Features:

  • Easy-to-read color-coded display with "Good", "Low" and "Replace/Recharge" indicators
  • Test standard and rechargeable batteries: 9V, AA, AAA, C, D, 1.5V Button Type
  • Compact design
  • No batteries required to operate
  • Ergonomic battery holder
This is great in theory

If you have kids, there is a high chance you have a lot of batteries hanging around your house. I was previously, what some may call, a battery hoarder. I often find batteries all around the house. I toss them all in one drawer to save for later. We then go to this drawer when we are ready to replace batteries in our toys, remote controls, games etc. This is great in theory, but the problem is sometimes some of the batteries do not work. The issue then is which battery is the culprit. I hate throwing batteries away, many times they will power low drain devices such as remote controls. So instead of keeping them just in case I can now test and toss or test and save. I am so excited I finally found an inexpensive solution to the problem, this battery tester. I bought this as a stocking stuffer for the hubs, as he was always complaining about my battery hoarding. How to use it: This was my first purchase of the sort. I was unsure how exactly this thing would work. Basically, you place a battery (+ side down) in the clamp, it will immediately read the battery. The reading needle will move on a color-coded scale to identify whether the battery is good (green), low (yellow), or “replace/recharge” (red). It will test 9V, AA, AAA, C, D and 1.5V button batteries. The coolest thing is, it requires no batteries itself and also works to test rechargable batteries. The kids have had a lot of fun using this as well. Right after we got the battery tester they tested every battery in our drawer and were desperately searching for batteries to test. Save Money by testing batteries rather than tossing. Save Space by tossing drained batteries. I think every household needs one of these, especially if you have kids and lots of batteries. I would absolutely recommend this as a must-have for all household and would definitely buy this again!

Just A Great Little Convenience!

This is an inexpensive and rather cheaply made battery tester, but it is a bargain considering the simple task it performs – and its size. It will give you the remaining power strengths of batteries: AAA AA C D 9 VOLT The sliding red bar closes in on the ends of each battery, however you have to be careful to get the ends of the batteries just right on the metal detectors, as they are only ¼” wide. Your battery will read GREEN (Good), YELLOW (Low) and RED (Replace). The 9 VOLT is simple two metal spots on the top end of the tester that you place your battery on. This little detector will save you lots of headaches when dealing with scores of small batteries (like I have). P.S. Always properly dispose of your batteries – most Drug stores have a recycle box.

Easy method to check the available power of most any small battery.

Like many others, I have at least one multimeter for checking a variety of power sources, ohms, and other functions with my (expensive!) Fluke Multimeter. It works great but can be overkill when it comes to checking a bunch of smaller batteries just to ensure that the OLD battery you dropped into the box of NEW batteries is found. Anyway, it turns out I was just finishing up the process of charging all my rechargeable batteries and I figured this was the perfect opportunity to compare each cell against the others. I should mention that all of my AA and AAA rechargeable batteries were purchased new on the same day and ALL get recharged as required or at least quarterly. Using this schedule I can spot a possible issue with "X" battery before a critical need occurs. Instead of going to the shop, digging out my Fluke meter and leads then checking each battery, I whipped out this newfangled gizmo instead. As it turns out every battery showed a full charge with NONE indicating any issues whatsoever. The moral of the story here is that you can toss this device into your BOB, GOOD, INCH or whatever bag you have and not worry about possibly losing a many hundred dollar meter or just having one of these testers instead. Noteworthy is that as mentioned above, if you lose this checker instead of the expensive Fluke or other quality meter, you might be upset but replacement isn't going to bust your bank account. Another great aspect of weight; the thing is light as can be and won't weigh you down too much. For an inexpensive tool that can check various "Button" style batteries as well as the average consumer battery of AA, AAA, C, D and 9V plus the aforementioned button batteries, this thing just screams versatility and the price won't break the bank. I wholeheartedly recommend this battery tester. For the money you cannot go wrong.

Very convenient & must use device if you use alkalines

For the longest time I had an inexpensive multi-meter to check batteries. Extremely uncomfortable holding all 3 - the battery & the 2: + & - leads to the battery ends. Often you'll replace batteries, and leave it lying around - and invariably gets mixed up. Its been a year since I got this, and this does the job well. Very easy and quick, I leave it in a box with all my alkaline batteries. Test them before popping them in. I don't need to know the exact voltage left (when I used to test with the multimeter). And does not need a battery to work it, like a multimeter does. This shows GREEN/YELLOW/RED, works great for me. And I keep the batteries that show yellow/red for LED torches, they end up lasting for a long time, since LED torches are low drain, till I have to chuck it. Most of my batteries are rechargeables (AA & AAA) that last 5 years for RC toys/lego midstorm kits (trying to minimize the environmental impact from using alkalines). But in some cases which are non AAA/AA - CR2032/C/D size batteries - and high drain AA/AAA devices, this device helps use batteries to their full life before I have to get rid of it at a drop off box at bestbuy/work/local recycle center.

So good that my daughter stole it for college

Just because your device needs a new set of batteries does not mean all of them need to be replaced. This tester reveals which battery is low & which ones can be re-used. My daughter seen this for herself & took it to college with her so that she won't need to replace all the batteries in her TV remote & wireless keyboard. This saves you money by not throwing away good batteries. I've found that usually only one battery is to blame for a device not working as intended & the rest are perfectly fine. But remember, that replacing an old battery with a new one could damage your device if the older batteries are much more depleted then the new one, so always follow manufacturers suggestions when replacing batteries.

