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The smart battery tester for musicians

Batt-O-Meter


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When your performance depends on good batteries—or if you repair guitars—the Batt-O-Meter is a must-have in your gig bag or on your workbench! It not only indicates the percentage of life left in an uninstalled 9-volt, AA or AAA battery, but better yet, its smart circuitry works for installed batteries, too! Plug it into a pedal, effects box or active guitar: it measures the power being pulled from the battery, compares that load to the battery's remaining energy, and calculates the remaining hours of battery life.

Use it before you go on stage and stop worrying about running out of juice during your performance. It's a must for troubleshooting in the shop, too. Save time by checking battery life before you take things apart!

• Ends guesswork about battery replacement
• Saves you money—buy fewer batteries and get more life out of them
• Helps the environment—minimizes discarded batteries
• Fast, accurate and easy to use
• Compact—fits easily into a guitar case or tool box

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The Batt-O-Meter is switchable for alkaline, rechargeable and carbon zinc batteries. It's designed for circuits powered by a single battery (highest testable voltage is 10.23-volts), and includes a 1/4" test plug.

The lighted display indicates battery type, voltage, percentage of battery life, hours remaining of normal use, and low battery status.

The Batt-O-Meter is powered by its own 9-volt battery (not included) with self-test function.



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5 1-21-2012
Handy Money Saver

Makes checking batteries installed in instrumements and pedals a snap. Instead of changing batteries just to "be safe", use this. Can pay for itself in no time. Certainly can't expect it to be exact, but more of a benchmark tool. When the number gets low, change the battery. Simple.

David Deaton  Arkansas Read my reviews (5)
5 9-09-2011
This gizmo is a gig-saver!

Make sure you save the instructions. This device has some neat features. (You may need to review) The Batt-O-Meter has already saved me from battery failure-related catastrophies 4x in only 2 gigs. Easy to use for 9V. It even reads the batteries while installed in the instrument or stomp box. Shows battery power remaining. Reads the rechargeable ones too!

erieknight5  Cleveland Read my reviews (2)
5 8-28-2011
Outstanding!

So handy! This thing saves so much time and worry, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

twang  california
4 8-17-2011
It works, but it's not perfect

It works, but it's not perfect. Only reads the battery of my guitar's standard LR Baggs Element output jack if partially inserted, which is annoying. Works on some pedals but others, such as my PolyTune. Seems rather fat for what it does, taking up half of my guitar's storage space. But since there is no other device on the market that can check your battery while installed, it's a useful tool and one that I will not gig without.

David MacNeill  Boise ID Read my reviews (2)
5 7-08-2011
must have

want to save money and avoid embarrassment in the middle of a gig , you must have this in your gig bag ...

Raj Pereira  dubai, UAE Read my reviews (5)
5 7-02-2011
Batt-O-Meter

The Batt-O-Meter is an excellent invention, as it takes out the guess work out of a Luthier like me when troubleshooting. It is so easy to use and detect the condition of the batteries. I strongly recommend it to players and luthiers alike.

Manoel Fernandes  Melbourne, Australia Read my reviews (2)
2 5-11-2011
Batt-O-Meter

I have other battery testers but I bought this one because it just plugs into my guitar instead of having taking my batteries out. I don't find it very accurate. Get different readings all the time. Not happy with it at all, I feel I can't depend on it.

jerry c metz  canada
4 2-24-2011
Nearly excellent.

Why? Because it works on all my instruments but my Ovation guitar with nylon strings. Otherwise, I'm happy with it.

Gilbert  France Read my reviews (2)
4 2-23-2011
Works Perfectly!

Tests batteries in or out of the guitar or stomp box. What more could you ask for? One thing: a less cryptic read out code. I have to keep the cardboard packaging insert with it to remember how to read it. But then again, I have to look at my drivers license once a week to remember my birth date and how much I supposedly weigh....

RalphL  Central Indiana Read my reviews (3)
5 1-31-2011
Great

Why didn't someone think of this about 450 batteries ago? Great tool for the repair shop and the working musician.

Parhal  Wisconsin Read my reviews (9)
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