This simple test allows you to check the health of your car's battery.

When your car doesn’t start, often the battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best practice is ...

Learn more on how to test a car battery with a Multimeter. Our team of experts prepared the guide on everything you need to know about testing a car battery.

To test a battery’s DC charge, touch the red probe to its positive terminal and the black probe to its negative terminal; the multimeter will display the existing charge in the battery.

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Specific Gravity Test (for lead-acid batteries): If you have a lead-acid battery with removable caps, you can check the specific gravity of the electrolyte using a hydrometer.