to test any battery by cca or ca , will i set by range from 100 to 1200 on this device ?
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There should be a label on the top of the battery that tells you what the ca and cca amps are..if ca is 1000 then u set the meter range to 1000.
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yes. I think so. I tried all the settings and it reads the same amps at all settings. tho I only tested 1 battery so far.
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Yes, there is menu choice that you use to set the expected cca. Then the results of that test are given relative to that level. The actual cca is also displayed.
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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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This is NOT a load test device. Its Load indicator light will turn amber if the battery cannot maintain voltage. The Carbon Pile Load Tester by Cen-Tech, Item #91129 may be what you're looking for. It's about fifty dollars.
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Yes, set it on the 20V scale to measure the car battery voltage since the batter voltage is nominally 12 VDC. It would be hard to use it to learn much more about your battery. Battery weakness would show up under heavy load when high current is being pulled out of it. Voltage for a weak battery would dip under such a condition but this would hard to create without sophisticated test equipment. You can get your battery tested for free at places like Auto Zone.
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Rather accurately. The tester gives you the % of charge remaining in the battery. It is calibrated by 20's. So goes 0, 20, 40 and so on to full charge.
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From what I can see, it looks like it will test the same variety of batteries, but just a heads up on button cell batteries, on the BAT-200 it will test the 1.5v button cell correctly. But it looks like the 3v button cell battery will register but the needle is maxed out and not reading battery is good, it's just pegged out, I'm just waiting for one of my 3v button cell's to get weak so I can test it and compare results with a volt/ohm meter.
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I Believe CA and CCA are equivalent. The BA5 tester I purchased performs well, I borrowed a friend's very expensive professional battery tester and the BA5 returned almost identical results on several batteries.
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Sorry, haven't a clue. I've not even tried mine, just wanted something to test batteries before purchasing them unnecessarily.
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The BA-5 is mainly a battery checking device that tells whether the battery is in a pass or fail condition.The 12V Battery and System Tester, Part No. BA7, features an operating range of 7-15V and the capacity to test batteries rated between 100-1200 CCA. It adds the convenience of starting and charging system testing and offers quick assessment, providing both a numerical result and a pass/fail LED result. It is compatible with a wide range of battery types, including Conventional, Maintenance Free, AGM, Gel Cell and Marine Cranking Deep Cycle batteries.
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Software runs in the system tray that will allow you to periodically "self test" the battery. I do this on a monthly basis.
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I would like to know this too. Could you please see what is says on your device? ("Input voltage" or just "Input" and gives the values "100-120" or "200-240".)
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It's easier than you think. The compartment below is for spare battery storage. To test simply lay the battery face down on tester. Hope this helps.
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The range for measuring current for this device is 0A to 100A. They spec the ability to measure 50A continuous. The manual is also available online by searching "Watts Up user manual"
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I can find nothing in the directions about the device not being able to test lithium batteries.
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you can't test amps like that. only volts. and you should be getting anywhere from 12 to 14 volts on a fully charged battery..
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It should read 12 turned off and 14 on. Any lower or higher something is wrong with your batt or alternator
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You get the best indication of battery condition under load. All this tester does is provide a load and measure voltage. I expect it wold work fine for your deep cycle batteries.
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Need more information such as battery type, (wet cell, deep cell, etc.) brand, voltage, and amp hours rating before that question can be answered.