Keith McMillen
I N S T R U M E N T S
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Standalone Battery Test
The Batt-O-Meter can test stand-alone batteries:
9V, 1.5V (AAA, AA), and 3V. It does this, by
automatically placing the battery under an
appropriate load to simulate real world usage.
The Batt-O-Meter can also test C, D, and other
cells with the help of a conductor to connect the
positive terminal of the battery to the positive
external battery contact on the Batt-O-Meter.
To test a standalone battery follow these steps:
1. Select the chemistry type of the battery to
be tested using the three-position switch.
2a. If you are testing a AA or AAA battery,
place the positive terminal of the battery
to be tested against the positive side of
the external battery contact on the
Batt-O-Meter. Touch the tip of the probe
to the negative terminal of the battery.
(Figure 4.)
2b.If you are testing a 9 Volt battery, make
sure you fit the terminals of the battery
with the external battery contacts on the
Batt-O-Meter matching polarity.
3. Hold the power button down to run the test.
You will see the following display:
1. Chem: “
AL
”, “
rC
”, or “
CA
”
(the one selected by you)
2. “
UoL
”
3. Voltage in number
4. “
Prc
”
5. Percentage in number indicating
internal battery level
If the battery tested is low, then you will
see the following sequence:
1. Chem: “
AL
”, “
rC
”, or “
CA
”
(the one selected by you)
2. “
UoL
”
3. Voltage in number
4. Flashing “
Lo
”
Uxpected Results
There are a few circumstances under which
you will get unexpected results when using the
Batt-O-Meter, or the test will fail.
If the wrong type of chemistry is selected
•
when testing a battery or device, there
will be a slight difference in voltage but the
discrepancy in hours left of use of a device
or percentage indicating internal battery level
will be large.
If you have plugged the probe into a device
•
and hold a standalone battery up to the
battery connector, the Batt-O-Meter will
display shifting decimals.
If the probe is used on the incorrect plug of
•
the device you are testing, or it is dirty, the
Batt-O-Meter will self-test and display a plug
fail: “
pL6
” You can simulate this error by
holding the probe in your hand and running
the self-test.
If you are testing a 9 volt battery that is low, it
•
may appear as a good 3 volt battery.
The highest voltage the Batt-O-Meter can
•
test is 10.23 volts. If you have a device/
instrument that runs on two 9 volt batteries,
the Batt-O-Meter will display the highest
voltage it can recognize (10.23 volts), although
the voltage may be higher.
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please contact us:
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Touch tip of
probe to back
of battery
Battery
Keith McMillen
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1.5 Volts
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Figure 4
