Multimeter for battery
#3
Most multimeters do come with 4mm plugs, like this one:
https://www.amazon.de/Voltcraft-VC13...rds=multimeter
It has 4mm connections so you can make your own cables or use a charger cable.
But if you want to measure the status of the battery you need to do that with a load like a resistor or a lightbulb.
https://www.amazon.de/Voltcraft-VC13...rds=multimeter
It has 4mm connections so you can make your own cables or use a charger cable.
But if you want to measure the status of the battery you need to do that with a load like a resistor or a lightbulb.
#4
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Are you trying to measure the voltage of the battery? If so, what about one of these, click here?
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Usually, when measuring amps with a multimeter you run the meter in circuit but the amp draw from pretty much any electric car system will be massively higher than any multimeter can cope with and you will destroy it.
What you need for high amps is a clamp meter which has a sprung 2 part ring that you clip around the supply wire and it calculates the amps from induction. You can get cheap ones that do AC but for DC you need a decent bit of kit, something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Amprobe-ACDC-.../dp/B0011DC008
What you need for high amps is a clamp meter which has a sprung 2 part ring that you clip around the supply wire and it calculates the amps from induction. You can get cheap ones that do AC but for DC you need a decent bit of kit, something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Amprobe-ACDC-.../dp/B0011DC008
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Great video on this on YouTube. Look up Nick Adams, Sweet Spot for Blinky. I just need a multimeter with the proper sized leads. The have to plug into the battery & analyzer
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http://www.lefthander-rc.com/catalog...oducts_id=2944
#14
This is what you want to use. I have this in line before my analyzer. Works perfect.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-T-Power-RC...gAAOSwhkRWgqSH
http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-T-Power-RC...gAAOSwhkRWgqSH



