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Model 12-1015 Users’ Manual Version 13.08

Associated Equipment Corp.

5043 Farlin Ave.

800-949-1472(US)

St. Louis, MO 63115

314-385-5178 (Outside US)

Battery
Model No

Amps

Battery
Model No

Amps

DIN

58424

450

760

64317

540

900

58513

320

540

64318

540

900

58514

320

540

64323

540

900

58515

450

760

65513

540

900

58521

320

540

65514

570

900

58522

320

540

65515

570

900

58527

395

640

67043

600

1000

58811

440

720

67045

600

1000

58815

395

640

68021

570

950

58820

395

640

68032

600

1000

58821

395

640

68034

600

1000

58827

400

640

68040

570

950

58833

400

680

70027

630

1050

58838

400

680

70029

630

1050

59017

360

600

70036

570

950

59018

360

600

70038

630

1050

59040

360

600

71014

700

1150

59215

450

760

71015

700

1150

59218

290

480

72512

680

1150

59219

290

480

73011

740

1200

59226

450

760

88038

175

300

59514

320

540

88046

210

360

59518

395

640

88056

265

450

59519

395

640

88066

300

510

59615

360

600

88156

320

540

59616

360

600

88074

400

680

60018

250

410

88092

400

680

60019

250

410

8.3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart

Battery
Model No.

CCA

Battery
Model No.

CCA

Battery
Model No.

CCA

24-500

500

65-730

730

GTH40L

276

34-6MF

500

65-900

850

GTH40S

275

34-60

525

74-60

525

GT50L

356

34-610MF

610

75-6MF

615

GTH55DL

356

34-710

710

75-72

500

GTH60L

325

35-580

580

75A-72

630

GTH60DL

325

41-580

580

75-660

660

GTH75DL

520

55D23R

522

78A-72

670

GTH75DR

521

58-6MF

530

78-710

710

GR96R-MF

500

58-60

525

GR40R-MF

700

GR96R-CMF

580

58-530

530

GR40R-CMF

820

65-70

700

GTH40

277

Summary of Contents for 12-1015

Page 1: ...12 1015 Users Manual Version 13 08 Associated Equipment Corp 5043 Farlin Ave 800 949 1472 US St Louis MO 63115 314 385 5178 Outside US Battery Electrical System Analyzer MODEL 12 1015 User s Manual Version 13 08 ...

Page 2: ...11 5 2 Select Display Language 11 6 0 HELP Key 12 7 0 Battery Test 7 1 Start Testing 15 8 0 Battery Rating Charts 8 1 Japanese Industrial Standards JIS Rating Chart 27 8 2 DIN EN Standards Rating Charts 28 8 3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart 30 8 4 Rough CCA Guide 31 9 0 Grounding Test 9 1 Start Testing 31 10 0 Starter Test 10 1 Begin Testing 37 11 0 Alternator Test 11 1 Start Testing 41 No load testin...

Page 3: ...y and its results are highly accurate Extremely safe as it does not create any sparks during clamping and it takes less than 7 seconds to obtain the full analyzed results of tested battery 2 Grounding Test Analyses the condition of the electrical return circuit contacts resistance which were connected to the engine or chassis body from the battery terminal with results and recommendations display ...

Page 4: ...rminals during testing on the vehicle After the test the results will be stored in its memory and can be reviewed again later Also it can be printed directly on the integrated mobile printer It is equipped with a USB port to enable connection to PC to store the results or have it printed out from a normal computer printer 1 2 Specifications Operating Voltage 9V 15V DC max Analyzing Capacity Amps C...

Page 5: ... well ventilated area Do not breathe exhaust gases they are hazardous that can lead to death To protect your eyes from propellant object such as caustic liquids always wear safety eye protection Fuel and battery vapors are highly flammable DO NOT SMOKE NEAR THE VEHICLE DURING TESTING When engine is running many parts such as pulleys coolant fan belts etc turn at high speed To avoid serious injury ...

Page 6: ...lts batteries only Its operating voltage is from 9V 15V DC and should not be tested on 24V directly It will cause damage to the unit For 12V x 2 batteries in series or parallel disconnect the connections and test them individually Battery that has just been charged by a charger contains surface charge and it should be discharged by turning ON the Head lights for 3 5 minutes before testing Always a...

Page 7: ...to mix with salt water Even small quantities of this combination will produce chlorine gas that can KILL you Whenever possible please follow the manufacturer s instructions for testing jumping installing charging and equalizing batteries Never disconnect a battery cable from a vehicle with the engine running because the battery acts like a filter for the electrical system Unfiltered pulsating DC e...

