The Megger 2001-692 eight-channel digital hydrometer kit for the BITE series measures temperature and specific gravity of flooded battery cells to check a battery's state of charge. It is for use with the Megger BITE 3 battery impedance tester. The hydrometer comes with an eight-channel data logger that stores data for up to 8 tests of 256 cells each. It provides a more accurate indication of a battery's state of charge than a voltmeter.

Battery testers are used in the industrial, commercial, medical, telecommunications, aircraft, power utility, and military industries to detect the health of a battery. They can measure conductance, impedance, voltage, and current, among other parameters. Battery testers are designed for specific types of batteries, such as lead-acid, nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) and alkaline batteries. Some testers require a load to be applied to the battery during testing, and some do not. A variety of test leads with contacts, probes, clamps, clips, and other connectors can be used to connect a battery to a tester. Since different testers can measure different parameters to calculate battery health, it is important to use the same tester for consecutive tests on a single battery when analyzing changes in battery health over time.

Megger manufactures equipment for cable fault locating, protective relay testing, telecommunications and data integrity, and power quality testing under multiple brand names, among them Megger, Biddle, States, and AVO. The company, founded in 1889, is headquartered in Dover, England, and meets International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 standards.

Whats in the Box?

• Megger 2001-692 digital hydrometer
• (1) hydrometer tube
• 8-channel data logger
• Carrying case
• Instructions