What type of equipment is best to use for low-voltage test of battery cells? What is an electronic load, and how does it work? How to overcome a major limitation with the low-voltage-discharge test.

Electrical safety testers—often referred to as “hipot” testers—are an integral part of electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing. Hipot testers get their name from the high-potential (high ...

Voltage tester, tick-tracer, glow-tip, non-contact voltage tester... whatever. Same thing. I call it a voltage sniffer, but the technical name for this device is a capacitive voltage sensor. That's a ...

Because of its mass, a battery takes a long time to change temperature. If a vehicle sits out all weekend in a zero-degree environment, it might take 30 hours to warm up the battery. Use the outside ...

A while ago, I came across the BT-168 Battery Tester. It seems to be cheap and widely available. Because I wanted to see what’s inside, I decided to order one from an online seller, and managed to get ...

I have a universal PSU with a variety of tips and voltage that can be dialed in from 3V to 24V. The knob is not super easy to dial in though to get a precise value. However, once I set a value, the ...