Page 8: ... connecting and disconnecting cables and other steps to minimize the possibility of an explosion or incorrectly charging the battery You should turn the charger OFF before connecting or disconnecting cables to a battery Do not wiggle the cable clamps while the battery is recharging because a spark might occur and this could cause an explosion Good ventilation or a fan is recommended to disperse th...

Page 9: ... 800 949 1472 US St Louis MO 63115 314 385 5178 Outside US 4 0 The Battery Electrical System Analyzer 4 1 MODEL 12 1015 4 2 Keypad Functions Figure 1 Figure 2 Red Clamp to Positive battery post Black Clamp to Negative battery post USB Port for PC Link Integrated Printer 8 6 2 7 1 4 5 3 ...

Page 10: ...ry Ratings values mode press this key once will decrease the value by step of 5 units 4 Use this key to shift the selection tab to the left item OR when it is in the keying in Battery Ratings values mode press this key once will decrease the value by step of 100 units 5 Press this ENTER key will get into the selected function or proceed to the next step 6 To EXIT the function press this key once w...

Page 11: ...red LED indicates the printer is on and green LED blinks when printing Fig 3 2 Open the printer cover Fig 4a Place the thermo paper roll into the slot with the paper edge facing up Fig 4b Make sure the paper is about 20mm out when the printer cover is closed Figure 4c 5 2 Select Display Language To change the display language of the Analyzer this can be done while on the wake up screen see fig 5 b...

Page 12: ... and get back to the Main menu screen Fig 5 to continue your test 6 0 Help Key This selection helps you to familiarize with the usage of the MODEL 12 1015 as well as explaining the various test functions and its results To get into this function just Press key at any of the functions displayed on the menu screens as shown below Fig 8 and Fig 9 Select Menu New Clear Memory Continue Testing View las...

Page 13: ...ey will scroll down to the next item Voltage Fig 11 below and so forth until it reaches Life Figure 8 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 9 Select Menu New Clear Memory Continue Testing View last Test Setup Menu Then press Enter Select Test Battery Test Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test Then press Enter Battery Test How to operate Voltage Battery ratings Internal R LIFE Press Help to read Exit to...

Page 14: ... If you wish to continue help on rest of the item like Voltage Battery ratings Internal R and LIFE press key anytime will go back to the main menus Fig 11 Here just select the item you want with key and then press key will enter into the display screen with the explanation text To exit press key twice will go back to the main menu for you to begin testing Fig 5 Figure 12 Figure 13 How to operate O...

Page 15: ...ng test in order to have accurate results When attaching the analyzer clips make sure that the battery posts were not oxidized or badly corroded Clean them first before clamping to it Do not clamp onto the steel bolts directly which may give inaccurate and inconsistent results Testing on stand alone batteries Clean the battery posts with a wire brush prior testing For side post batteries install s...

Page 16: ...ounding Test on the same car just select this item and it will update the results after each test in its memory so that it can be review later or to be printed out View Last Test Here it will let you review all the test results of the last tested car The results stored will always be the updated ones which depend on the tests that had been done Use or keys to scroll for the pages during viewing Ex...

Page 17: ...down to the next item if there is a need to select it 5 As an example Fig 18 the selected item was on Battery Test and it is being highlighted 6 Press key will proceed to do the battery testing and if it has detected any surface charge on the battery it will start to remove and a message is shown Fig 19 below Figure 18 Figure 19 Select Test Battery Test Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test ...

Page 18: ...eted the analyzer will advise as follows Fig 21 and then press key 9 If there is no surface charge present then it will straight away enter into Select Battery menu screen as shown in Fig 22 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 20 Battery surface charge is present Turn the ignition key to ON position Switch ON the headlights to remove surface charge Battery surface charge has been removed Turn ignition key ...

Page 19: ...nce Sb Ca Wet Standard Sb Sb Batteries If AGM Flat Spiral is selected then it will test Wet MF Maintenance Free Ca Ca AGM Gel Cell VRLA Ca Ca Batteries 10 Once the selection has been done it will proceed to the display as shown in Fig 23 11 Before selecting the ratings CCA SAE EN IEC DIN CA and JIS from the menu check the battery specification value This value can be checked on the battery labels ...

Page 20: ...ustrial Standard then the display will prompt you as shown Fig 24 below Refer to the battery model example 80D26L or NX110 5L on the Cold Cranking Amps CCA Table list supplied separately or from this manual on page 27 28 See example Fig 25 below Figure 24 Figure 25 Please refer to the charts provided for converting JIS to CCA ratings before keying in the values Press Enter to continue ...

