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BatteryTender brand battery tester comparable to battery testing done at local auto parts store?


kwharwood

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Crum or any other VFR afficiandos,

Will the Battery Tender tester in photo below do all the same battery testing that I would obtain at my local auto parts store (i.e. AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, NAPA, etc)?

Thanks, for your help,

KWH in ATL

 

 

 

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Assuming you're referring to the Battery Tender battery tester which is based on the Midtronics PBT-50 battery tester, I have one and have used it for several years to monitor the progressive demise of many AGM batteries.  The main issue I have with that kind of tester is that it requires you to look up the battery type in a list, and then input the corresponding number into the tester.  If your battery is not on the list, you don't know which number to input.  They (Midtronics, no idea about Battery Tender) have not updated their list since 2004.  Most batteries are listed, but I never liked the system they've chosen.

 

Ciao,

 

JZH

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