Argus BB-SBM12 Battery Bug Starting Battery Monitor

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Product Features

• Users alerted before problems leave them stranded
• Display shows remaining battery life and battery voltage
• Tests battery at every start
• Audible alarms for replace battery and low charge
• For engine starting battery applications

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000NV7OBE
• Item model number: BB-SBM12
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #995 in Automotive (See Bestsellers in Automotive)

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Product Description

Product Description
Argus Battery Bug Starting Battery Monitor provides real-time information on the health of the car battery or other engine starting battery. This battery monitor checks the battery at every start while it displays the remaining battery life, present battery voltage and alternator or charging voltage. It comes with an alarm which alerts when the battery gets old and nears the end of its life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Battery Bug works, February 25, 2008

By	A. customer "The Admiral" (Gilbert, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just tried the battery bug for the first time this weekend. It appears to work as advertised.
You attach it to the battery terminals and it gives you a count down while it boots up. It then gives you the battery's voltage output (volts). Then you start up the vehicle and it gives you a per centage rating of your battery. the bug flashes between percent and the batteries output voltage. When the vehicle is turned off, the bug continues to flash between the startup percentage and the battery's output voltage. I tried it on a month old truck and the percentage was 100%, as expected. I tried it on a Jeep which is only run in the summer but the Optima battery is kept charged and it gave an 88% rating. The batter was about 3 and a half years old under Phoenix (hot desert) use.
I won't know if it can predict a battery failure until I have a failure, but it appears to work as advertised on preliminary observations.
I appears to be an excellent inexpensive way to keep tabs on your vehicle's batteries.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars batery bug, February 17, 2008

By	Richard A. Labto (JACKSONVILLE , FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

batery bug
GET ONE

save yourself trouble and embarrasement from the dead batery.
simple and quick to install. this gadget actualy measures
the voltage drop during cranking and displays it each time
the engine is cranked. better than an idiot lite. better than
just a meter....(a meter does not actualy measure voltage drop
while cranking)....nice features, (low bat. warning) (replace soon
warning) etc. GREAT IDEA, GREAT GADGET, GREAT PRICE.

5 STARS

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be standard equipment, January 18, 2008

By	V. Ahus (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Took me 2 minutes to install. Anyone can read and understand what it displays. Know I know my 5 year old battery is still reliable and don't have to worry about when it would fail. Even with having road service the BatteryBug is worth the peace of mind knowing that I won't need to call them. Need to put one on my wife's car for my peace of mind.