Battery tester with promotion feature
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1. Battery maintenance equipment for use with storage batteries of the type used in an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- battery maintenance circuitry configured to couple to a storage battery in the automotive vehicle through Kelvin connections to terminals of the storage battery and responsively measure a parameter of the storage battery based upon a current flowing through the terminals of the storage battery and a voltage measured across the terminals of the storage battery;
an input configured to receive maintenance condition information related to a maintenance condition under which maintenance is performed on the battery and verifying use of the battery maintenance equipment with the storage battery; and
a redemption code output configured to provide a redemption code output having a redeemable value in response to the battery test performed by the battery maintenance circuitry and which includes maintenance condition information received by the input wherein the redeemable value is selected to promote use of the battery maintenance circuitry.
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Abstract
Battery maintenance equipment is provided for use in maintaining storage batteries. The battery maintenance equipment includes battery maintenance circuitry. A redemption code output is provided and configured to provide an output having a redeemable value in response to the battery maintenance circuitry. A method includes outputting a redemption code in response to usage of battery maintenance equipment.
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1. Battery maintenance equipment for use with storage batteries of the type used in an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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battery maintenance circuitry configured to couple to a storage battery in the automotive vehicle through Kelvin connections to terminals of the storage battery and responsively measure a parameter of the storage battery based upon a current flowing through the terminals of the storage battery and a voltage measured across the terminals of the storage battery; an input configured to receive maintenance condition information related to a maintenance condition under which maintenance is performed on the battery and verifying use of the battery maintenance equipment with the storage battery; and a redemption code output configured to provide a redemption code output having a redeemable value in response to the battery test performed by the battery maintenance circuitry and which includes maintenance condition information received by the input wherein the redeemable value is selected to promote use of the battery maintenance circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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