Page 21: ...e battery is a Sealed MF CMF then it is rated at 630 CCA Note WET Wet Cell Type MF Maintenance Free Type SMF Closed or Sealed Maintenance Free 13 To enter the value 630 press key will increase the original value of 500 Fig 26 by step of 100 units to 600 Likewise use key to increase the last two digits 00 to 30 by step of 5 units for each pressing Fig 27 Figure 26 Figure 27 Input Battery Rating Inc...

Page 22: ...ults of the testing will be displayed on the LCD screen Fig 29 Interpretations of the above results 1 RESULTS Good A very straight forward display of the final results basing on the evaluation of the tested condition Good indicates the battery in good condition Replace indicates that the battery needs to be replaced If not the battery will fail anytime without any warning Figure 28 Figure 29 1 2 6...

Page 23: ... 630 CCA On average a new battery s CCA as measured by this tester will read 10 15 higher than its stated rating As the battery ages the CCA number measured by this tester will decrease so it reads near its rating While this value is not the same as a CCA test it is the best available measurement for showing a battery s current condition in relation to its rating From the above example a 630 CCA r...

Page 24: ...ance should be 6 LIFE 76 This is an indication of the battery life expectancy in percentage If the life falls below 45 the RESULT will display Replace and it is time to change to a new battery Explanation of the following terms used as shown on the LCD display CCA Cold Cranking Amps most commonly used Standard CCA is a rating used in the battery industry to rate a battery s ability to start an eng...

Page 25: ...ttery can delivery at 32 F 0 C for 30 seconds while maintaining a voltage of at least 7 2 Volts for a 12V battery during cranking Unknown If you are not sure which ratings CCA EN IEC JIS or DIN that the battery is based on then choose this setting It will show the battery s Voltage State of Charge CCA and the Internal Resistance milli Ohm only This selection can also be used to test 12V Deep Cycle...

Page 26: ...ll show Fig 32 Check the battery ratings and enter it as described in steps 10 to 12 page 19 21 and the results will show as an example below Fig 33 and Fig 34 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Battery voltage is below 12 00 Volts Press Enter to continue Select Rating CCA SAE DIN JIS IEC EN CA Battery OK Recharge Measured 220 CCA Rating 400 CCA Volts 11 96 V Int R 12 24 mOhm State of Charge is low Cha...

Page 27: ... 270 325 400 28A19L NT50 N24L 250 36B20R NS40Z 275 300 360 32A19R NX60 N24 270 295 36B20L NS40ZL 275 300 360 32A19L NX60 N24L 270 295 36B20RS NS40ZS 275 300 360 26A17R 200 36B20LS NS40ZLS 275 300 360 26B17L 200 38B20R NX60 N24 330 340 410 28B17R 245 38B20RS NT60 N24S 330 340 410 28B17L 245 38B20L NX60 24L 330 340 410 28B19R NS40S 245 38B20LS NX60 24LS 330 340 410 28B19L NS40LS 245 40B20L 330 32B20...

Page 28: ...26R NS70 415 520 625 165G51L NS200L 935 980 65D26R NS70L 415 520 625 170F51R NX250 12 1045 65D31R N70 390 520 630 170F51L NX250 12L 1045 65D31L N70L 390 520 630 180G51R NT250 15 1090 70D23R 35 60 490 540 580 180G51L NT250 15L 1090 70D23L 25 60 490 540 580 195G51R NX300 51 1145 75D23R 500 520 580 195G51L NX300 51L 1145 75D23L 500 520 580 190H52R N200 925 1100 1300 75D26R F100 5 490 190H52L N200L 92...

Page 29: ...220 300 56219 300 510 54580 220 300 56220 280 510 54584 220 300 56225 300 510 54590 210 330 56311 300 510 54612 210 360 56312 300 510 54801 190 300 56318 300 510 54827 240 360 56322 300 510 55040 265 450 56323 300 510 55041 220 360 56420 300 510 55042 220 360 56530 300 510 55044 265 450 56618 300 510 55046 300 510 56619 300 510 55048 300 540 56620 300 510 55056 320 540 56633 300 510 56638 300 510 ...

Page 30: ...59018 360 600 70038 630 1050 59040 360 600 71014 700 1150 59215 450 760 71015 700 1150 59218 290 480 72512 680 1150 59219 290 480 73011 740 1200 59226 450 760 88038 175 300 59514 320 540 88046 210 360 59518 395 640 88056 265 450 59519 395 640 88066 300 510 59615 360 600 88156 320 540 59616 360 600 88074 400 680 60018 250 410 88092 400 680 60019 250 410 8 3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart Battery Model ...

