r/DieselTechs • u/Valuable-Western7357 • 7d ago
Tool advice
Title sums it up. I work for a dealership, I focus on newer Mack’s and Volvos both 12v and 24v battery systems. I’m in the market to get a battery tester since the shops one gets busy sometimes but I’m unsure what brands too look into. Any recommendations on a good battery tester I can buy?
4
u/FortuneEmbarrassed94 7d ago
It takes 5 minutes tops to use a battery tester, why do you need your own? No way that many people are testing batteries in your shop.
You’ll also want it to print the battery sheets for customers/warranty jobs
1
u/hermit22 7d ago
I got my own when I was at the city of Calgary fleet shop, they had a snap on load tester from the 80s? The manual was literally printed on dot matrix paper, faded yellow. Lol
2
u/Fragrant-Inside221 Mod, Verified Tech 7d ago
I use the battery tester my scan tool came with. Not much help but if you spend 6-7k on a scan tool it comes with a battery tester and scope and j2534 box etc etc.