Re: Another battery question Reply #25 – June 20, 2011, 03:14:42 pm By the time power gets to the audit, it has gone through a number of connections, lots of feet of wire, etc. They accurately read voltage WHERE THEY ARE, but they are clearly NOT at the battery.Brett Quote Selected
Re: Another battery question Reply #26 – June 22, 2011, 01:58:22 am I had a Napa battery that tests good when it is in my engine compartment when I take it to Napa for testing. About 3 days latter it is low and will not turn the VW diesel over. And Napa says its fine. I preplaced it with a Interstate and have not had a problem in two years now. Gave the Napa battery away and now the other guy had the same problems but Napa said it was good with him to. Don't think the Napa guy knew how to check batteries. I never did check it with a hydrometer, but likely a bad cell. Quote Selected
Re: Another battery question Reply #27 – June 22, 2011, 09:44:41 am Pat,I finally broke down and got a load tester at Harbor Freight for checking my batteries in addition to the hydrometer. I watched a Republic Battery tech pull the caps off the cells and then load test the battery. The bad cell bubbled. I, too, have had stores charge a battery and say it is good when I know better. I ceased buying batteries at that store. Quote Selected
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