Is Your Camera Battery Damaged? - Here's How To Check! (MUST-WATCH!)

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

Another good test is charge up the battery, then set it aside for a few days. If the voltage drops quite a bit from the fully charged state - the battery is bad.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Some batteries have a smart BMS like the ones in drones. If that's the case the voltage will drop over a few days (Which is Normal).

[@davidzeng9659]

Thanks.It is really helpful also your voice is clear and easy to understand.

[@ismaelmoe7407]

Awesome!! Thanks !!

[@laurapage9018]

There appear to be three contacts on the battery. Which two do you apply the probes to?

[@sigityuda9648]

(+) and (-) contacts, because the other one usually for ground position

[@JackJensenTrader]

There's not danger when you connect probes to measure a device, so if you can't see a +/- label, just try them all until you get something close to what the voltage should read. Or at least, which would indicate that you're measuring some voltage.

[@MiroAcronymity]

Your video made me want to finally get a multimeter. One thing to note: A voltage that is under the nominal voltage (say nominal is 7.2 and the reading is 6) also means the battery is bad, correct? It doesn't have to be 0.

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Hi there! I am glad you got one. If the battery is fully charged and the meter is reading only 6 volts instead of the nominal voltage, yes, you have a damaged battery pack.

[@MiroAcronymity]

@@MomentumProductions1992 thanks! My multimeter arrived yesterday and I'll be testing some batteries over the weekend.

[@williamaungleyraud]

Hey I have the same Harbor Freight multimeter 😎👍

[@AlexanderCornel]

Good to know!

[@ltmn6701]

Thanks

[@rghurst]

My multi-tester has a "Battery Load Test" option that registers voltage but also shows a Good-Questionabe-Bad indication. One of my NP-Z100 batteries showed 7.6 volts, but a "questionable" status. When I put in on my charger, the charger doesn't even acknowledge it is connected? I guess it's done!

[@MomentumProductions1992]

Try a different charger!

[@rghurst]

@@MomentumProductions1992 I actually tried three different chargers.

[@skiphorni]

I'm sorry. But you can't just put a batter on a multimeter. To test battery health you must put the battery under load. Can simulate this with the proper sized resister. Hundred ohms might be a start for a battery like this. Some multimeters have this capability. Not the Harbor Freight ones though. If these are "smart" batteries, all bets are off. Then it's not so simple.