Ultralight's Pulse Load Multi Battery Tester

Tony Matheis · Issue 20, Aug/Sep 2004 · pp. 21–22

Products mentioned: Ultralight Pulse Load Multi Battery Tester

Ultralight’s Pulse Load Multi Battery Tester by Tony Matheis When I saw the New Product Announcement for this battery tester in the Beta version of UWP19 I knew instantly that I had to have one. This device actually tests batteries under load. We knew that our battery chargers occasionally lied about completely charging a particular cell, this of course becomes quite apparent when you are underwater and can’t quickly remedy the situation. I got in touch with Terry Schuller at ULCS who sent us one so that Deb Fugitt and I could test it on our impending June trip to Indonesia. Most of us have come up early from a night dive due to a flashlight dying in the midst of the dive or when a strobe quits recycling early. I had just finished completely charging my “C” cells so my charger thought. I put them in a flashlight, turned it on and watched it die a quick 15-second death. Not exactly what I…