TA-0375: Battery Capacity Testing DL24 Load - Featuring Xtar Batteries - Basic Theory

The Atorch DL24 150 Watt Electronic Load Battery Tester.
My attempt to Basic Battery Testing, Theory and Dependencies.
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[@haajee1]

ik heb een nieuwe versie van de DL24. Die worden nu geleverd voor zover ik weet. Deze heeft USB C zowel als voeding voor het apparaat zelf als koppeling met de pc voor software. Het is nu volgens mij ook mogelijk om de software te updaten. Ook werkt de software wat fijner.

[@TonyAlbus]

Dat is goed om te weten, bedankt, ik kan helaas geen nieuwe meer bestellen, na al mijn bestellingen, heb ik er 1 terug gestuurd na een defect, en ze hebben mij meteen geblokkeerd. Dus er komen geen ATORCH videos meer bij helaas.

[@Taliesen.]

Thanks, good timing. I ordered the 180W version a few days ago.

[@TonyAlbus]

Perfect! yes they are nice, good pick!

[@avix213]

PRO TIP! if u click left and right button u reset the stored values, it save lot of time

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks, great!

[@PAB-Elektronik]

Nice video Tony thx

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks!

[@jimwolsiffer4397]

I have an older version that is more difficult to use so again you helped me spend some $$, Tony! I had been wanting one where I could track the capacity . So many batteries are mis labeled anymore. Have you tried any 26650 types yet?

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi Jim...oh no, not agian..LOL yes the new design has improved a lot. aspecialy the software. That battery i still need to try.

[@davidv1289]

Very interesting video, Tony. Did you check the accuracy of the load - amps and volts - to see how accurate its measurements are? It looks like good value for money if the accuracy is reasonable. Thank you for showing it to us. Regards, David

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks David, that's the cool thing, you can just calibrate it from its menu, just apply a calibrated voltage and done, same for current .. i love the simplicity.

[@nano9654]

Hi Tony, in the video, you put the cut off voltage 0.8v, is there any guideline for this parameter? I'm testing on 18650 li-ion batteries.

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi, i mention that in the video, its not exact sience

[@bobkozlarekwa2sqq59]

Tony, I am wondering if I can do data logging with this device and PC software? I need to measure battery voltage, at a constant load and graph it to an excel or CSV file? For example, how long it will take a 1.5v cell to reach 1.1v?

[@TonyAlbus]

Yes it can do that, its actualy very amazing cheap machine.

[@dmytro_korolkov]

Hi! Thanks for the video! I have several different power stations, I wanted to test them with DL24 through the USB-C cord, the load tester stops at 15.9W+. What's interesting is that when I load the stations through the same port and cord, but with a laptop, 70-90W goes smoothly. I can't understand what the problem is and how to load the stations through the type-c port using DL24 more than 15.9W?

[@TonyAlbus]

the usb-c is for computer connection. there is an adapter available tho connect usb to the load port

[@nick_Pletron]

Hello, I have a problem, max current is mas 1.9A and never, never goes higher. I have a 180W version. I tryed 4mm2 cables and no succes.

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi first try to reset it to default, there is an option in the menu, just to be sure there is no unexpected CC CV CP setting. 2nd if the device is powered with an USB-DC plug, remove the USB-DC adapter and power it with 12V 1A directlt on the DCplug. if it still does not work correct contact your seller.

[@nick_Pletron]

​@@TonyAlbus thanks you very much! The problem solved! My source was 6V only and when I changed to 12V, works well.😊 But... I dont underestand why...

[@TonyAlbus]

@@nick_Pletron you need the 12 Volts.. for the FETs to open fully when needed

[@nick_Pletron]

@@TonyAlbus thanks!

[@evaluationsystems660]

Can I use it as simple electronics load to measure current through 24v coil? And can I set different load current values like 1A, 2A etc in sequence with time.

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi, yes it works very nice as a normal load, directly on the front controls, i think with the computer software you can also program different loads and run that later, but i have not tried that yet.

[@MarcelHuguenin]

Hey Tony! Ik gebruik al een tijdje een voorloper van deze electronic load, in een 300W versie. Heel tevreden mee. Goeie review.

[@TonyAlbus]

Dank je, ja erg blij mee, zeker om batterijen te testen, dat duurt erg lang, dan neem ik deze mee naar beneden voor een lange test hoeft niet het hele lab aan te staan.

[@uni-byte]

Discharging a D cell @ 50mA would take approximately 40 hours!

[@TonyAlbus]

Correct, some high capacity batteries are made for slow discharge.. and is that not the whole point for some batteries.. 5 years or more for some.

[@radekzmazur3389]

There is better alternative pc software to do logs using atorch dl24p

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi, not sure, but i don't have any other, i just checked.

[@ssalient]

This is actually a very nice electronic load and seems quite easy to set up! The software seems to work better and more intuitive than what comes with the Siglent loads (which is not hard because that is utter crap).

[@TonyAlbus]

Thanks! , Yes very easy to operate (good becouse the manual is so small.....) Siglent i will find out later :)

[@bobkozlarekwa2sqq59]

Where is the PC software downloaded from?

[@TonyAlbus]

Hi Bob, i left a download link in the video description for you.

[@bwilson948]

The cellphone must have GPS/location turned on

[@TonyAlbus]

Yes thats what the manual says. maybe its for Android as for my iphone i just connected with BT

[@delvingoh8309]

u've got a very disturbing voice

[@TonyAlbus]

Thank you, your feed back well help us to improve the channel.

[@rgreeneish]

When I hear his voice I know its time to watch the full video, listen, and pay attention. Tony always has great content.