>> I'd also like to measure battery voltage to check the
>> charge/discharge curves under different operational scenarios.=20

Might something like this do ?

www.diodes.com/datasheets/ZXCT1009.pdf

I've just bought some from Mouser for PSUs / chargers. A few
others in the ZXTC range you might want to look at

Joe
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