When your car doesn’t start, often the battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best practice is ...

This is why we call car batteries 12-Volt batteries. Batteries rely on the alternator to stay charged; problems with your alternator can lead to a dead battery.

One of the simplest tasks a digital multimeter can perform is a basic voltage test on a car battery. Positive and negative terminals, hooked up to the car or not, will give a base number.

A failing alternator can leave you stranded on the side of the road. Here’s how to make sure yours is working properly, with tips from an expert.

Learn more on how to test a car battery with a Multimeter. Our team of experts prepared the guide on everything you need to know about testing a car battery.

A failing battery might seem straight forward to spot, but a failing alternator can be a little more difficult to identify without knowing its voltage output.

Testing your car's battery is an important part of routine maintenance. You can check the battery yourself using a voltmeter or multimeter, or have it tested professionally.