Had one at home that works great so I ordered a second for work.

I typically would probe batteries with a multimeter at work. This unit is much easier than unwinding the probes, turning the unit on to the correct setting (DC Volts) and trying to hold the battery in place while touching each probe to the ends of the battery cell. With this battery tester, it's just a matter of sliding down the red lever wide enough to insert the battery then inserting the battery positive side down while sliding the red lever against the battery to get a reading. You don't need to press hard with the lever. Just enough to make contact. There is no spring tension on the red lever so you don't have to hold it open in order to insert the battery and although there are imprinted lines and battery types on the face of the tester, there is no need to worry about lining these up since the battery height will line them up for you. The readings are accurate and consistent. One of the interesting discoveries I've made is that often times, you will have a battery operated device that discharges your batteries at different rates. This means that even though your device might be dead due to discharged batteries, one or more of the batteries inside may be perfectly good but without a tester, you would just assume they are all depleted equally. I have tested all types of batteries from C cells to button cells and even 9 volts. No issues and my last unit is still working fine after a few years of regular use.

very handy and useful item but has a flaw about button batteries

I have a large collection of rechargable and non rechargable batteries that I use for different purposes. Sometimes it is not very easy to distinguish the flat ones from the full ones and this small handy item does a great job for this purpose. I had spared more than 15 old batteries for recycling assuming they were flat and half of them turned up to have good level of charge in them. I may use them for clocks or other less demanding stuff. This is a very good item that can be used to test all common battery types and would eventually save one good amount of money. I hope it lasts. UPDATE after 1 week: I have concerns on the accuracy of the reading for button batteries. I bought a brand new set of button batteries (CR1616) for my watch and just out of curiosity tested one with this tool. First it is very difficult to get it in the place and second after the indicator needle wandered up and down a little while it showed the 'replace' area. Which I believe is totally wrong. Then I tested it with two other brand new button batteries from different types (LR44 and CR2032)The reading with LR44 was consistent and accurate but CR2032 behaved somewhat similar to CR1616 (the needle jumped up and down then decreased back to 'replace battery area') I think the circuit in some button batteries is not strong enough for this device. For that case, I think if you see the needle at least once going up then assume that the battery is ok, do not expect it to stabilize in the green zone. Despite this flaw about button batteries, I still rate this item 5 stars due to its value for price rate and accuracy in major battery types. If you are not a heavy button battery user, then you won't regret this purchase.

Simple, quick, and easy, just what I wanted

Amprobe BAT-200 Battery Tester All I wanted was a quick easy battery tester to check my batteries so I didn't toss any good ones. This tester gives me just that, a quick easy reading without a bunch of bells and whistles that I don't need or want. The entire device is only 4 1/4 inches by 2 1/2 inches by 1 inch and weighs 1.68 ounces. It fits easily in my junk drawer with all those loose batteries and whatever that other stuff is in there. This tester came with a small instruction manual and was well packed. All you do to operate it is open the sliding jaw, place a battery in, making sure positive and negative ends are positioned right, then slide the jaw forward to make contact. The needle shows "replace" "low" or "good" readings. The top of this tester has a place to test 9v batteries and the slide will also test button batteries. This tester is very easy to use and the display is easy to read. The sliding jaw is not spring loaded so you do have to keep pressure upwards with your thumb while testing, not a big deal and it is one less thing that can break (everything in that junk drawer gets jostled around). Since I bought this I have tested about 30 batteries, mostly AA, C, and D cell. I bought a lot of AA and AAA batteries that were discounted so I will use this to test all of them as well. I am very happy with this purchase and would suggest this tester to anyone who has a place where they keep a stock of extra loose batteries. At the price of batteries these days I think having this tester may save me some money by testing my batteries before I toss them in the trash.

Cheap but it works flawlessly!

This is a simple, very easy to use 9V, AA, and AAA (as well as a few others) battery tester. Don't let the price scare you, I bought two of these and they both work flawlessly and are very accurate. They are very lightweight and do feel a bit on the fragile side, but I have had no trouble using them at all. I have found it works best on 9V batteries as they are easier to hold in place. Testing 9V batteries was my original reason for purchasing this little device. It does not require batteries to operate so it's always ready to go. A must have tool if you deal with a lot of rechargeable batteries or any batteries for that matter. This will tell you if they are good or not. My only complaint would be the cheap plastic feel. I do think you will need to use and operate with care to keep from tearing it up. Other than that, excellent and well worth the few bucks! As a side note, one of them I purchased was not Prime and came from China. It arrived within 5 days even though it stated it would take a month. So I was very pleased with the shipping times and the seller. I would recommend this battery tester to anyone.

A 'lower-your-hair-pulling' meter

Let me tell you: Simply put, this is a must for anyone with a drawer full of batteries you're not sure work. Trust me. The small cost is easily offset by so much less hassle and money saving that can be had by simply checking batteries with this. Ever had 1 of 4 batteries in something go bad, before the other 3? Try this. This baby will definitely lower your frustration meter! And save you from throwing out useful batteries with the bad! Why did I not find this sooner! Stores neatly w/manual in it's packaging right along with your batteries. Easy to use with many common battery sizes: AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt and 1.5v button cells

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