waynejitsu
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How do you go about testing a battery to find out the "real" MaH or "battery power"?
What equipment is needed?
Thanks
What equipment is needed?
Thanks
The problem with those analyzing chargers is that they have to completely drain the cell and then recharge it in order to approximate the capacity. That means the voltage is drained down to around 2.5v, which is far lower than you would typically want to run your cell to. It's probably okay to do infrequently but I wouldn't make a habit of it as a way to monitor your cell's health.
How to test batteries MaH?
The problem with those analyzing chargers is that they have to completely drain the cell and then recharge it in order to approximate the capacity. That means the voltage is drained down to around 2.5v, which is far lower than you would typically want to run your cell to. It's probably okay to do infrequently but I wouldn't make a habit of it as a way to monitor your cell's health.
The problem with those analyzing chargers is that they have to completely drain the cell and then recharge it in order to approximate the capacity. That means the voltage is drained down to around 2.5v, which is far lower than you would typically want to run your cell to. It's probably okay to do infrequently but I wouldn't make a habit of it as a way to monitor your cell's health.
You can either get a regulated light with a known current draw and time it till it runs out or a battery charger/analyzerWhat I want to do is, test some batteries to see if the advertised rating is actually what the batteries are..., you know, to check out "truth in advertising"