I think the
problem goes away once the gauge is calibrated.
Until it calibrates., is 1/2 or 1/4 really that reading or just a freckle from dead (80% of nominal voltage is a common benchmark for dead).
My unit has been charged many cycle now and I can read reliably at a early 1 bar. We are talking about playing Music AND reading over a week to drag it that low.
This was one of the reasons I did not give up my PEz when it peeled. It works
