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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Wal Mart battery tester 05/31/09 at 18:20:58 Some people here have said wal mart sells a voltage tester for batteries for $10 . I looked at it and it said for 1.5 volt batteries and 9 volt batteries .I wasn't sure so I bought the $20 version that said 12 volt batteries too .Which one is the right one? Thanks
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Re: Wal Mart battery tester
Reply #1 - 05/31/09 at 18:59:50

I bought a multimeter there for something like twenty bucks. It checks all sorts of good stuff, including ohms and other things I know nothing about. Reads up to a thousand volts, although my 4000 volt electric fence made it squeak and then quit working.

I can't remember the brand name on it. It was bright yellow, if that helps. Worth every penny.

Not sure if that's what you're asking, but it will certainly check your battery.

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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 906 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #2 - 05/31/09 at 19:40:45 Thanks, I think I got the right one,the same as yours.Does yours still work?
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alcoa Full Member Offline never let the bastards wear you down Posts: 155	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #3 - 06/01/09 at 04:48:13 sandy ck. the tester they have a fuse in them
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SavageDanny Full Member Offline I ate what? Posts: 206 Kansas City, Missouri Gender:	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #4 - 06/01/09 at 05:46:46 I also have a multimeter from Wal-Mart. Has four positions on the dial for different battery types and lights to tell you if it is bad, questionable or good. It also has all the other stuff like ohms, amps and voltage. Has been very helpful for many projects. I believe it cost around $20 in the hardware section.
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Sandy Koocanusa Serious Thumper Offline Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him. Posts: 1878 Bigfork, MT Gender:	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #5 - 06/01/09 at 05:58:42 Yeah, it still works. Just needs a little tune up.
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #6 - 06/01/09 at 05:58:52 I popped the fuse on my tester too. Not on the bike though.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #7 - 06/01/09 at 06:05:03 I don't know why you need a tester,When you charge the battery the charge will come down as it charges,that shows the battery is good.And a good battery will charge up.
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #8 - 06/01/09 at 07:28:39 The tester most of us have is usefull for a lot more than just checking the battery.
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PTRider Senior Member Offline Posts: 397	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #9 - 06/01/09 at 15:46:39 Just about every hardware store will have a decent multimeter $20 or less that will do much more than test batteries.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wal Mart battery tester Reply #10 - 06/01/09 at 17:37:27 Its cool to know if the battery is up to proper voltage, but a load tester checks the battery to see how it handles being forced to deliver current. Mine died. I need a new one.
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