Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 11:19:30 +0000 (UTC) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Battery testing
On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, David L. Jaffe wrote:
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:47:05 -0800 From: "David L. Jaffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LIB] Battery testing For testing a battery pack under load, you might want to use a 12 volt car headlight. Lighter loads can be simulated with bulbs used for brake lights.
the best load is a high wattage resistor that has a resistance close to the maximum discharge rate of the battery. Then you need to test it in the equipment it is supposed to b e powering. That way you are testing it to spec and checking to make sure you can tell whether you actually have a bad cell or a poor engineering design job.
john
