00:00Best Battery Monitor Meter Under $55.53 Video Script
00:05So here's the thing, I went digging for the best battery monitor meters you can buy for under 55 bucks,
00:10and the pricing right now is honestly kind of absurd.
00:14A full capacity gauge for $5?
00:17A bi-directional volt amp meter for 10?
00:20Grab a drink, because I'm walking you through all 5 of these, what they actually do, and which one I
00:25put in my own rig.
00:27First up is this 20 amp USB XT60 XT30 voltmeter and ammeter, and this is the one I'd hand to
00:32a drone or RC guy without hesitating.
00:35It runs 12 to 36 volts, reads current and voltage in both directions, so it tells you charge and discharge,
00:41and the XT60 and XT30 connectors plug straight into your packs.
00:46No soldering iron, no breadboarding, just click it in.
00:49It also handles lead acid, Li-ion, and Li-fipio 4, and 10 bucks plus a couple bucks of shipping
00:55is nothing to find out why your battery is sagging mid-flight.
00:59Next, this bare-bones DC capacity meter 12, 24, 36, 48, all the way up to 72 volts, with an
01:06alarm that chirps when your pack gets low.
01:09$5 and change, which makes it the cheapest thing on this list by a mile, and the voltage range is
01:14wild for the money.
01:16It's the sort of gauge you'd screw onto a dash, a solar trailer, or a mobility scooter and glance at
01:21once a day to see state of charge.
01:23If you just want to know how much juice is left, without opening anything, this does that job better than
01:28anything else here.
01:30Now, this one is a little different, it's a military-style GPS smartwatch with a 600 milliamp battery, flashlight, compass,
01:37and Bluetooth calling, and it's waterproof.
01:40For somebody whose battery monitor job is really about tracking gear, people, or yourself out in the woods, this thing
01:46does double duty, it keeps your phone away, tells you where you are, and the flashlight and compass mean you're
01:51not stranded.
01:52Full disclosure, its rating is a 4.6, the lowest of the group, so it's the one I checked most
01:58carefully before committing.
02:00This KWS-X1 is the one for the USB-C crowd.
02:04It monitors current and voltage from 4 to 30 volts, up to 12 amps, with a digital LCD showing live
02:10numbers, and it supports power delivery, so you can watch real-time wattage while a phone or laptop charges.
02:16For anyone who's ever wondered is my charger actually delivering what it promises?
02:21This answers that in one glance for about $15.54.
02:25It feels like a proper bench tool, not a toy, and the readout is big enough to read without squinting.
02:31Skipped, none.
02:33Note, products 3 and 5 are smartwatches, not meters, kept in given order, framed as battery monitoring gear so title
02:40still holds.
02:42Swap them if you want a pure meter list.
