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Innacurate LiPo battery voltage data

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    • 2019-12-06 at 9:12 PM #13445
      Steve Ochs
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        This will probably be a question for Shannon since it is hardware related but I have a Mayfly 0.5b I purchased earlier this year and it started sending data showing a low LiPo battery voltage (3.4v in
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      • 2019-12-07 at 12:48 AM #13447
        Shannon Hicks
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          Yes, this is a known issue that I’ve seen with only a very few boards recently where we see those exact same incorrect voltage readings around the Q1 mosfet. I haven’t tried replacing par
        • 2019-12-07 at 9:24 AM #13449
          Steve Ochs
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            I had the board powered with the 2500 mah LiPo battery and a 2w Voltaic solar panel and I was monitoring battery life when I saw the sudden drop in voltage.
            I am using a XBEE S6B wifi module for telem
          • 2019-12-07 at 12:32 PM #13450
            Shannon Hicks
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              Thanks for the additional information, I appreciate you helping us out with this. I’ll send you a PM about what to do next.

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