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LCD Digital BT-168D Battery Tester for AA/9V/C Voltage Battery-US $2.99-Free Shipping @ Tmart

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LCD Digital BT-168D Battery Tester for AA/9V/C Voltage Battery-US $2.99-Free Shipping @ Tmart
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Store RepLeftdrop on 28/08/2014 - 18:16 tmart.com (947 clicks)
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Use the battery tester to see the batteries are empty or not, and to see the volt of the batteries. Throw away dead batteries and keep good ones. Price is decent:US $2.99 (AU $3.31)

The $1 BT-168 battery tester is different from this one. This one can show the volt of the battery with LCD screen!

Short video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz-L940EvPA

Features

  • High sensitivity
  • It will quickly test the capacity of your battery
  • You can read clearly on the LCD digital screen
  • The battery tester can be used to test the following:
    1.5V: AAA, HP16, MN2400, R03; AA, HP7, MN1500, UM3; C, HP11, MN1400, SP11, LR14, UM2; D, HP2, MN1300, SP2, R20,UM1
    9V: PP3, MN1604, 6F22, 006P

Specifications

  • Model: BT-168D
  • Material: ABS
  • Display: LCD Screen
Electrical & Electronics Battery Tester BT-168D LCD

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closed Comments

  • ronnknee on 28/08/2014 - 18:33
    +1

    The battery tester looks pretty cool. No messy cables.

  • TerryJustTerry on 28/08/2014 - 18:36
    -1

    this for B.J. Tmart or?

    • Store RepLeftdrop @ Tmart on 28/08/2014 - 18:42

      what is B.J.?

      • adamren on 28/08/2014 - 19:00

        Bob Jane Tyre Mart.

        • Click_It on 28/08/2014 - 20:41
          -1

          I tried to fit a tyre between mine and broke it!

          Damn you to heck!

  • TerryJustTerry on 28/08/2014 - 18:36

    oops double

  • macfanboy on 28/08/2014 - 18:57

    Looks good ordered one. Then remembered that I didn't use your discount code…doh..
    Paid $5.51 !!

    • Store RepLeftdrop @ Tmart on 28/08/2014 - 19:13

      why?

      • macfanboy on 28/08/2014 - 20:27
        +4

        Because I liked the gadget so much I excitedly went to the page and clicked buy, then went back here and saw the discount code…

        • E4xtream on 29/08/2014 - 09:18

          I've done that so many times on Ozbargain deals.

        • Click_It on 29/08/2014 - 12:40

          @E4xtream:

          I'd say he is in good company, I too have done that more than once over the years.

  • murkywater on 28/08/2014 - 19:03

    It's a shame it can't test 18650 :(

  • Rod71 on 28/08/2014 - 19:04

    DMM FTW

    • greenie4242 on 28/08/2014 - 19:49
      +2

      Digital multimeters do not test cells under load. They're not very good for testing batteries.

  • Sabric on 28/08/2014 - 19:49
    -1

    It doesn't allow you to use coupon, it is AU$5.51

    • Store RepLeftdrop @ Tmart on 28/08/2014 - 19:58

      Do you go to the Secure Checkout to enter the coupon?

    • Click_It on 28/08/2014 - 20:48
      +1

      Pay by paypal, and before you reach the "pay now" screen it takes you back to Tmart where you can enter the coupon.

      $3.31 AUD delivered.

      • Sabric on 29/08/2014 - 00:15

        Thank you. Purchase completed.

  • bargainhunter27 on 28/08/2014 - 20:20

    Thanks, can't wait to get it!!

  • brick007123 on 28/08/2014 - 21:01

    Came out as $3.31 AUD delivered. That is 35 cents cheaper than eBay:

    http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=bt…

  • IVI on 28/08/2014 - 22:04

    The nature of the sliding Negative contact suggests this would a!so be able to test (ie, measure voltage of) LiIon batteries (with 5-digit nomenclatures, as are now in, eg, new Tecsun portable shortwave radios, etc. (eg, 18650's, from memory).

    • [Deactivated] on 29/08/2014 - 01:51

      Nope, not for testing lithiums. See comment below.

    • Rogerwilco on 29/08/2014 - 01:53

      I can confirm that a 18650 cell is unfortunately too long for this device. However I hacked the end of the case so that the red slider doesn't stop, so with the slider's end hanging out past the edge of the case the 18650 fits.

      EDIT: Possibility of the 18650's higher voltage may damage the device although mine's been ok so far. Try this at your own risk.

  • clubhonda on 28/08/2014 - 22:28
    +1

    This is a great little tool and cheap too! I've got one and wondered how I ever lived without one!

    • Snoop on 28/08/2014 - 22:48
      +3

      Easy… The thing you're using stops running, you take out the old batteries, you put new ones in, and throw the old ones away… and so the cycle continues!

      • surethang on 29/08/2014 - 09:25

        Like a lot of households, I keep spare batteries in a drawer for just such occasions. Trouble is some go flat faster than others. Most of my devices take 2 to 4 batteries, but will run on less for a short time.

