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DaveG

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testing battery
« on: July 20, 2010, 07:02:37 pm »
Is there a gadget that i can test my leisure battery with................ ie tell me how much charge its got left in it?

Cheers
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Dave Willis

Re: testing battery
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2010, 07:04:16 pm »
Some garages do a free battery check - but they would be biassed I would imagine.
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Mike_G

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2010, 07:11:35 pm »
Maplins do a guage which shows how much charge is left in them but I cant find the link on their site, but its there somewhere
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DaveG

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2010, 07:18:47 pm »
Cheers chaps..what I mean is..Im charging my battery every night, but a guy on here says he only charges his battery once a week, but I dont want to risk going flat half way thro a day!

So what Im after is something that will tell me "your battery has 30% left" ..you know an idiot proof type of thing!!

 ;D
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EZclean

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2010, 07:20:36 pm »
i want "your battery has 10 houses left"

 ;D
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Sapphire Window Cleaning

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2010, 07:21:15 pm »
Some flow controllers have that function.




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DaveG

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2010, 07:21:42 pm »
Quote from: EZclean on July 20, 2010, 07:20:36 pm
i want "your battery has 10 houses left"

 ;D


Thats exactly what i want too!!!! ;D
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DaveG

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2010, 07:23:01 pm »
Quote from: MB Window Cleaning on July 20, 2010, 07:21:15 pm
Some flow controllers have that function.








Matt


Really??

Explain  please Matt.....

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EZclean

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2010, 07:27:42 pm »
i use one of these everyday. its a controller from a tsr35 trolley £20
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Window Washers

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2010, 07:34:24 pm »
Quote from: MB Window Cleaning on July 20, 2010, 07:21:15 pm
Some flow controllers have that function.




Matt
dont get them they cost you money and are a pain in the backside, have one on my transit and the thing used to do it all the time. 2 houses left "controller says NO!!!"
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dazmond

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2010, 07:57:55 pm »
my pure freedom controller tells me how much charge the battery has left by pressing a few buttons.

i do leave it on "float "charge  at night in the flat.keeps it topped up and stops it getting nicked out of the van!! ;) ;D ;D

regards

dazmond
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Richard Neal

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Re: testing battery
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2010, 08:39:42 pm »
i used to be in the caravan business and these are the same batteries i used  might be worth looking on the net at camping shops or ebay i used to fit these little guages in camper conversions but the best one ive had is a proper battery discharge tester metal box with dial on it and 2 croc clips, conect to battery and it will tell you if its good to go, you can also do a discharge test to check the cells are ok and if you connect it to your charger it will tell you if thats up to the job,
Cost about £30.00 screwfix
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