Testing equipment

[leaford]

I'm trying to figure out a way to test my batteries and chargers.

Is a multimeter what I want? Where would I attach the leads?

[sanneke]

My husband is an electrician, I asked him this question.

It will be very hard to do,
The multimeter, the way the battery is constructed, it will be very hard to get the probes to connect, without shortening them out.
They're too close together.

The charger has the same thing, it's all inside, how are you going to get the probes in there to do the same thing?

Now he went outside to put the trash out.

What a guy.

[leaford]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

[sanneke]

An other question you had about how long to charge a battery.

It depends on a charger.
We have a battery charger for the car, lawnmower etc.
It does not have a shut off button.
So if you you not turn it off, it can/will cook the battery.

He looked at the battery we use for the e-cig, and charge, when the green light comes on, it's done charging.

So no, no "cooking" of your e-cig batteries if you leave them connected.
Same thing when you charge your batteries for your camera.
I leave mine "charging" for weeks on end, they never "fry" because the charger has the "off" button.
When it turns green it's done.

[MacFan]

An other question you had about how long to charge a battery.

It depends on a charger.
We have a battery charger for the car, lawnmower etc.
It does not have a shut off button.
So if you you not turn it off, it can/will cook the battery.

He looked at the battery we use for the e-cig, and charge, when the green light comes on, it's done charging.

So no, no "cooking" of your e-cig batteries if you leave them connected.
Same thing when you charge your batteries for your camera.
I leave mine "charging" for weeks on end, they never "fry" because the charger has the "off" button.
When it turns green it's done.

sanneke, this is the same for lion batteries, right

[sanneke]

sanneke, this is the same for lion batteries, right

I'm not sure what a lion battery is.

What's more important is the charger, does the charger have a "shut off" button.

Do you leave your cell phone on your charger after it's been charged?
I do.
Overnight? I do, all the time.

The battery in my phone does not "fry" up.

Maybe Janty (ludo) can inform us more.

All I know is that hubby knows a little more about electricity than I do.
I know that I recharge my e-cig. my cell phone, my camera batteries way past the green light, and it does not hurt them.

[TropicalBob]

Me, too. And the e-cig chargers are never without batteries in them. Cig, cigar, pipe.

[Meltrex]

I'm trying to figure out a way to test my batteries and chargers.

Is a multimeter what I want? Where would I attach the leads?

Testing a charger would be tricky.

Testing a battery is easier but can be tricky.. the only way your going to see voltage is by activating the battery while you have the DVM (digital Voltmeter) connected to the thread and inner part of battery (where the hole is) The actual thread is your ground. The inner part where the hole is, will be your positive. If you look real closely, you will see a small plastic ring around the inner (hole) of the battery which keeps it seperated from the threaded part of the battery. Take your ground(black) lead, touch and hold to the thread part.. then take your positive (red) lead from the dvm and touch to the side of the inner hole.. be sure your red lead is not touching the outter thread at all..

Since you have to take a drag to activate the flow switch to turn on the battery... what do you do? Answer: blow on the led side of the battery Let me know if this helps you out Leaford... good luck

[MacFan]

I'm not sure what a lion battery is.

What's more important is the charger, does the charger have a "shut off" button.

Do you leave your cell phone on your charger after it's been charged?
I do.
Overnight? I do, all the time.

The battery in my phone does not "fry" up.

Maybe Janty (ludo) can inform us more.

All I know is that hubby knows a little more about electricity than I do.
I know that I recharge my e-cig. my cell phone, my camera batteries way past the green light, and it does not hurt them.

Lithium Ion...most e-cig batteries I believe