![]() ![]() I've been meaning to pick up one of those HF carbon piles for a while now. But for the average home mechanic a carbon pile can be more useful in testing since it actually applied a load. This tester comes with a rugged anodized aluminum housing, rubber hand grip, and 6 gauge leads with heavy duty clamps. Or if you want to spend more get a midtronics for a few hundred bucks for the entry level testers. If you're just looking to test batteries something like this from HF would work good. It also has a cranking test and charging system tests that advise on repairing a circuit or buying a new battery. The best budget battery load tester with a simple, straightforward control interface. The carbon pile testers can also be used to test charging systems, the conductance type says they do but I don't think they can put an actual load on the charging system. Editor's Choice: Topdon BT100 Car Battery Tester Shop Now Equipped with a large and easy-to-read TFT screen, this battery tester can directly detect the battery data and give suggestions on whether to replace the battery. The 100 amp you linked to won't work on most cars. A carbon-pile load tester draws a large amount of current from a car battery so that we can determine if the battery has enough current capacity to maintain. The carbon piles you need to test at half the CCA of your battery, so the 500 amp will do up to 1000 CCA batteries. ![]() They also can be used when the battery isn't fully charged, whereas the carbon piles the battery should be fully charged. Super Start Battery Load Tester - 44200 Part : 44200 Line: SS 3.6 (14) 1 Year Limited Warranty Color: Chrome-Plated Material: Stainless Steel Height (in): 29-1/2 Inch Compare Super Start Battery Hydrometer - 01397 Part : 01397 Line: SS 4. They are what manufacturers say to use for battery warranties. The hardest load on your battery and starting system will be in the morning, especially when it is real cold out. And perhaps you have another issue going on here. The conductance testers are what all the major stores and shops use for the most part. is Auto Zone just voltage checking it, or are they load testing it Have you done a load test on it If it passes a load test, it is fine. There's two main types of battery testers, the carbon pile linked to above from HF and the midtronics type conductance testers. ![]()
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