Re: [EE] Not sure what standard to use for testing battery

A west mountain radio CBA V is what I use. It will discharge them and
measure the voltage over time, watts output, and amp hours.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024, 5:20 PM Dwayne Reid <[email protected]> wrote:

> Good day to all.
>
> I just purchased a TOPDON BT200 battery tester and wish to use it to
> analyze several large gel-cell batteries as originally used for
> Telcom purposes.
>
> My batteries are all 12V 175AH and they seem fine from the informal
> testing that I have done with them.  But I would like to know what
> this tester thinks of them.
>
> I first tried the tester on an older Lead-Acid battery removed from
> my previous battery.  The battery has a CCA rating of 890 Amps and
> the tester happily reported the battery has 98% health (measured
> capacity of 888 Amps.  Good enough - I do know that battery is in great
> shape.
>
> But now I want to analyze these Telcom batteries.
>
> My test options with the tester are as follows: CCA, BCI, CA, MCA,
> JIS, DIN, IEC, EN, SAE, and GB
>
> The only thing I recognize is CCA.
>
> Can some kind soul (or souls, plural) please tell me which of those
> options I would use to simply analyze my batteries given that I know
> their ampacity (175 AH) at 12 Vdc?
>
> A link to a website that explains those options would also be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> dwayne
>
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