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Battery capacity checker
Perhaps someone out in r.a.s land may be able to point me in the direction
of a commercial piece of equipment which would perform the following task. I would like to be able to charge up a 12 volt (nominal) gell cell battery and then plug it into a piece of equipment to check its total AmpHour capacity during discharge at some constant rate current (say the "10 hour" rate or the "20 hour" rate). All this towards assessing whether the battery has proven useful capacity and life left in it, or has it reached its discard date? The equipment would show the delivered amp-hours up to the point at which the voltage has fallen to a nominated end voltage. I realise that you can do it in a way with a light globe to discharge the battery and then time the length the light holds up glowing brightly. This is all too primative for this day and age, and there ought to be some piece of equipment available for the task. Or some circuit from an electronics hobby magazine?? Thanks in antcipation. Roger Druce |
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