[TR] DelTran question

[Rye Livingston]

Another tool you may want to purchase is the SOLAR BA5 100-1200 Cold Cranking Amps Electronic Battery Tester.  Link to Amazon below.

What is cool about this tool is you don't have to have the battery fully charged, or disconnected from the car, etc. Hook it up and it will give you the status of the battery.  If I remember right, there is some info on the battery you plug into the tester, so it can tell you if it's at the full cranking amps, as well as volts.

There are two models:  One has batteries in it, a bit more expensive, the other does not as it uses power from the battery being tested, which is the one I purchased.

Product description off Amazon:
The SOLAR BA5 12-Volt Battery Tester features an operating range of 7-15V and the capacity to test batteries rated between 100-1200 cold cranking amps. It offers quick assessment, providing both a numerical result and a pass/fail LED result. It is compatible with a wide range of battery types, including conventional, maintenance free, AGM, gel cell, and marine-cranking deep cycle batteries. The BA5 is small, portable and pocket-sized, making it perfect for testing batteries while out in the field and on the go. It is easy to use, and guides the user through each operation of the battery testing process.

https://www.amazon.com/BA5-100-1200-Cranking-Electronic-Battery/dp/B0017R5EQK/ref=asc_df_B0017R5EQK/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312094794461&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13760543115073276821&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032142&hvtargid=pla-464854965359&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=62497261819&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312094794461&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13760543115073276821&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032142&hvtargid=pla-464854965359

Great Christmas present idea!  :-)

Rye



On Dec 15, 2018, at 01:41 PM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:

I don't have one, never used one & know nothing about them -- but a little thing like that doesn't stop me from weighing in.

Is the 13.45V measured at the battery with the charger off?

If yes, then that may be a misleading number - for a better reading after a battery has been charged I usually turn the headlamps on for a minute (or wait 12 hours)..

Geo

On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 12:16 PM Bob Peglow <rpeglow at optonline.net> wrote:
Hello,
First time using a DelTran Battery tender on my TR6 (w/new battery).
When light is on indicating a full charge the battery voltage shows at 
13.45v.
Is this unit operating as it should?
Thank you.
Bob


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