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Quote: Originally posted by trog100 on 17/10/2014

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mine cost £50 quid (china price) takes around ten seconds to test.. and i am pretty sure it would also say your battery is knackered.. he he

trog

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Quote: Originally posted by trog100 on 18/10/2014

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yes you can but we will have to differ on that.. :)

plus of course i dont have £800 quid to spend on something i dont really need.. but as my son said.. it will only tell you what you already know.. the fact it does also tells me its working..

these things test inductances and the like.. they put no load on the battery and do it no harm.. connect it up.. tell it what type of battery thats being tested tell it the rated cold start performance press a button and in seconds it comes up with some answers..

i believe those answers (within reason) and the low price is because it came from china and is made for the chinese/asian market and not an over priced western export market..

prices go up when things arrive in this country get marked up by a couple of hundred percent or so and VAT added.. stick a western brand name on my £50 quid meter and the price would soon go up to £300 quid plus..

but ether way it works and does a grand job.. you can believe what you want to believe.. he he..

trog

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I had a Numax 110 ah battery which was over 10 year old but due to me overfilling it when topping up and putting on charge I knackered it.

I used it on three differen vans so I reckon the less you pay the less it will last.

 If you purchase a new one dont buy the cheapest you can find, but a good leisure make like Numax but not less than 85 Ah and you will find it will last you years if kept  charged and topped up every winter when van not in use donot allow to go flat