How to Use a Multimeter as Battery Tester

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25 comments

humxa24 (233 days)

sounds like @thefrugalfilmmaker?

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aptsys (233 days)

This is not how to test a battery. Open circuit voltage? tells you nothing about the battery.

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Kristen Davis (233 days)

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IMFDB (233 days)

I touch the two prongs on my cars cigarette lighter and seems very accurate vs directly opening the hood testing. Be careful not to short circuit the cigarette lighter and check if there’s no fluctuation? vs doing it the old fashion way to see if ur lighter’s dependable.

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drtyburty (233 days)

You should learn how to? use this as a finger nail clipper

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brandonk5297 (233 days)

ya ya you can?

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MGeorgiM (233 days)

This video is great but it is showing a wrong way to test the battery. This multimeter has this? function – you have to turn the switch to 1-2 O’clock – it is for Battery charge measurement.

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antmayfield (233 days)

thanks ?

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asteris78 (233 days)

the capacity is mah (miliambers) you have to turn it to the 1A setting and the red contact to the? upper hole. friendly, and sorry for my english

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Iriatv (233 days)

I did the? continuity test and nothing happen is my meter broke??

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sbdem1986 (233 days)

Thanks, but what kind of load? There’s many kinds of loads? out there and I guess that depending on resistance each will affect the voltage reading of the battery differently.

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djsmithy (233 days)

I’ve been using a multimeter for years and any dead battery? I tried reads at about 0.8 – 0.9V.
I have never seen a dead battery read higher than that with my meter.

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CE750 (232 days)

hmm, let me see $5 meter from Horror Freight, or a $500 Fluke made in the USA? well, for testing 1.5v battery, it? doesn’t matter… for testing a 5 amp fuse.. that’s a whole other story.

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howardarby (232 days)

this is WRONG!
Even a near dead batery will read around 1.5 for alkaline, 1.2 for NiCd, etc. because theres’ a static charge. Instead, you need to test the battery under a slight load. I was looking for a way to do this w/ a Volt-Ohm meter (multimeter) . this doesn’t show that.
See “1AppleMaker” about 11 comments below mine, he notes the same issue:
“ATTENTION: Using multimeter can only determine the? voltage while the battery has no load. However, if you want to test whether it really…

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hp11208 (232 days)

I get them? for free at H-F

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Tokopol (232 days)

I’ve never laughed so hard at a YouTube comment. Thumbs up.?

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Jake Johns (232 days)

I have the same one, great info! now i can test my 1.5v? battery… but can i hook this up to my car battery to get the voltage?

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BrookBowenVideos (232 days)

So what are “good” battery reading numbers?

How low does the numbers go before the battery is shot 1.3, 1.0, .85…?

What if a AA battery (1.5v) says 1.2 or 1.0 Does that? mean the battery is shot?

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pilantra2000 (232 days)

anyone knows how to charge a multimeter mine has a blank screen no juice i guess and no way? to open and replace the battery…

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enzymesX (232 days)

lol costco batteries?

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ajcasperite (232 days)

simple and easy to? understand.

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rainbowcoins1 (232 days)

I have the same? multimeter and did exactly what you did, even on brand new batteries and nothing happened. What do you think is wrong? If anyone can help me.

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gizmofiddler1 (232 days)

Aww CMON!!! This meter already HAS a battery test position right on it! located at the one o’clock position in the dial! It works only for 1.5V and 9V batteries,? but in your case, that is the setting you SHOULD have used for your video.

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barnacleify (232 days)

very well made video, sharp? and clear. Would like to see a test done on a car/boat battery. Thanks.

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frajada2006 (232 days)

@Lunawebs Thank you , very good? info. Have the exact same multimeter. *****

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