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Auto Meter BVA-200s Operator's Manual

Hand held-accuracy with a pulsed 120 amp load
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Auto Meter Products Inc.
Auto Meter Products Inc.
413 West Elm Street
Sycamore, IL 60178
350 West Center Street
Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062
Toll Free (866) 883-TEST (8378)
Service (801) 785-0051 ext. 223
Fax (815)-895-6786
Toll Free (866) 883-TEST (8378)
www.autometer.com
Fax (801)785-8699
www.autometertest.com
2650-1537-00
1/6/11
Hand Held-Accuracy with a Pulsed 120 Amp Load
The BVA-200s is the ultimate hand-held tester. It is the auto
industry's answer to portability in a professionally accurate load
tester and system analyzer.
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  • Page 1 Toll Free (866) 883-TEST (8378) www.autometer.com Hand Held-Accuracy with a Pulsed 120 Amp Load Fax (801)785-8699 www.autometertest.com The BVA-200s is the ultimate hand-held tester. It is the auto industry’s answer to portability in a professionally accurate load tester and system analyzer. 2650-1537-00 1/6/11...
  • Page 2 Auto Meter's Pulsed Differential Load. Quick battery checks will increase charging productivity. The BVA-200s is user friendly. It tells you what to do. The stator-diode test automatically indicates open or shorted stator-diodes. It is professionally accurate.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Warranty Information -------------------------------------------- 25 Contact Information --------------------------------------------- 28 Note: The BVA-200s checks and load tests 6 volt and 12 volt Batteries and tests the starter and alternator on 12 volt and 24 volt systems. The following examples illustrated are for a 12 volt system.

  • Page 4: Safety

    20 degrees. Allow the battery to warm to room temperature before testing or due to the failure of this product. charging. Warning! Never attach the BVA-200s to a battery that is connected to any other Improper use, accident, water damage, abuse, unauthorized tester or charging unit. Damage may result.

  • Page 5: Controls And Functions

    N Esc Key: This key cancels a test or progression. It also returns to the previous menu. Print Key: Point the BVA-200s infrared print light towards the Optional PR-12 infrared printer receiver and press the print key. Test results will be printed.

  • Page 6: Maintenance

    >DOWNLOAD ‘N’ TO CANCEL. the larger conducting wire that draws the If the BVA-200s is properly connected to your PC and the LCD load in each test. Jaw insulation is necessary shows " CONNECT ANALYZER TO A PC "...

  • Page 7: Hook

    HOOK UP Select file in the Hyper Terminal menu. Press the On/Off button: Connect the clamps as instructed on the LCD. Select Properties. The screen on left will appear. AUTO METER >ENTER BATTERY Click on the Settings tab. BVA 200s TEMP SYSTEM ANALYZER 12.50V USE +/-.

  • Page 8: Battery Test

    PC INTERFACE Using Auto Meter’s optional adapter cord AC-12 insert the stereo plug into the jack on the BVA-200s, then plug the serial adapter into a free serial port on the rear of your computer. >CONNECT CLAMPS Press N to cancel once the clamps are TO BATTERY.
  • Page 9 SETUP cont. BATTERY TEST (cont.) SUMMARY SCREEN >DEFAULT BATTERY RATING: CCA Select the rating from JIS, DIN, IEC, EN, CA, MCA, CCA USE +/-. Confirm that the inputs are STARTING STANDRD ‘Y’ TO SELECT correct. Press “Y” if they BATTERY TEMP 70°F are correct.
  • Page 10 VOLT METER BATTERY TEST (cont.) After the Load Test is completed results similar to one of the following sample screens will appear. REVIEW/PRINT Scroll Down to Volt Meter then >VOLT METER select Volt Meter by pressing Y #32 12V BATTERY SETUP Battery passes GOOD BATTERY.

  • Page 11: System Test

    200s make sure the results are affect the measurements done during the starting system and charging system displayed on the LCD. test, the BVA-200S will only allow those tests to be done after the battery has IR Receiver Point the BVA-200s in the direction of been determined to be good and charged.

  • Page 12: Other Menu Items Review Tests

    PRINTER #40 12V START The BVA-200S can print to the in store printer via the DPC-2010 CURRENT 200A infrared receiver or an optional infrared PR-12/AC-14 printer. From STARTING SYSTEM...
  • Page 13 SYSTEM TEST OVERVIEW cont. SYSTEM TEST OVERVIEW cont CK SOLENOID Press the (-Down) key to display the If Measured Output is displayed CHARGE CK CABLES next screen. Press the (+Up) key to the output may be low for some FAIL REG LOW CK CONNECTIONS move to the previous screen systems.
  • Page 14 STARTING CURRENT DRAW AND DIESEL ENGINES There are a few points to consider in testing a starting system on a diesel engine. The BVA-200S is designed to recognize any significant amount of draw; this includes glow plugs in small diesel engines. In heavy-duty applications consider Test result will appear.

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