Re: Alarm Panel Battery Testers

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Jun 18, 4:15?pm, "T.J." <super232...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   Hi I am looking for a new Battery tester for Alarm Panel Batteries
> as well as for Emergency Light batteries. I havr read alot about the
> ELK model. What are the others out there? I found one made by Triplett
> Chek-A-Cell they are only 69.00 I am guessing the Triplett one is not
> so great? Anybody ever use the Triplett one? ThAnKs!

You can save yourself some money by buying a 10 ohm 50 watt wire wound
resistor. Solder a couple of clip leads to it.

Remove the panel battery leads from the battery to be tested. Attach
your volt meter to the battery terminals and take note of the reading.
it should be 12 volts or higher. With the meter still attached to the
terminals, attach the clip leads from the 10 ohm resistor. Watch the
reading of the voltmeter. If the battery voltage goes below 12 volts
prior to two or three minutes with this hook up, change the battery.
If not, your good for now.

Watch out ..... the resistor is HOT.