The ZTS Multi-Battery TesterTM
by ZTS Inc.
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Manufacturer: ZTS Inc.Product features:
- Made In U.S.A.
Tools and Hardware Reviews of The ZTS Multi-Battery TesterTM
Customer Review: performance of the ZTS Multi-battery tester
Summary: 5 Stars
The ZTS multi-tester arrived and was larger than I expected. The tester is 8" long x 4-1/2" wide by 1-3/8" thick. I had not looked at the specifications for size.
So far I have tested only AA Alkaline batteries. The tester helped me sort through a dozen batteries to decid which were truly "dead" and which were only slightly used. I like the way the tester cycles the pulse load and then settles on a specific LED to show the rating as either 10%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% or 100%. The batteries I considered 'dead' were reported as 20%. This explained to me why they would no longer work in some devices that seems to take only a small current to operate (namely an indoor-outdoor thermometer). On the other hand, some batteries that would not work reliably in my optical mouse, had fallen to only an 80% rating. Even though the optical mouse would not work well at this level, these batteries are now being used in my indoor/outdoor thermometer and working great. This saved me from buying some new batteries. My plan is to evaluate batteries that check at 40% or higher and see if they can be used in some items that will not require a battery at 80% or higher.
The cord is somewhat self storing, by pushing in into a groove on the tester's soft rubber side. I am interested to see if this feature is durable.
The look of the testing contacts can be misleading. The place on the tester where one contacts the battery "looks" like a positive top of an ordinary battery, is the place where the top of the battery is set. This means the small button (positive terminal) of your battery must be pressed onto the small diameter contact (1/8" diameter) on the tester. Then the wire prbe is placed against the negative or bottom of the battery and the test begines. It seemed a little awkward at first but it is not too difficult to do this if the tester is setting on a table or desktop. It might be difficult to hold everything (tester, battery and probe) if the tester is in your hands. A test seems to take only 3-4 seconds for a AA battery.
There are lots of battery varieties which can be tested. The only one I have encountered which is not listed on the tester is a AA rechargeable, Nickel-Cadmium, 1.2V battery. The tester reports nothing when tested on the NiMH contact (1.2 volts). Not sure if it means the battery is completely discharged or if the tester cannot test this type of battery.
The tester does not come with the case, it must be ordered separately. It seems like if I am spending close to $70 for the tester, it should come with the case, because I want this tester to last many years. I did by the case separatley.
Description of The ZTS Multi-Battery TesterTM
? Easy to use - no switches or settings? Quickly and easily identify weak or failing batteries? Patented high accuracy Pulse Load Test? Ideal for battery management and cell matching? Made in U.S.A.The ZTS Multi-Battery TesterTM (MBT-1) provides a comprehensive means of testing the state of charge or state of power for more than 30 batteryTools & Testers
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