Lithium Battery Capacity Tester
by Steve Willson Kujur in Circuits > Electronics
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Lithium Battery Capacity Tester
Hey! everyone My name is Steve .
Today i'm going to show you How to Test Lithium Battery Capacity .
Couple of weeks back i took 18650 Battery from an Old Laptop Battery
I don't know the current Capacity of these batteries So i did this test to find out how much capacity is left
Let's Start
Stuff I Used
- Lithium Battery Capacity Tester click
- 18650 Lithium Battery (Test Subject)
Lithium Battery Capacity Tester
- It's Supplyed with 2 7.5 ohms 5W resistance
- it can take input up to 15V and 3 Amps
Features
- Fully adjustable according to your need
- very cheep price
Connection
You can see the label over the board
+ Connects to Battery positive
- Connects to Battery negative
R Connects to Resistance (Load )
R Connects to Resistance (Load )
You need a wall adapter or a power bank to power the Module
Attention !
Make Sure Your Test Battery are Fully Charged
*Otherwise the result will be less then what it is capable up to
Configuration
All things are connected Now you are good to go
- you can see "-" and "+" button are there you can set the cut off voltage from there (For example - Lithium battery the cut off voltage will be 3v )
- Now hit "Ok" button to start the test
It will take 2-3 hours to test (time is depending upon the batteries )
Result
After 3 hours of test i got 1246mAh of capacity left in my old 18650 battery
Happy to see that
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