind)

 

[obito]

Post a pic of backside connector and any labels on PCB next to connector
pin.


Regards, Dana.

Of course, I took this photo:

 

[obito]

Hello,

Is there no info on the page where you bought the meter?
It looks like a red led meter and not an LCD.
On a LCD you would not see the digits when not powered.

Bertus

Well, Sorry. You're right. It's just 7-segment display

 

[Bluejets]

Well the seller said "you can measure from 0v to 100v DC" but I'm not sure about that,

And just what was it that started your concerns...??

 

[Harald Kapp]

These typically come from China and are all more or less the same. On this page there is a wiring diagram included.

 

[bertus]

Hello,

Here is the wiring @Harald Kapp talked about:


Bertus

 

[obito]

And just what was it that started your concerns...??

Mmm... Maybe i was thinking that for the price. Just like 3 dollars for this voltage range...

These typically come from China and are all more or less the same. On this page there is a wiring diagram included.

Hello,

Here is the wiring @Harald Kapp talked about:
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Bertus

Hey, thanks. Can be very useful looking aliexpress-alibaba for electronics devices. Well, if you said are same all devices from China that means what I can apply 20v without without fear of spoiling it.

 

[Kiwi]

Suggest that you put reverse biased diodes across both the red and yellow wires to the black wire.
Inductive spikes will kill these cheap meters.

 

[danadak]

The protective diodes Kiwi recommended on yellow line should look
like this (lower left) and for red (upper right) :



You can omit the 100K to ground for yellow circuit if you are
concerned about the small error it creates as a V divider on
the yellow input. Leaving it in - Vyellow = (.99 X Vin).

The zener in upper right should be min 9.6V if 9V alkaline battery.

Regards, Dana.