ZTS Multi Battery Tester - ZTS MBT-1

by ZTS

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FQG1XE
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #5 in Home Improvement > Electrical > Tools & Testers > Battery Testers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

ZTS Multi Battery Tester - ZTS MBT-1.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent tester, highly recommended, June 21, 2009

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Mark W. R. Wilson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ZTS Multi Battery Tester - ZTS MBT-1 (Electronics)

If you use a fair number of batteries, especially rechargeable, a good battery tester will save you a lot of time and some money, too! This one is excellent! I have a few minor gripes, one is that sometimes it takes a few tries to get the contact with the positive terminal correct. I also wish it had two probes for different battery types that you can't get to fit on the box. I would suggest looking at the smaller models unless you specifically need the batteries that only this tester will do, as others have mentioned it is big. . Overall, I am very happy with this very practical, solid, US built product.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars comparison of mini and full-size battery testers, March 29, 2011

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R. M. Sills (Castro Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ZTS Multi Battery Tester - ZTS MBT-1 (Electronics)

I first bought a ZTS Mini Multi-Battery Tester (MINI-MBT), but later decided that it would be useful to have the larger and more expensive ZTS Multi-Battery Tester (MBT-1). This review might help if you're trying to decide which one to get.

Both testers are excellent at performing their jobs. The reason that I eventually found the mini-tester inadequate is that I have quite a few devices whose batteries can't be tested by this device (but can be tested by the larger MBT-1):
- 3v lithium coin (2016, 2032, etc.)
- 1.5v button cell (S76, A76, 357, LR44, etc.)

The mini-tester works on four classes of batteries, while the full-size tester works on ten classes (several of which I've never seen). The full-size version handles every battery-operated device I have except for a few devices that use oddball tiny button cells (392=SR41, 386=SR43, 389=SR54) -- for instance, a meat thermometer and a fever thermometer.

Other than the set of batteries that can be handled, there are a few small differences between the two testers. The mini-tester has an "on" switch and auto-off; the large tester has no switch at all. Both testers have a row of LEDs that indicate the battery state -- five on the mini and six on the full-size (with an additional LED for 10% battery life). The mini-tester uses four AAA batteries, while the full-size tester uses four AA batteries; both units have a self-tester to let you know when these batteries need to be replaced.

The most obvious difference between the two is sheer size -- the mini-tester similar to a pack of cards, the full-size tester more like a hefty book with narrow pages.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but Expensive, January 8, 2008

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Zen Williston (Heavenly Valley, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ZTS Multi Battery Tester - ZTS MBT-1 (Electronics)

This product works as advertized on more batteries than any other I have found. I just went through over 100 batteries I had in the recycle box and found more than two dozen that tested 80% or better, so I can keep them for clocks, etc. that do not need a strong battery. WOrks on every battery I have tested. It is way overpriced, but considering its wide scope, its professional design, and accuracy, I think it is probabily worth it.