# Lipo battery usermod wiring **URL:** https://wled.discourse.group/t/lipo-battery-usermod-wiring/9673 **Category:** Questions **Created:** [October 29, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lipo-battery-usermod-wiring/9673 "2023-10-29T20:07:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 5 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![fatecasino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@fatecasino](https://wled.discourse.group/u/fatecasino) #### Post date: [October 29, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lipo-battery-usermod-wiring/9673/1 "2023-10-29T20:07:05Z")
I am using a firebeetle 2 esp32 and I have added a lipo battery to the on-board connector provided. In the readme file it says about connecting 18650 battery with a resistance to the analog input. In the case of LiPo battery this does not work properly. Should I connect the positive of the battery directly to the analog input pin omitting the resistance? ---
### Author: ![kilrah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/kilrah/32/5927_2.png) [@kilrah](https://wled.discourse.group/u/kilrah) #### Post date: [October 29, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lipo-battery-usermod-wiring/9673/2 "2023-10-29T20:54:30Z")
> [@fatecasino](#): > > In the readme file it says about connecting 18650 battery with a resistance to the analog input. Where does it say that and for what purpose? That shouldn’t be a thing unless maybe for measuring battery voltage. 18650 / Li-Po is the same in pretty much every regard. ---
### Author: ![fatecasino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@fatecasino](https://wled.discourse.group/u/fatecasino) #### Post date: [October 29, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lipo-battery-usermod-wiring/9673/3 "2023-10-29T21:03:18Z")
I show this wiring schematic and I got a bit confused: > **[Monitoring LiPo battery voltage with Wemos D1 minibattery shield and Thingspeak](https://arduinodiy.wordpress.com/2016/12/25/monitoring-lipo-battery-voltage-with-wemos-d1-minibattery-shield-and-thingspeak/)** > > There are a million reasons why you would want to monitor the Battery voltage of  your Battery fed ESP8266. I will illustrate it with a Wemos D1 mini and the Battery shield I am using a small 720 m… In my case should I just add a jumper connector from the + of my battery to A0? Could it be that the firebeetle 2 ESP32 has already a port directly connected to the + of the battery plug and I should set that port to the battery usermod setting? I checked the corresponding user manual but I don’t see such a direct connection [https://wiki.dfrobot.com/FireBeetle\_Board\_ESP32\_E\_SKU\_DFR0654](https://wiki.dfrobot.com/FireBeetle_Board_ESP32_E_SKU_DFR0654) ---
### Author: ![kilrah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/kilrah/32/5927_2.png) [@kilrah](https://wled.discourse.group/u/kilrah) #### Post date: [October 29, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lipo-battery-usermod-wiring/9673/4 "2023-10-29T21:22:25Z")
Seeing the [schematic](https://dfimg.dfrobot.com/nobody/wiki/fd28d987619c16281bdc4f40990e5a1c.PDF) the Firebeetle 2 has built-in battery monitoring connected to A2 with a 1:2 divider. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/2X/e/e0b05468ce979639f5e9b09ec108402fa59766d1.png) ---
### Author: ![fatecasino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@fatecasino](https://wled.discourse.group/u/fatecasino) #### Post date: [October 29, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lipo-battery-usermod-wiring/9673/5 "2023-10-29T21:26:09Z")
thanks!!