Latest reviews about Actron 130 amp Battery Load Tester

PutteringPete says "Battery Load Tester Does The Job" about Actron 130 amp Battery Load Tester

PutteringPete — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:22:29 GMT

I bought this to determine whether my automobile batteries need to be replaced. It told me that my battery was weak, which correlates to having to jumpstart my vehicle after a long trip. It also checks the charging system which it told me was OK. I plan on replacing my battery soon.

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wilycoyote says "Easy to read and simple to use. " about Actron 130 amp Battery Load Tester

wilycoyote — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:20:37 GMT

As a farmer I have several batteries. This works great on both my tractor and automotive batteries. Is easy to hold with the narrow grip and easy to read in most light. Would definately recommend.

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SendEveryone says "If only the Auto Shop would have used this great tool?" about Actron 130 amp Battery Load Tester

SendEveryone — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:48:42 GMT

This is a great little tool for any one, even a professional auto mechanic, who has a need to do a real test on a car battery. I now own one and it is great!

Why: I once took my car to an Auto Shop to have a failing car battery tested while it was still under warranty. They performed the test using a battery charger, which took over an hour, just to see if it could hold a charge, they used this method to see if the battery was any good or not. They said it was good - I found out later that you need to use a Load Tester which is standard and not a Battery Charger, for a Real Battery Test. They could have used this great little tool and saved me a lot of aggravation and my romantic ideas about car repair. We, the sales person manager in charge and my self, got into a real engagement over weather the battery was any good or not at the time. Telling them that my mechanic had tested the battery and said that it wasn’t any good did no good at all. I guess I could’ve stretch the truth but I...

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Mike09 says "Works Great" about Actron 130 amp Battery Load Tester

sears-feed — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:30:03 GMT

His product is well designed and works as discribed. I own other Actron products and they produce quality products. You only need to use this once to acurately trouble shoot a problem to recover the cost of the unit. I can't believe it took me this long to add it to my tool collection....