OTC Hand Held Battery, Charging System/ Starter Tester

The OTC Sabre is a hand held tester that is an easy to use alternative to the OTC Minuteman electrical tester. This tool is very easy to use, quick and accurate. The Sabre being a hand held unit, is not subjected to the abuse of rolling across rough shop floors. It comes in a nice storage case, some models come with a wireless infrared printer. A battery tester with a printer is a good sales tool, no pun intended.

The printer capability is nice since many customers will believe the print out over what the technician says. There is an optional amp probe needed for testing amps drawn by the starter. This unit is especially good for not taking up floor space in smaller auto shops.

Old Style Toaster/Battery Tester

The OTC Sabre uses technology that doesn’t create the heat that the old style dead short toasters did. The name toaster for this type of tester was obviously derived from the fact that you could literally toast bread on one of these testers when putting a load on a battery. They work though, and for many years that is all I used at the Goodyear shop that I started at back in the 80’s.

MinuteMan OTC Tester on Roll Around

The OTC Minute Man tester has the capability to check starters without having to purchase an optional amp probe. Larger shops that space is not an issue may favor this tester. There is also something to be said for being able put batteries on the bottom of this cart instead of carrying them by hand to and from the car!