Great info. Thank you!

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 3:43 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote:

> Pad, pencil, voltmeter.  Charge batt fully.  Put on load,  no charger.
> Measure voltage every 15 minutes  until either the voltage is below you
> minimum setting or 3 hours elapse.
> Plot the voltage.  You can extend the line until you hit the min voltage
> point and you will know how long you can run.
>
> If you k now the current, multiply current by run to get amp hours.
> Compare with original spec of the battery.
> While sitting around during the test, also measure and record individual
> cell voltage.  They should all drop about the same.  If one or more drops
> significantly more than the others those are bad cells and need to be
> replaced.
>
> I use the BC2000 on my Eltek/valere charger.  It does all of this
> automatically.
>
> *From:* Eric Muehleisen
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 16, 2021 1:01 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Battery testing and validation
>
> What does everyone do for battery testing and analyzing? I’ve been looking
> at SBS-6500. Price tag is steep--
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