8-Channel Digital Hydrometer Kit for BITE Series
The Megger 2001-692 eight-channel digital hydrometer kit for the BITE series measures temperature and specific gravity of flooded battery cells to check a battery's state of charge. It is for use with the Megger BITE 3 battery impedance tester. The hydrometer comes with an eight-channel data logger that stores data for up to 8 tests of 256 cells each. It provides a more accurate indication of a battery's state of charge than a voltmeter.
Battery testers are used in the industrial, commercial, medical, telecommunications, aircraft, power utility, and military industries to detect the health of a battery. They can measure conductance, impedance, voltage, and current, among other parameters. Battery testers are designed for specific types of batteries, such as lead-acid, nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) and alkaline batteries. Some testers require a load to be applied to the battery during testing, and some do not. A variety of test leads with contacts, probes, clamps, clips, and other connectors can be used to connect a battery to a tester. Since different testers can measure different parameters to calculate battery health, it is important to use the same tester for consecutive tests on a single battery when analyzing changes in battery health over time.