Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-04 Thread Rob Smith
Nearly full voltage, but not quite. If you have an accurate voltmeter you can cross reference the voltage (and temperature) and look up the state of charge assuming you have the relevant data tables. Once upon a time I had these for lead/acid batteries but presumably thay can be obtained for o

Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-03 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Understand. Your approach makes sense for you requirement. In my case, the cells are in reserve/backup circuit. Load is applied randomly for varying period. There is no meaningful indication over a given period how much capacity has been used, etc. etc. Otis Wright Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Perhaps I don't understand the circumstances of your need adequately. It's certainly too much trouble for my uses to test and measure battery status. Whenever I buy batteries, particularly Li disposables, I put a date on them and put them into my battery box. I know Li disposables have a

Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-03 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Nothing, if you understand what you get when you read open circuit voltage and these results are acceptable for your application. Depends on the accuracy you want. My experience has been that testing batteries under load gives more accurate indication of status.I could, but am not inter

Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-03 Thread pnstenquist
I would guess even an almost depleted battery will show nearly full voltage with no load. The problem is that testing is a catch 22. If you provide adequate load to really test the batteries, you'll drain them. Paul > That's what I'd use. OTOH maybe he wants to test them under load. > > Godfr

Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-03 Thread P. J. Alling
That's what I'd use. OTOH maybe he wants to test them under load. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in ad

Re: OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
What's wrong with a simple voltmeter? Godfrey On Nov 3, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Otis C. Wright, Jr. wrote: Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright

OT: Battery Tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA Batteries.

2005-11-03 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Anyone have experience with a good tester for nonrechargeable Lithium AA batteries? Thanks in advance. Otis Wright