VDIAGTOOL BT300 User Manual

Battery tester for car & motorcycle, starter alternator tester

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BT300 BATTERY TESTER FOR CAR & MOTORCYCLE,
STARTER ALTERNATOR TESTER
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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL BT300 BATTERY TESTER FOR CAR & MOTORCYCLE, STARTER ALTERNATOR TESTER www.vdiagtool.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION...............1 1.1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION........................1 1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES..........................1 1.3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS......................2 1.4 KEYPAD INTRODUCTION........................3 1.5 HOW TO SET UP THE TOOL........................4 1.5.1 SELECT LANGUAGE........................4 1.5.2 BUZZER: ON/OFF THE BUZZER.....................4 1.5.3 EQUIPMENT TEST: KEY TEST / SCREEN TEST..............5 1.5.4 ABOUT.............................6 2.
  • Page 3: Product Introduction

    1. Product Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction VDIAGTOOL BT300 Battery Tester adopts state - of - the - art conductance testing technology to easily, quickly and accurately measure the actual cold cranking amps capability of the vehicle starter battery, state of health of the battery itself, and common fault of the vehicle starting system and charging system, which can help maintenance personnel to find the problem quickly and accurately, thus to achieve quick vehicle repair.
  • Page 4: Technical Specifications

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 1.3 Technical Specifications Cold Cranking Amps Measurement Range: Measurement Standard Measurement Range 100-2000 (5-3000) 100-2000 (5-3000) 100-2000 (5-3000) 100-2000 (5-3000) 26A17-245H52 100-2000 (5-3000) 100-2000 (5-3000) 100-2000 (5-3000) 100-2000 (5-3000) Product Parameters: Display: LCD Display Voltage Measurement Range :...
  • Page 5: Keypad Introduction

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 1.4 Keypad Introduction ① ESC Button: Returns to the previous screen. Press and hold ESC button to exit voltage waveform interface. For other tests, press ESC button once to exit. ② Up Button: Moves up through menu.
  • Page 6: How To Set Up The Tool

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 1.5 How to Set Up the Tool Press Down Button and Right Button to select the [Setup] function in the Main Menu and press OK button. The screen will display interface as shown below: Setup Language Buzzer...
  • Page 7: Equipment Test: Key Test / Screen Test

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Buzzer Open Close You can press OK button to turn the buzzer OFF or ON, Press ESC key to exit. 1.5.3 Equipment test: Key Test / Screen Test. Press Up Button or Down Button to choose [Equipment test] and press OK button to confirm.
  • Page 8: About

    Select the [About] icon in the Main Menu and press OK button to confirm. The screen will display interface as shown below: About BRAND: VDIAGTOOL Model#: BT300 SE VER: 2.5 HW VER: 2.1 E-mail: support@vdiagtool.com Press ESC (one time) to exit the [About] interface.
  • Page 9: Car Battery Test

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 2. Car Battery Test Select [Car] icon at the top left of the main menu and press OK button to confirm and enter car battery test interface. Main Menu Motorcyle Wavefrom Review Print Setup...
  • Page 10: Select Battery Type

    Down Button key to select battery type, then press OK button key to confirm. 2.1.2 Battery System Standard and Rating VDIAGTOOL BT300 battery tester tests each battery according to the selected system and ratings. Use Up Button, Down Button, Left Button or Right Button to select according to the actual system standard and rating marked on the battery, as seen in picture below.
  • Page 11: Select Standard

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester CA: Cranking Amps standard, effective starting current value at 0°C. MCA: Marine Cranking Amps standard, effective starting current value at 0°C. JIS: Japan Industrial Standard, displayed on the battery as combination of the numbers and letters, e.g.55D23,80D26.
  • Page 12 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Input correct test standard and rating, press OK button key, the tool starts to test, and dynamic interface "Testing, please wait" prompted. See bellow: Set Battery Rating It takes around 1 second to display the battery test result. NOTE: Press Up/Down button to switch between SOH(State of Health) and SOC (State of Charge) interfaces.
  • Page 13 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 2. Good, Recharge Battery test GOOD-RECHARGE 34.20 11.94 m Ω Good battery but low current, recharge before use. 3. Replace Battery test REPLACE 19.77 10.03 m Ω The battery is about to or already reached its lifespan. Please replace the battery. Otherwise, there could be danger in future usage.
  • Page 14 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 4. Bad cell, Replace Battery test BAD CELL 99.99 7.89 m Ω Battery interior damaged, bad cell or short circuit, replace battery. 5. Charge, Retest Battery test CHARGE-RETEST 24.78 12.23 m Ω Battery unstable.
  • Page 15: Abbreviations

