I’ve got some 18650 cells pulled from laptop packs, and some other LiPo packs. I want to check them out. I know I can rig up something with a recording multimeter, but I suspect some of you have devices specifically designed to analyze battery capacity, etc. I have a Maha C9000 I use to keep my NiMH cells happy. I’m after something like that, which also has a USB interface for logging data to a computer.
Any pointers?
Thanks.
-pete
You want a hobby charger.
The iCharger 106B+ has data logging capability, and has an excellent reputation. I don’t know of anything reliable in the budget arena.
You’ll also need to rig up some kind of charging bay for use with cylindrical cells.
http://www.battery-force.co.uk/detail_AMBATT001B-Ansmann-Energy-Check-LCD-Battery-Tester.html
All though it does not support 3.7 volt batteries, I use the 3 volt setting for these and this works fine.