Battery
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Thousand Oaks California
The best battery tester, in my opinion, is the Midtronics battery tester. It can tell if the battery just needs to be changed or if the battery needs to replaced. I have found it to be very accurate.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 847
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From: Beaumont Tx
You more technical guys can help more with the specifics.
later and good testing
John
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 860
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From: Naples. FL.
Sounds good..will chk it out..what sort of price and best place to buy one? Thx.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Southern Utah
Best meters are made by Fluke. But to test the battery itself, you need a tester that will put the battery under a load. This is a completely different thing from a multimeter. It puts a big load on the battery and then tests how it maintains voltage when it is under that load. The big load is like 100 amps...much more than any regular multimeter could ever test.
The multimeter, as stated above, is put in series with the battery to measure the drain from the car when its turned off. This is only in the range of a few amps.
The multimeter, as stated above, is put in series with the battery to measure the drain from the car when its turned off. This is only in the range of a few amps.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: merritt island fl
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