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 2.1.3 Abbreviations: SOC: State of Charge(Press Up/Down button to switch between SOC/SOH) SOH: State of Health(Press Up/Down button to switch between SOC/SOH) STD: Standard rating of the lead acid battery VOL: Voltage of the lead acid battery R: Internal Resistance of the lead acid battery Battery test CHARGE-RETEST...
  • Page 16 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Cranking test Please turn off the engine before pressing OK to enter the test Press OK after the engine is turned off. And it will show cranking test result as shown below: Cranking test TIME...
  • Page 17: Charging Test

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 2.3 Charging Test Select [Car] icon from the main menu and press OK to confirm. Select In-Vehicle from the sub-menu and then select [Charging test]. The tool will enter Charging test mode and the screen will display interface as below: In-Vehicle Battery test...
  • Page 18: Out-Of-Vehicle Battery Test

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Charging test Load 8.52V No load 8.52V Ripple 14mV Output low Load: Charging voltage when there is vehicle load, like lights, air conditioner etc. No Load: Charging voltage when there is no vehicle load Ripple: Undesirable amount of AC voltage fluctuation from the alternator.
  • Page 19: Battery Test For Motorcycle

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 2.5 Battery Test for Motorcycle This function checks the lead acid battery status of a motorcycle, including voltage, CCA, resistance, rated CCA, battery charging status, battery health status and gets test result in one second.
  • Page 20 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Select Standard 12C16A-3B 12N10 12N10-3A 12N10-3A-1 12N10-3A-2 12N10-3B Page 1/55 Use Up Button or Down Button key to select motorcycle battery model. Then press OK button key to confirm, and you will see test result in one of the 5 types as below: It takes around 1 second to display the battery test result.
  • Page 21 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 2 Good, Recharge Battery test GOOD-RECGARGE 34.30 11.94 m Ω Good battery but low current, recharge before use. 3 Replace Battery test REPLACE 34.96 12.94 m Ω The battery is about to or already reached its lifespan. Please replace the battery. Otherwise, there could be danger in future usage.
  • Page 22: Waveform

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester 4 Bad cell, Replace Battery test BAD CELL 99.99 7.89 m Ω Battery interior damaged, bad cell or short circuit, replace battery. 5 Charge, Retest Battery test CHARGE-RETEST 34.96 11.95 m Ω Battery unstable.
  • Page 23 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Waveform 18.0 V 3.0 V MAX 13.6 CUR 10.1 MIN 9.6 MAX: Maximum voltage during ignition CUR: Current detected battery voltage MIN: Minimum voltage during ignition The waveform will remain static until there's change detected in the voltage. Vehicle Voltage Analysis Charging Voltage - around 14V Discharge Voltage -...
  • Page 24: Battery Test Records & Waveform Review

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester • Charging Voltage: When the ignition ON, engine ON, the alternator will continuously charge the car battery, normally it’s around 14V. Battery Status corresponding with Battery Voltage (Before Ignition) Battery Voltage Battery Status Effects and Measures <10.8V...
  • Page 25: Review Waveform

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Select Review the last result function and press OK button to confirm to review the battery test result records. The screen will display interface as shown below: Battery test GOOD-RECHARGE 34.20 11.94 m Ω...
  • Page 26: Delete Result

    Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester Review wavefrom Record 2 Record 1 (2) Press Up/Down button to select the waveform record you want to review and press OK button to confirm. The screen will display the voltage waveform recorded as shown below: Waveform 18.0 V 3.0 V...
  • Page 27: Data Printing

    Download the latest version software from our website: www.vdiagtool.com to a Windows PC or laptop. ② Connect the tool to the Windows PC or laptop using the USB cable supplied. ③ Run BT300.exe software installed on the Windows PC or laptop as below:...
  • Page 28 Battery Tester for Car & Motorcycle, Starter Alternator Tester ④ Select Print icon from the main menu as shown in picture below Main Menu Motorcyle Wavefrom Review Print Setup ⑤ Select the [Print] function in the Main Menu and press OK button to confirm. The screen will display interface as shown below:...
  • Page 29: Software Update/Upgrade

    ⑦ When the recorded data have been uploaded to the Windows PC or laptop, you will be able to check the data in the BT300 software and click “print” on the screen will proceed to data printing. 5. Software Update/Upgrade This function allows you to update the software of the tool.
  • Page 30: Warranty And Service

    6. Warranty and Service 6.1 Limited One Year Warranty This warranty is expressly limited to buyer who purchase VDIAGTOOL BT300 product for purposes of resale or use in the ordinary course of the buyer’s bussiness. VDIAGTOOL BT300 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for one year (12 months) from date of delivery to the buyer.
  • Page 31: Service Procedures

    Disclaimer The information, specifications and illustrations in this user manual are based on the latest information available at the time of printing. VDIAGTOOL reserves the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. Warranty & Support E-Mail: support@vdiagtool.com Website: www.vdiagtool.com...
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