Dune
Senior Member
Maybe this thread should go in electrics forum but I am specifically concerned with the health of batteries when used in engine starting. In particular, I have twelve "no maintenance" Deka 1231MF batteries, rated at 1000 CCA @ 0 degrees F.
Seeing as they are sealed with no possibility of checking specific gravity....would a 500 amp capacity battery load tester, such as below, be adequate to give definitive thumbs up or down on any of these dozen batteries ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-5...hash=item233bbb6475&item=151325992053&vxp=mtr
For that matter, would a 100 amp load tester be of any use for a battery this size ?
But getting back to the 500 amp ones....any thoughts on which one to buy ? The prices are all over the place...from $65 to $2,500. And from $65 to $150 on the lower end ones that all look the same in photos (except for black or red paint !) Is the $150 one really exactly the same as the $65 one ?
Thoughts ?
Seeing as they are sealed with no possibility of checking specific gravity....would a 500 amp capacity battery load tester, such as below, be adequate to give definitive thumbs up or down on any of these dozen batteries ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-5...hash=item233bbb6475&item=151325992053&vxp=mtr
For that matter, would a 100 amp load tester be of any use for a battery this size ?
But getting back to the 500 amp ones....any thoughts on which one to buy ? The prices are all over the place...from $65 to $2,500. And from $65 to $150 on the lower end ones that all look the same in photos (except for black or red paint !) Is the $150 one really exactly the same as the $65 one ?
Thoughts ?
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