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  • Testing Ryobi Battery Packs with the Hioki BT3554

    Battery impedance measurements on Ryobi portable power tool batteries using the Hioki BT3554-01 Battery Tester. Part of my RoadTest review of the Hioki BT3554-01 Battery Tester for the element14 community. Link - TBC Hioki BT3554-50 - New Series o...
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  • Testing a 12V Battery with the Hioki Battery Testers

    AC resistance measurements of a 12V VRLA battery with the Hioki 3550 HiTester and BT3554-01. This video shows the speed difference when taking a reading, with the new instrument much faster than the old 3550 HiTester. Part of my RoadTest review of...
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  • Hioki Battery Tester Comparison

    Functionality comparison of the BT3554-01 from Hioki to the older 3550 HiTester. Part of my RoadTest review of the Hioki BT3554-01 Battery Tester for the element14 community. Link - TBC Hioki BT3554-50 - New Series of Battery Testers; https://www....
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  • Testing Cell Bolt Connections with the BT3554-01

    Testing different types of battery connection bolts and showing the fault that occurs with insulated bolt heads when battery impedance testing. Part of my RoadTest review of the Hioki BT3554-01 Battery Tester for the element14 community. Link - TB...
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  • Testing a Ryobi Battery Pack after an equalising charge

    Retesting a Ryobi battery pack with the Hioki BT3554-01 battery tester after carrying out an equalising charge. Results of the discharge test are displayed after recharging with the Ryobi battery charger. Part of my RoadTest review of the Hioki BT...
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  • Ryobi Power Tool Battery Discharge Test

    Video of the discharge test on a Ryobi Battery pack after recovering the depleted cells by manually charging them with a power supply. Part of my RoadTest review of the Hioki BT3554-01 Battery Tester for the element14 community. Link - TBC Hioki B...
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  • BT3554-01 Setting Up Comparator Mode and iPad Recording

    Setting up the comparator function on the BT3554-01 for use with measuring the cells within the Ryobi battery pack. Data is recorded on the iPad with a quick review of the reporting function. Part of my RoadTest review of the Hioki BT3554-01 Batte...
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  • Hioki BT3554-01 VRLA Battery Measurements

    Demonstrating the use of the Auto Hold / Auto Save function on the BT3554 during the discharge test of 12V VRLA battery. Part of my RoadTest review of the Hioki BT3554-01 Battery Tester for the element14 community. Link - TBC Hioki BT3554-50 - New...
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  • How temperature affects battery measurements (II)

    Some time ago I posted an article about how temperature affects battery measurements . What I was curious about at the time was how much impact temperature had when measuring lead acid or AGM (absorbent glass mat) batteries, and it turned out that the…

  • Battery Discharge Testing with the BT3554

    Introduction 12V Battery Test Set-up 12 V Battery Measurements 4.2 V Li-Ion Cell Test Set-up 18650 Cell Measurements NiMH AA Cells Conclusions Introduction In this blog, I intend to carry out testing on some individual…