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by Anonymous on August 6th, 2006

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How do I check my battery to see how much of a charge it has?

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  • by dieselfool on August 8th, 2006

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    The only other way is to load test it. This can be done by anybody as long as they have the tool and know what they are doing. Any Autozone, Napa or other part store can do it. And I believe it is no charge or very minimal. What a load test does is check the "life" of the battery. Just because you have 12 volts at the battery does not mean it is good. When you crank the car over the battery uses voltage and a load test makes sure it does not go below specifications.

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    • Yes, this is the only way to tell if a battery has life left in it. By the way, on a voltmeter, a 12v battery with a full charge should read 12.75v, at 12.50v you have only half charge.

      GingerL

      by GingerL on January 16th, 2007

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