Car batteries tend to die at the most inconvenient moments, so periodic testing is the best way to avoid these troubles. Knowing what causes repeated battery failures can help you stay ahead of the ...

The reality is that like almost every component under the hood, a car battery has a finite lifespan and will conk out on you eventually. Weather conditions, corrosion, electrical shorts, charging ...

An unavoidable reality of owning a car is the 12V battery. If the battery is healthy, it should read 12 or so volts, and you ...

Everybody has batteries in many different kinds of devices and sometimes it’s useful to know if the batteries are good of bad. Of course the best way to test it is with a meter but not everybody has a ...

The Topdon BT200 Battery and Charging System Tester showed up at exactly the right time. I’ve gotten a couple of sporadic check engine lights from a low-voltage code with no noticeable difficulty ...

The voice on the other end of the phone had that "upset sound" to it that you just knew that he had messed something up and was going to ask me to bail him out. It came out, "Willie, I think that I ...