[Electronics-talk] Audible Battery Tester

[cheez]

The batteries I'm think of are the kind smartphones and other devices have.

I have an audible battery tester that I got from Anne Morris Enterprises 
back in the 80's that still works.  She sold out to Maxiaid.  But you said 
they don't have any testers.

I don't know if you've ever seen the battery that is in the swivel sweeper. 
It is a square shaped thing that had 2 indentations for the positive and 
negative poles.
Since it couldn't fit on my tester, I took 2 wires and hooked them to the 
9-volt prongs on the tester and then placed the other ends of the wires on 
the swivel sweeper's battery.  It worked.

Yeah, I hear ya about the microwave ovens.

Vince

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Audible Battery Tester


>
> What do you mean that most batteries aren't the kind that can be tested? 
> On the contrary,most batteries used in electronic gadgets are disposable 
> alkaline AA or AAA batteries, whose strength can most definitely be gaged 
> by a simple battery tester.  Indeed, you can find battery testers all over 
> the web that test all standard battery sizes (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, and 1.5V 
> button cell), but they all have digital LCD displays, which, of course are 
> totally inaccessible to blind consumers.  I have a small digital tester 
> that my audiologist gave me for testing my hearing aid batteries, but it 
> is useless to me because it has no audible output.  This is a disturbing 
> trend.  The number of accessible products actually seems to be shrinking 
> rather than expanding.  Remember when there were a few talking microwave 
> ovens on the market to choose from?  Now there is only one model left, and 
> it is fairly expensive.  And now, there are apparently no audible battery 
> testers left on the market, either.  BTW, I checked the Speak to Me web 
> site, and unfortunately, they do not sell any battery testers, audible or 
> otherwise.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: cheez via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 7:45 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: cheez
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Audible Battery Tester
>
> Battery testers may be an extinct animal since most batteries aren't the
> kind that can be tested like the ones in the past.
> But have you tried Speak to Me Catalog?  I wonder if they offer one.
>
> Vince
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:27 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Audible Battery Tester
>
>
>>
>> Does anyone know where I can purchase an inexpensive, audible battery 
>> tester?  I have one made by Radio Shack that I purchased from Independent 
>> Living Aids years ago, but it no longer beeps to indicate relative 
>> battery strength, and so I need a new one.  I checked the ILA and 
>> Maxi-Aids web sites, but neither company seems to sell an audible battery 
>> tester any longer.  I suspect that the Radio Shack model they used to 
>> sell is no longer being manufactured since Radio Shack filed for 
>> bankruptcy earlier this year. Indeed, I checked the Radio Shack site, and 
>> they apparently no longer sell battery testers of any kind, audible or 
>> otherwise. Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>>
>> Gerald
>>
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