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1. Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:09:41 +0000
Wondered if anyone had experience/opinions of the Midtronics Celltron battery tester as seen at http://preview.tinyurl.com/yykr4r The publicity is fairly convincing but you can't beat first hand know
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00014.html (6,703 bytes)

2. Re: Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 06:22:38 -0800 (PST)
It sounds like a well-thought-out tool, but I do not see how it addresses any particular need you have. It definitely does not tell you if a battery is charged or not. Just keep your batteries trickl
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00015.html (7,379 bytes)

3. RE: Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:29:37 -0800
I agree. Hydrometers are fairly useless with most modern 'sealed' batteries. And an inexpensive load tester plus a charger (and time to charge the battery) will do fine for testing without a vehicle
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00016.html (7,469 bytes)

4. RE: Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 09:48:32 -0800 (PST)
Have sealed batteries gone out of fashion? Every time I glance at the batteries for sale in WalMart, Pep Boys, etc,. they seem to have caps for the cells. Doug
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00017.html (7,027 bytes)

5. RE: Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:27:27 -0800
No idea ... but at least some of the batteries I've seen do have distinct caps, that are heat-welded into place. You cannot remove the caps without damaging the battery. I assume the caps are used o
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00018.html (7,949 bytes)

6. Re: Celltron battery tester (score: 1)
Author: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:31:06 +0000
Thanks for the comments Doug. What I try to do is keep the batteries float charged over the winter, testing them with a DMM at regular intervals, then load charge them every 2-3 months. Where this to
/html/shop-talk/2006-11/msg00019.html (7,847 bytes)


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