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Is multimeter good enough to test the battery? I've seen people testing the battery with multimeter. But I know there are battery testers ones that you put CCA rating of the battery and stuff. Anyways do you think multimeter will give you a good idea of battery condition or no? |
You can just bring your battery to Canadian Tire to have it tested. I think some of the more expensive multimeters will have that option. |
Voltage alone doesn't mean much, it's a good initial test but that's it. |
You need to load test a battery, A voltage test only tells you how the charge is in the cells. |
A multimeter is more than adequate for the job. One just has to test it properly. Static charge should be ~12.7 V. To test it under load, take a voltage reading when cranking the engine over. Anything 10.0+ V is considered healthy. If that checks out alright, you can check for 14+V once the car has started for a healthy alternator to test the rest of the charging system. |
i once tested a battery with a multimeter that showed 0.9 volts and the same after charging. So in that instance a multimeter was sufficient in letting me know my battery was shit :D |
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