On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:36:47 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time), Carl Prochilo wrote: >Does a battery have to be charged to be tested? Yes. The test is to see how much energy it can pass without going below a certain indicated voltage, and how long it can pass its rated load. It needs to be as charged as possible for accurate results. It's gotta have energy to pass energy. ;-) George