Useful battery/charging test tool

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Useful battery/charging test tool

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Just had a clearance offer from a battery specialist, for an Optimate Testmate Mini. Really handy little tool for diagnosing battery and charging system problems. Pretty much foolproof, but probably not worth it for most people at £30-40 usual price.
They're knocking them out at £9.99, at which price it's rude not to...

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Re: Useful battery/charging test tool

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Is it anything more than a voltmeter?
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Re: Useful battery/charging test tool

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No - if you've got a decent voltmeter and know how to use it then you probably don't need one of these. On the other hand you don't need to actually understand what you're doing - just attach it, plonk it where you can see it from the driver's seat, see what it says with engine off, start engine and see what it says while cranking, run engine and see what it says while running. Even an electrical klutz can't get it wrong. Also, all my vehicles have charging tails for either Optimate or SAE-type connectors so I can just plug it in - no faffing about with voltmeter probes.
As I say, not worth the original asking price, but I've definitely had enough use out of mine to make it worth a tenner!
1990 BX TZD Estate ('the grey one', 1991 BX TZD Estate ('the white one'), 1982 2CV6 Charleston (in bits), 1972 AZU Serie B (2CV van), 1974 HY72 Camper, 1990 Land Rover 110 diesel LWB, 1957 Mobylette AV76, 1992 Ducati 400SS, 1966 VW Beetle, 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1996 Peugeot 106D, 1974 JCB 2D MkII, 1997 BMW R1100RS, 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100, 1978 Honda CX500A, 1965 Motobecane Cady, 1988 Honda Bros/Africa Twin, 1963 Massey Ferguson 825, and a lot of bicycles!