Health check for batteries
Battery tester from Bosch
Published: 01 September, 2016
The portable battery tester BAT 131 from Bosch is perfectly suitable for testing 6V and 12V starter batteries (lead-acid, gel and AGM batteries). The cold cranking current can be set as required between 100 and 2000A. The load free test procedure provides fast, precise and reliable measurement results. The battery tester has a robust housing specially designed for workshop requirements. The enhanced user interface enables simple and intuitive operation.
The device features a menu-guided intuitive operation with results displayed on a large LCD screen. It also provides ‘easy to read’ graphical printouts and can store up to 100 test reports.
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- Validate critical
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- Charging for diagnostics
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