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4
Test Preparation
1.
Ensure that the area around the battery is well ventilated while the battery is being tested.
2.
Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep corrosion from coming in contact with your eyes.
3.
Inspect the battery for cracked or broken case or cover. If the battery is damaged, do not use the tester.
4.
If the battery is not sealed maintenance free, add distilled water in each cell until the battery acid reaches the
level specified by the manufacturer. This helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not overfill.
5.
If necessary to remove battery from vehicle to test, always remove the ground terminal from the battery first.
Make sure all accessories in the vehicle are off to prevent arcing.
5
Battery Testing
CAUTION
Before you test a battery in a vehicle, turn off the ignition and all accessories and loads. Close all
vehicle doors and the trunk lid.
Note: Each time you connect the tester to a battery, the tester will run a quick cable verification to ensure a
proper connection through the output cables to sensors in the clamp jaws. If the connection checks out OK, the
display will momentarily flash and proceed to the Home Screen. In operation the tester will only show three
results: CHECK CLAMPS / VOLTAGE HIGH / VOLTAGE LOW.
1.
Make sure you have put 6 pcs 1.5V batteries into the battery chamber. Oxyride batteries are not recommended
because of the initial 1.7 Volt output. If the 1.5V battery runs out of power, the screen will display "POWER
LOW." Replace those 6 pcs 1.5V batteries before starting the test.
Note: Nothing will be seen on the display until the tester is connected to a vehicle battery.
2.
Make sure the battery terminals are clean. Wire brush them if necessary. Clamp the black load lead to the
vehicle negative battery terminal. Clamp the red load lead to the vehicle positive battery terminal. Clamp on the
lead part of the terminal only, as clamping on the iron part of the terminal will lead to inaccurate test results.
View the System Analyzer Screens diagram ( Appendix A ) for selection options.
3.
4.
Press
to select Battery Test, then press ENTER.
5.
Press
to select one of the following battery types:
} FLOODED
} AGM FLAT
} AGM SPIRAL
} VRLA/GEL
Press ENTER to confirm choice.
6.
Press
to select one of the following battery ratings.
} CCA/SAE
} EN
} JIS
} DIN
} IEC
} CA/MCA
Press ENTER to confirm choice.
7.
Press
to select the battery capacity of SAE from one of the following:
} CCA/SAE: 40~2000
} EN: 40~1885
} DIN: 25~1120
} IEC: 30~1320
} JIS: By battery type number
} CA/MCA: 50~2400
Press ENTER to begin the test.
BAT 135 | REV. A | JANUARY 2018
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