        So I stick 4 batteries in a device. It goes flat a few days/weeks later. Which ones are still ok? Which ones are dead?

        With the cost of batteries, it happens enough to have made a $3 tester an easy investment.

        • Snoop on 29/08/2014 - 10:41
          +1

          Can I suggest one of OzBargains most favourite brand names… ENELOOP!!! ;)

  • doogiechap on 28/08/2014 - 23:42

    I have 3 of these floating around at work for testing batteries for my Radio Mics. They all read fairly close to each other ie: 1.53V in one will be 1.51 in another (Very close to what my Fluke DMM read). I haven't tried to see if they fit a 18650 but will try to remember to report back. They do 9v Batteries as well so it is a possible length issue not a voltage issue. Very handy to have around.

    • Fappo on 29/08/2014 - 01:28

      Please do check whether 18650's fit, it'd be much appreciated.

      Do you know of any other devices like this that work well for testing 18650's?

    • eug on 29/08/2014 - 01:28

      all read fairly close to each other ie: 1.53V in one will be 1.51 in another (Very close to what my Fluke DMM read).

      Hmm. So that means this doesn't test the battery under load?

      • [Deactivated] on 29/08/2014 - 01:49

        It does test with a significant load, and the initial voltage reading drops quickly to reflect that…

        Fappo, tester will not physically accommodate even an unprotected 18650 battery, and is not designed to test lithiums of any sort. Separate wiring and (SMD) resistance values applied to the 9 volt input.

        Review on a site somewhere mentioned a meter working fine until a 3 volt lithium button cell was tested in the main slide - then, kaput.

        • Rogerwilco on 29/08/2014 - 02:23
          +1

          I've modded mine to fit 18650 cells and so far it hasn't gone kaput. Naturally you don't leave a cell in there for any extended time so maybe short test periods are ok, or it may blow the next time I try it.

          Just out of interest I've tested the current draw of this device. A new AA alkaline has around a 50mA load and a near full charge 18650 (around 4.15v) around 150mA. The 9v side input draws about 8mA from a new 9v battery.

        • eug on 29/08/2014 - 09:30

          It does test with a significant load, and the initial voltage reading drops quickly to reflect that…

          doogiechap says it's very close to his DMM, which would mean no load or a very light load. Does yours work differently?

          Review on a site somewhere mentioned a meter working fine until a 3 volt lithium button cell was tested in the main slide - then, kaput.

          One of the photos on the site shows a 14500 being tested. Hmm… misleading ad?

          @Rogerwilco:

          Just out of interest I've tested the current draw of this device. A new AA alkaline has around a 50mA load and a near full charge 18650 (around 4.15v) around 150mA.

          Ahh, good to know, thanks. I prefer my all-sun BT21 tester with selectable load but it's quite hard to find now.

        • [Deactivated] on 29/08/2014 - 15:08

          @eug: Concurring with your doogiechap-confusion. Mine definitely tests with a significant load.

          I've had my 'BT-168D' for about 18 months - identical to the unit in the T-Mart photo, but purchased from another seller.

          Given reports from sellers of angry lithium-testing buyers, manufacturer/manufacturers may have tweaked the internals so as to display the higher voltage.
          Cheap enough to replace without any mourning, for anybody who wants to risk it.

  • BigLeviathan on 29/08/2014 - 00:00

    The youtube review is not in English @_@

    • surethang on 29/08/2014 - 09:28

      Turn on translation

  • hiaaron on 29/08/2014 - 07:00

    It looks no longer available. Checkout page says coupon use is restricted.
    - Have a Coupon? Please apply when ordered. Coupon Use Restrictions

    • andyholloway on 29/08/2014 - 09:08

      Just ordered now and it worked for me.
      Pay by paypal, and before you reach the "pay now" screen it takes you back to Tmart where you can enter the coupon.

      • eug on 29/08/2014 - 09:35

        Now it says "Oops, you miss the chance; the code is use up."

  • nadstar on 29/08/2014 - 09:35
    +1

    What a waste of time, went through the checkout process only to get this message at the final page

    "Oops, you miss the chance; the code is use up."

    Right……

    • Ryder on 29/08/2014 - 09:36

      same. code no longer works

    • Store RepLeftdrop @ Tmart on 29/08/2014 - 11:05

      The coupon code is used up now. Pity that you come too late.

      • eug on 29/08/2014 - 11:12
        +2

        That's usually better than coming too early, right?

        • Store RepLeftdrop @ Tmart on 29/08/2014 - 12:26

          haha

  • dirtycarrot on 29/08/2014 - 10:45

    Leftdrop - what did you guys have, like, 10 uses of this code? Emptying my basket now…

    • Store RepLeftdrop @ Tmart on 29/08/2014 - 11:01

      Hi, the coupon code is 200 uses.

      • dirtycarrot on 29/08/2014 - 11:38

        oh well. no stuff I probably didn't need anyway for me.

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