Load testers are good for starting batteries but don't really tell
much for a deep cycle battery.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Dennis Gibbons" wrote in message
et...
You need to borrow a load tester. It is just a heavy duty heat sink which
draws current from the battery. If the voltage drops during the test, the
battery is dying.
I have to borrow one to test my setup come
Spring

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Dennis Gibbons
dkgibbons at optonline dot net
"Rick & Linda Bernard" wrote in message
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Anyone have a good way of testing 12V deep cycle batteries?

What I was figuring on doing was using a 50watt 12V lightbulb and
measuring
voltage with time. The only problem is that this may take a few hours.