DIY: How To Easily Test Batteries!

This short video by kipkay shows you a simple yet supposedly ingenious way of testing whether or not your batteries still have charge in them. This procedure should only work with alkaline batteries (no lithium – sorry). Our own non scientific test came out somewhat inconclusive – what is your experience?

* If you don’t trust this procedure or want something more conclusive but still don’t want to pay for a professional tester, this $2 universal tester might do the trick (available from Amazon)

via: Gizmodo.

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