Page 31: ...surrounding environmental effect the surface contacts of these joints or connections of these circuits will be subjected to oxidation and corrosion in a matter of time rendering them to have high resistance in it One typical example is the connection at the battery terminals where oxidation and corrosion takes place very often If these contacts were no good then it will pose a lot of electrical pr...

Page 32: ...made your choice selecting New Clear Memory or Continue Test will proceed to the display below Fig 37 4 Pressing key once will scroll down to the Grounding Test Fig 38 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 36 Select Menu New Clear Memory Continue Testing View last Test Setup Menu Then press Enter Select Test Battery Test Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test Then press Enter Select Test Battery Test Gr...

Page 33: ... battery terminal 7 Press key again to start analyzing Fig 40 8 Once it has finished analyzing it will prompt you with an instruction Fig 41 stating that you have should unclamp the Black tester clip from the engine or chassis body and transfer to the battery negative terminal within 20 seconds time limit if not the testing procedure has to be repeated again as the gathered data will be lost Figur...

Page 34: ... the battery terminal the Analyzer display will light up as shown Fig 42 10 Now you need to press key to proceed and the display will show as follows Figure 43 Figure 43 Figure 41 Figure 42 Grounding Test Now transfer the Black clip to the battery post The time limit given is 20 seconds before the memory is lost Grounding Test Press Enter to continue the test Analysing Please wait ...

Page 35: ...the ground contact from the engine body to the battery is bad Check for rusted or corroded point of contacts If found dismantle it for cleaning or replace before fixing back Repeat the test again after fixing Another thing is that if you suspect that the result is in question you may conduct the test with the Black clip clamp at different location Figure 44 Figure 45 Results OK The grounding resis...

Page 36: ...Starter Test This test actually checks the cranking effectiveness of the battery and also can predicts when the battery will fail to crank a vehicle This Analyzer was designed to address the weakness of conventional testers with its cranking power measurements Simply connect the analyzer to the battery in the vehicle and start the engine To understand the working principle of the tests let s look ...

Page 37: ... very weak battery that can barely crank a car and is due to fail in the very near future As voltage profiles can indicate the relative ability of the tested battery in starting an engine so there is no need for knowledge on the starter motor requirement or the battery s rating and size MODEL 12 1015 will capture the highest voltage drop and calculate the final results which should not be lower th...

Page 38: ... the display will show Fig 50 6 Switch the ignition key to ON and start cranking the engine until it starts Immediately after that press key and the results will show as follows Figure 51 Figure 50 Figure 49 Figure 48 Select Menu New Clear Memory Continue Testing View last Test Setup Menu Then press Enter Select Test Battery Test Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test Then press Enter Starter...

Page 39: ...n it detects that there is no drop in voltage it will display the following screen Figure 53 9 Pressing the key at any moment will exit and return back to the main menu screen Fig 49 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Result OK Min Volts 10 56V Volt Drop Normal Press Exit to main menu Result High Drop Min Volts 8 56V Volt Drop High Check starter relay battery terminals or battery has aged Press Exit to...

Page 40: ...e Stator windings are 120 degrees apart and are alternating current AC But vehicles run on DC current so we need something that will convert the AC current to DC current This is the job of the diode pack A diode is an electrical one way check valve that will let current flow in only one direction The typical diode pack uses four diodes to accomplish this AC current is feed in on one side of the di...

Page 41: ...o it flows into the battery and charges it again 11 1 Start Testing This test is to check the MAX and MIN charging voltages output of the alternator at 3000 RPM without load and 2000 RPM with all loads ON With this test you can determine the alternator s condition when in reference with the vehicle s Service Manual No load testing at 3 000 RPM 1 With engine OFF place the vehicle transmission in NE...

Page 42: ... proceed to the display below Fig 56 5 Pressing key to scroll down to the Alternator Test Fig 57 6 Press key to continue and the display will show Fig 58 Figure 56 Figure 57 Figure 58 Select Test Battery Test Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test Then press Enter Select Test Battery Test Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test Then press Enter No Load Test Start the car engine and keeps ...

Page 43: ...d meter then press key and maintain the engine speed for about 10 seconds and release the pedal The maximum and minimum voltages values will be captured After that press key again and it show as below Fig 60 With the captured readings analysis can done by referring to the limits as indicated that MAX voltage should not exceed 15 0V max voltage at 3 000 RPM and MIN voltage should be more than 13 3V...

