A system for testing a aerosol delivery device includes a test fixture configured to couple to a power unit for an aerosol delivery device and a vacuum source configured to fluidly couple to the power unit. The vacuum source induces a vacuum within the power unit. A power storage device is configured to electrically couple to the power unit, the power storage device configured to store power provided by the power unit. A power measurement device is electrically coupled to the power storage device, and the power measurement device is configured to measure the power stored in the power storage device.