Solar SOLBA227 Electronic Battery Printer Review

Replaced our $900 Midtronic with this one. We're sick of overpriced junk failing and this is a breath of fresh air. It might not look as pretty, but it works just as well and sells us tons of batteries!

The tester has a good replacement terminal, the accuracy is ok, but does not measure the internal resistance of the battery, which is the most important parameter of the battery; For this reason I had to return it.

I've only had a chance to use it once. Did another battery test in the garage and said it was bad. I used my tester and said the battery is fine. Leave it overnight and test again the next day and it says it's bad. You'll have to use it a little more to see the reliability. Other functions seem to work fine.

We needed a tester that could handle multiple types of batteries and charging systems. I have 9 batteries that I need to keep track of. I can't analyze the machine in detail, but it gave me the results I needed. I recently had two problem batteries. I tested them with solar and then took them to three local auto parts stores to compare their results. They were the same as my solar.

Great tool. Works much better and more informative than a cheap battery tester that just puts a resistive load on it. The best part is that the report is printed in at least two copies, so you can leave one for the customer. I use it to test batteries on standby generator sets at home so it has become an invaluable tool as well as documenting customers' battery health.

Works great when it works. Outstanding guarantee. Sent one back and SOLAR sent me a new one, no questions asked. The problem is that it fails outside of the warranty period. There were two others. Both failed in less than two years. Was willing to pay for repairs, but SOLAR does not offer repair service. They said just buy new ones. If they don't last at least two years for nearly $400 each, I'll have to look at other brands.

the product itself is great the seller should use another carrier or be more helpful if there is any problem with the delivery it was 6 days late only 14 days then I had to do it myself collect. FedEx lost the package and delayed delivery, the seller did not help in any way regarding FedEx. Otherwise it's a great product and apart from the issues described I'm satisfied although I'm not sure I'll buy from this place again.