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#262947 - 08/27/13 03:10 PM How to Test a Battery with no meter
TonyE Offline
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#262950 - 08/27/13 07:28 PM Re: How to Test a Battery with no meter [Re: TonyE]
Alex Offline
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Good find, Tony! I've been using the "tongue taste" trick for almost 40 years. But with cylindrical battery you need to use an additional, long enough conductor to do that. The bouncing test is much easier and more hygienic. smile

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#262955 - 08/27/13 08:34 PM Re: How to Test a Battery with no meter [Re: TonyE]
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The bounce... is a lie. smile

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#262968 - 08/28/13 04:19 AM Re: How to Test a Battery with no meter [Re: TonyE]
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(directed at the youtube guy, and noone else)


Edited by dougwalkabout (08/28/13 04:33 AM)

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#262989 - 08/28/13 08:34 PM Re: How to Test a Battery with no meter [Re: TonyE]
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That would be a lot more believable if they were the same brand of battery.
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#262994 - 08/29/13 03:56 AM Re: How to Test a Battery with no meter [Re: TonyE]
CANOEDOGS Offline
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well thats something i can try at home without blowing myself up.
in the 50's when making bread board electric gizmos was all the rage for Jr High science nerds we did the tongue test. at least until someone said that you kill a bunch of brain cells every time...

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#263008 - 08/29/13 12:19 PM Re: How to Test a Battery with no meter [Re: GoatRider]
barbakane Offline
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Originally Posted By: GoatRider
That would be a lot more believable if they were the same brand of battery.

Also, the first battery is dropped from about half the height of the battery' length.....the battery measures about 2" long, and it's dropped from about an inch. The second battery is dropped from twice that height, from almost the full length of the battery next to it...just watch the comparison.
Personally prefer the Duracell, btw...just sayin'
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