Page 44: ... car stereos etc were used the electro motive force decreases and this will allow more amperage from the alternator to flow into the battery to compensate for the added load This test is to check the alternator s behavior during loading 9 Continue from the previous test either Fig 61 62 or 63 proceed to the next step by pressing key will enter to the display as follows Fig 64 Figure 61 Figure 62 F...

Page 45: ... then press key and maintain the engine speed for about 10 seconds and release the pedal The maximum and minimum voltages values will be captured Fig 65 With the captured readings analysis can done by referring to the limits as indicated that MAX voltage should exceed 13 5V max voltage at 2 000 RPM and MIN voltage should be more than 12 5V min voltage during idling speed Figure 64 Figure 65 Averag...

Page 46: ...lay one of the screen as below Figures 66 67 and it will prompt you to check the alternator system for the fault 11 To exit the program pressing the key at any moment will exit and return back to the main menu screen Fig 57 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Results Good At 2 000 rpm Loading Test Average Charging Volts 13 3V Results Low charge At 2 000 rpm Loading Test 13 5V Max 13 3V Check for loose b...

Page 47: ... to an external power source by either clamping its clips directly to a 12Volt car battery or connected to a PC via the USB port 1 Once power up the wakeup screen will display as follows 2 It will run through a self test and when completed it displays the Main Menu as shown Fig 71 Figure 70 Figure 71 Figure 69 Select Menu New Clear Memory Continue Testing View last Test Setup Menu Then press Enter...

Page 48: ... press or key to get to the page you want Some examples below are Figs 74 75 76 77 Figure 72 Figure 73 Figure 74 Figure 75 Select Menu New Clear Memory Continue Testing View last Test Setup Menu Then press Enter Battery Good Measured 406 CCA Rating 630 CCA Volts 12 45 V Int R 6 72 mOhm Life 76 Results High Ohms The grounding resistance of the engine or car chassis is high Clean the cable contacts ...

Page 49: ...e memory Important The Analyzer has to be connected to a 12V battery in order to work with its integrated printer This is because the printer needs higher Amps to operate which the PC USB output is unable to provide To print just press key on the Analyzer the printer will start printing Note To printout on normal computer printer it has to be connected to the PC with MODEL 12 1015 software install...

Page 50: ...port or else the installation will fail and the computer cannot detect the proper driver when it is connected If you have made the above error and wish to install the driver the second time you need to uninstall the previously installed driver first before starting to reinstall again This time make sure that the Analyzer is not plugged in Step 1 You can install the driver from the CD provided or d...

Page 51: ...nue to install the driver on the computer Once it had finished it will prompt you as shown below Click Finish tab to complete the installation Step3 Next open this folder again Look for the program icon see below Then double click it The software will start to install and will prompt with the display below Click OK tab to continue the installation and the software will be successfully installed ...

Page 52: ... to highlight it and then press key 2 In the Setup Menu display Fig 79 press key to highlight PC Link and then press key to activate Select Menu New Clear Memory Continue Testing View last Test Setup Menu Enter to proceed Figure 78 Setup Menu Language LCD Brightness Printer PC Link Enter to proceed Exit to quit Figure 79 Click here to input your Company name and address Click here to select your p...

Page 53: ...below If there is no communication a message text box will appear see below In this case unplug the Analyzer from the PC and repeat Step 4 to Step 6 If problem persist then select an alternate COMPORT individually from the dropdown list and click Get Data From Analyser tab to see whether the Last Test Result will appear as displayed in Step 6 4 If the above fails again then try plugging the Analyz...

Page 54: ...sults make sure that your printer is connected to the computer Click on PRINT tab and a text box will appear Select the right printer and click Print tab to print 13 3 Saving Results If you wish to save the results from this page then click on Save As tab A message box will appear Type in the file name and click Save tab Select the printer which is connected to your computer here Type the file nam...

Page 55: ... and procedures outline in this manual 14 0 Warranty Information 14 1 Limited Warranty This limited warranty cover defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve 12 months which begins from the date the product is purchased by the end user and is subjected to the following terms and conditions 1 Within the warranty period the manufacturer will repair or replace at their options any de...

Page 56: ...ons of Warranty Other than the foregoing limited warranty the manufacturer does not make any other warranty or condition of any kind whether express or implied Any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for use shall be limited to the duration of the foregoing limited warranty Otherwise the foregoing limited warranty is the owner s sole and exclusive remedy and is in lieu of all other warr...

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