Does anyone regularly test deep cycle (trolling motor) batteries with this SOLAR BA5 100-1200 Cold Cranking Amps Electronic Battery Tester?
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Absolutely, I test mine a couple times a year. This tester works best when connected to the battery's post.
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its not a load tester. it uses different system i think. i have a battery. it shows it needs recharge. but cca is ok... i dont understand is it working or can i trust its test...
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Yes, I use a deep cycle battery to run it with a dimmer switch to control the speed. I use it on a waste oil burning stove I made. Works great and excellent set up when it gets cold and power is out. Live in ALASKA!!!
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In a regular lead acid bsttery you need a deep cycle, this one is lithium and I don't know , check with manufacturer, usually you would kill the battery
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Hi yes you will input what the cca rating is on your battery, and then it will test against that set range.
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Test your batteries with a battery tester at full charge using a regular battery charger. If batteries test okay and upon reinstalling in the coach if the batteries don't last very long or don't maintain most likely the converter is bad.
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Hi R.W., this tester will certainly tell you if smaller batteries are in good shape but it is kind of over kill as it works by resistance testing. Kind of like plugging a toaster onto your battery. It will draw a lot of juice off the battery in just one test with smaller batteries so if they are weak you will know it fast and they will likely need a recharge afterward. I use it for 4 and 8 D size batteries for starting large diesel engines. I would suggest a lighter amp load tester for what you are doing. Something around a 50 amp range. Hope this helps. Paul paulmgriswold@aol.com
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I would have to look it up in the manual. Some deep cycle batteries like AGM's require a higher than standard voltage for charging. Perhaps you can download the Owners Manual pdf online.
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No is does not. Determining battery capacity is complex and there is a device that can do it but it it expensive. I will give you a link that will give a lot of battery information. http://batteryuniversity.com/index.php/learn/article/testing_deep_cycle_lead_acid_batteries
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I don't know exactly what you mean because that varies with use ,i use a deep cycle marine battery ,durolast from autozone 800 amps,last me all day so far but i only had it out for about four hours before winter hit and every thing is frozen now.will repost after spring thaw.
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This tester will not test car batteries it's designed for AA, AAA's, Button batteries, hobby batteries ,9 volt and watch batteries. For car batteries you need a tester that will put a load on it to test the capacityfor cold cranking. Hope this answers your question.
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Hello;In response to your question. Yes, the charger will work quite well for the Deep cycle battery. I use it on my Marine trolling batteries that draw down to nothing all the time. It works great!Jim
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Not as-is, obviously. However, it works just fine off deep cycle batteries and an inverter.
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No, the other answers are wrong. It does not test not alternator amperage. For that, you would need an ammeter. Use a DC clamp ammeter so you won't have to break the circuit. What the BA7 does check is the alternator voltage. You can also do that with any accurate voltmeter. The proper alternator voltage when the car is running is 13.5v to 14.2v across the battery.
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880 cold amp cranking. Go on internet and put in the battery info and you will get all the details. Its a great battery. I bought 2 of them for my boat.
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From what I understand about batteries, this applies 100Amp load and shows you the voltage. I believe it is "rated" for 1000CCA because since most batteries are 400-800CCA you are stressing it at 10 - 25% of capacity. This amount gives it enough load to show marginal bad conditions, whereas putting 100 Amps on say a 2000CCA battery only loads it 5%. It is not going to hurt the tester, but would not stress the battery enough to show a bad battery.
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It measures the battery's ability to deliver high currents. The lower the battery internal resistance the greater current it can deliver. The tester places a very high load on the battery for a extremely short time and measures the current flow (or voltage drop). It then calculates the cold cranking amp value. As long as the battery has some charge it can "predict" the ability to deliver current when fully charged. I have stopped using my load tester since buying this tester.