PLI (power level indicator)

[Big_Furry_Oaf]

Ok so... uh... is there a way we can talk about the PLI now?
Just assuming it's NOT powering the saber and I just want to hook up a few radio-shack cheapo LED's and a PLI to a protected 3.6V Li-Ion battery like the ones sold in the store, I'd need to get a 75k or 82K ohm resistor, clip it and put it where the other resistors would normally go. Then if I were to line it up like: Battery - switch - PLI - accent LED's, it would all come on at once when I hit the switch and power meter it would be relatively accurate. Correct? Because that's all I need to know.

[Sunrider]

That's what I was trying to convey Az. They are rated for 1 amp continuous max but I don't recommend pushing them to the edge like that.

You will have to play around with the PLI I have never seen one used for a single battery setup.

[Azmaria Dei]

Ok so... uh... is there a way we can talk about the PLI now?
Just assuming it's NOT powering the saber and I just want to hook up a few radio-shack cheapo LED's and a PLI to a protected 3.6V Li-Ion battery like the ones sold in the store, I'd need to get a 75k or 82K ohm resistor, clip it and put it where the other resistors would normally go. Then if I were to line it up like: Battery - switch - PLI - accent LED's, it would all come on at once when I hit the switch and power meter it would be relatively accurate. Correct? Because that's all I need to know.

yes, that sounds like it'll work fine if you're wiring everything off of the switch in series and the load is relatively low.

That's what I was trying to convey Az. They are rated for 1 amp continuous max but I don't recommend pushing them to the edge like that.

thank you, but there's been a lot of misinformation and i wanted to help you get the correct info out there a little more.

also everyone, please don't get offended at my tone today. i don't mean any disrespect or anything like that. i just want you all to be safe and not lose any fingers or facial features. oh or any sleep over why your batteries keep cutting out...

[Big_Furry_Oaf]

Thanks, Azmaria.
I'm sticking to my power source for MY saber, simply because I don't have room for another. For my girlfriend, however, I really think I'm going to go a different route now. If I blow my fingers off or if something explodes in my face, I deserve it for taking the chance. She doesn't.

[Azmaria Dei]

oh and make sure you have a compatible charger if you are using 3.6V batteries.

[Skottsaber]

I've cracked the resistor problem! I think....
To calculate the resistor for 3.6v I need to know the value of the other resistor, and to find that out I need to know the current running to the LEDs.

Then with a lot of help with my shockingly bad math I might be able to work it out.