This tester looks quite good for the price as it does all types of batteries. Seems like it might also do button type batteries as well.
SALE starts 19/12/12 until sold out.
Aldi - Battery Tester for $6.99
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Seems its more of a good/bad tester only, the scale doesn't really give a proper indication of battery strength. Doubt its putting a load on the batteries.
Guess at that price its passable if you don't have anything else, but looks like the ZTS MINI-MBT is a decent unit if you want the real battery capacity. Of course won't get that for $6.99
Easier just to get some wires and a voltmeter. $6.99 is expensive. :P
that just shows you the voltage.
a proper battery tester uses a load and tests the current, and is a lot more accurate than a voltmeter.
on a side note - what are aldi rechargable batteries like?
small and cylindrical.
I've bought quite a few of these, in both AA and AAA. I don't think they're much chop, actually. I've used them in Oricom baby monitors and Doro cordless phones. They seem good early on their life, but within a couple of months they start playing up. They don't seem to hold a charge anymore. They're certainly the cheapest rechargable batteries you can buy off the shelf locally, but once again the old 'you get what you pay for' rings true.
Are you talking the traditional nimh batteries or the new low self discharge ones?
meritline used to do a $1 battery tester deal every so often http://www.meritline.com/battery-tester-for-aa-aaa-c-d-9-vol… . i haven't seen it lately
i haven't seen any meritline discounts for a while now… i need a new toothpaste squeezer… :(
I have used that tester since the late 80's … I think I got it in Tandy (UK version).
I received one of these as a present, it's pretty good, with the only complaint that the AA test is the size of a 'C' battery (so you need to kinda hold the battery in place), whereas all the others you just slot a battery in straight away. Additionally, i find it kinda funny that you need batteries (3 x small button ones) to power a battery testing device…
Overall good device, but i dont think my 'gifter' would have paid $7 for it…
Had one for years and it has paid for itself. Not uncommon to find only 1 or 2 batteries out of four are shot yet the others still have charge. It uses a sliding lcd scale to show battery strength and can be used for practically all batteries (9v, 1.5v AA, A,C,D and 3v button batteries).
Great cheap practical gift.Thanks I definitely need one of these
Thanks for posting.
I need a battery tester.
Just have to work out if this is a decent one.
I wish Aldi would put a bit more info in their product descriptions.
Luckily this looks like the same model, I think
http://www.amazon.com/Jobar-International-JB5331-Universal-B…
Just have to read some of the reviews now.