Moderate drop: Indicates partial aging — monitor closely and retest soon. Severe drop or collapse: The battery is nearing end-of-life or has an internal fault. Tracking battery load test results helps ...

The reality is that like almost every component under the hood, a car battery has a finite lifespan and will conk out on you eventually. Weather conditions, corrosion, electrical shorts, charging ...

A battery load tester can perform all kinds of analysis, from warning you of low charge to identifying potential faults in your alternator. Regularly checking your battery highlights problems before ...

Testing your battery regularly will prevent a dead battery from ruining your day. There’s only one way to answer the question, “Is it my battery, or something else” when your car won’t start: Hook up ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Most handheld devices use alkaline or rechargeable batteries, and measuring the battery capacity is a crucial feature of such designs. Most of the time, however, using a battery level monitoring IC ...

The new EL97xx series of electronic loads available now from INTEPRO SYSTEMS offers users a simple means to test or characterize individual battery cells or multi-cell stacks. Models are available ...

The rapid adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy storage has placed battery safety under a microscope. A single ...

When your car doesn’t start, often a low or dead battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best ...