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I am neither a tech or battery expert, but I’m looking for some advice from those that are, so please be kind. We are currently utilizing a system of animal tracking devices powered by long life low output lithium thionyl chloride batteries. Specifically, Tadiran tl-4930. We are replacing these batteries at intervals (generally 6 months or so) as instructed by the manufacturer of the devices that use them.
The depletion of these batteries is highly variable, depending on the animal that is wearing them. My concern is that we are likely discarding and paying to replace batteries well before they are actually depleted, but I have no way of testing this.
Simply put, is there a device, preferably commercially available, that would allow a layman to ascertain the approximate remaining charge, or approximate remaining lifespan, of this type of battery?
On our site I did not come across a simple battery tester that would work for the TL-4930/S where you could simply push them in like other D-cell battery tester. The problem is the 3.6 voltage as most common battery tester for D-cell batteries are only testing for 1.5 Volts.
One of the solution I could find on our site at DigiKey is something like FLUKE-BT510 which would give you a reading of the voltage and capacitance of the TL-4930/S.
