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Subject: RE: [OM] Re: Battery testing [was "OMPC/OM-2S Auto Shutter Problem"]
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:54:51 -0500
At 11:00 PM 6/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Joel,
>Battery testers test under load.  Volt meters, whether analog or digital,
>ideally put no load on the circuit under test.
>That is why expensive volt meters have such high resistance, to put as
>little load on the circuit as possible.
>Cheaper volt meters (10,000 ohms/volt or less) are actually better battery
>testers.   But, the best battery testers are battery testers, not volt
>meters.  Try Radio Shack (most cost ~$10).
>
>Brian P. Huber
>

Thanks Brian, very helpful. I had always wondered why someone would buy a
battery tester (Micro Tools has a best buy for only $69!) when it seemed
like a volt meter would do the same thing and so much more.  Now I understand.


Joel Wilcox
Iowa City, Iowa USA

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