BST500 Car Battery Tester with Printer, 12v 24v Automotive Battery Load Tester, Cranking Charging System Analyzer, 99.99% Accuracy for Car Motorcycles Truck SUV ATV RV and More

Purchased this Ancel BA301 battery tester after first ordering the BA101 Plus model. The BA101 Plus seemed to be outdated and the instructions to the website links to download the Print software weren't correct. The clamps also were inferior. Please see my review of that unit for more details. The BA101 Plus battery tester was returned. The BA301 battery tester had similar features and actually worked using the instructions to download the software. The clamps on this unit were slightly different with the tips exposed beyond the plastic cover so that they would work on an installed GM style side mount terminal battery, using the side of the clamps to contact the battery terminal bolt head. The tests worked well too and confirmed a marginal battery. The test results were easily saved to my PC. Overall I am pleased with this battery tester and would recommend it.

This is a must have. Well made, easy to use, fast. Great value for the purchase price. Found out I had a bad charger and not a bad battery.

As a service adviser, this is a great tool to have in your arsenal when you can quickly grab and test a battery and give a print out to show the customer. Of course at the shop, we do have professional Snap-on equipment to test batteries, but can never find it when you need it in a hurry. So it definitely helps to have a personal item that I have handy. All in all, it works great, just as accurate as our Snap-on tester, but at a great affordable pricing. The reason why it's getting 4 stars instead of a full 5 star review is that it could definitely use improvement. I do understand that this is a budget tester that comes included with a printer when competitors are charging more than twice the amount for a printer, but small things could be done better. The "rugged grippy case" that's in the description is definitely not the case for one, it's just hard molded plastic. A little bit of rubber padding on the sides would be nice. Speaking of the case, a magnet on the back would be nice to keep the cables in check, and to attach it to a body panel while doing testing. The printer, although a very good selling feature on this unit is a bit flimsy. The paper feed slit is not very large, and paper would get curled back up inside the housing, causing you to need to open the cover to remove the printout or requiring you to first pull some paper out before printing. A larger slit or a paper feed button would've been nice. The last thing is not being able to print out readings for alternator or starter results. The only thing that's able to print is a the battery reading. With it having a printer, I would say that was a huge oversight.

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i will be testing this soon, but disappointed with the cable strap. While unwrapping it , it basically just came apart and you can see that it’s super thin and cheaply made. I also thought Ancel was kind of a name brand, but the English translation in the manual from Chinese is pretty bad. also, the case is way too small for the device and attached cables & clamps. You will not be able to fit it into the bag, so you’d better buy a separate bigger bag. So in my opinion, it was a waste for the manufacturer to make this small bag that cannot be used.

I work in the motorsports industry (motorcycles, ATVs, UTV's, PWCs, etc.) and have specialized testers for the batteries used in these products, but I didn't have a tester for larger batteries and decided to try this one from ANCEL. Once received, the first thing I noticed was that it is easy to operate, even without reading the manual. You basically just have to hook it up to a battery and follow the onscreen commands. (The backlit screen is easy to read.). Instead of writing these steps out I have provided some screenshots below that show the different screens you will encounter when checking a battery. (see 1st 4 pics) *Battery Type: 12V Model *RESULT: Replace Battery *VOLTAGE: 12.38 V *INT RES: 14.12 mΩ (internal resistance, anything over 10 is not good) *SOH: 15% (state of health) *CAP. Act: 198 CCA (current cold cranking amp capacity) *CAP Std: 500 CCA (rated cold cranking amp capacity) *DATE/SER. NO: 00000000 (insert date here if you want) At the end of the test you can choose to print the test results, a sample of a tested bad battery below. Note: The printer uses thermal paper which requires no ink. This tester can also test the charging system of your vehicle, providing results of the charging system while the vehicle is running with a load. I've included a few screenshots below and will update this review once I have had a chance to use these features more. (see last pic) Overall I think this is a very nice battery tester and charge analyzer. It is very easy to use and the ability to print out the test results either for your own personal reference or to attach to a customer repair order is extremely handy. The only slight negative is I wish it came with a case, but cases are cheap so this is not a big deal to me. I will update this review once I have used this tester a little more.

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Si tratta di un praticissimo e semplicissimo tester per batterie, che vi consentirà di capire bene ed univocamente la "bontà" della batteria che state testando. Funziona sia con la batteria scollegata sia con la batteria installata nell'automobile/moto. Come da foto allegate è munito di pinza a coccodrillo, istruzioni (in inglese), un pratico cavetto USB ed un sacchetto custodia. Ottima qualità ed accuratezza, lo uso da più di un anno e si è sempre rivelato infallibile. Una volta addirittura ho portato la batteria dall'elettrauto (dopo che questo tester me la dava come esaurita al 25%) e l'elettrauto sosteneva che fosse ancora buona. Peccato che dopo aver provato a ricaricarla per una notte intera si è convinto anche lui che la batteria era ormai alla frutta... Con questo tester non rimarrete più a piedi, infatti sarete in grado in qualunque momento di sapere se la batteria è carica, ma soprattutto se è ancora "buona". Tutte le batterie infatti, dopo un certo lasso di tempo (un paio di anni) e dopo svariati cicli di carica/scarica, iniziano a deteriorarsi ed a perdere prestazioni fino al punto di non avere più la capacità sufficiente a farvi partire il motore dell'autovettura, causa elementi interni rovinati e non più idonei a mantenere la carica elettrica. Al fine di evitare spiacevoli inconvenienti, come quello di rimaner a piedi, questo tester vi darà la possibilità di verificare lo stato della vostra batteria ed eventualmente di sostituirla prima che sia troppo tardi... Il tester è molto facile da utilizzare, basta seguire le indicazioni (queste in italiano) sul display ed il gioco è fatto. Piccola pecca, se così si può definire, mancano le istruzioni in italiano. C'è però da dire che essendo il funzionamento molto facile ed intuitivo ed essendo l'inglese lingua ormai molto diffusa, la mancanza della traduzione delle istruzioni è praticamente trascurabile. Se questa recensione vi è servita allora ditemelo cliccando sull'apposito tasto "UTILE" qui sotto, grazie.

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Si bien el producto está bastante bien promocionado y explicado en la web, es sinceramente un comprobador de baterias bastante fiable, aparentemente construido con buen material y muy fácil de usar. Tienes muchos idiomas para elegir, incluido el español claro está. Es muy intuitivo y además existen varios vídeos en Youtube donde se puede ver el funcionamiento. Funciona con la energía de la batería a comprobar, por lo que no lleva pila. Además se puede actualizar gratis en la web oficial y según ellos de por vida del aparato. Vale la pena por el precio que cuesta y por el uso que puedes hacer de él.

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