Bouncing Battery Test Often Bounces Off Target (VIDEO)

Princeton University, Engineering School

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The battery bounce test, popularized in online videos, has led to the common conclusion that a high bounce means a dead battery. But researchers at Princeton University have found that bouncing is not actually an effective way to check a battery's charge.

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Shoham Bhadra and Dan Steingart

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