BATTERY
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MAINTENANCE
Both jaws of each clamp
must firmly engage the
battery terminal. The
copper jaw contains the
smaller gauge wire that
reads the voltage and
the silver jaw contains
the larger conducting
wire that draws the
load in each test. Jaw
insulation is necessary
for accurate readings.
Damaged clamps or
loose wires will affect the
readings. Keep clamps
clean and in good repair.
CHECK OFTEN FOR LOOSE JAWS
OR DAMAGED INTERNAL PLASTIC
SHOULDER INSULATORS
BATTERY CLAMP REPLACEMENT
Over time the battery clamps will need to be replaced if any of the
following are indicated:
CCA values seem to be way off.
If there is continuity between the silver and copper jaw.
If there is excessive damage or corrosion to the cables or
clamps.
PROCEDURE
Disconnect the back cover.
Disconnect the two small wires from the PCB.
Remove the large cables from the copper busses.
Carefully pull each wire through the grommets.
Reverse the procedure when installing new clamps.
Caution
: With cables pointing down, make sure the red clamp
wires are attached to the left buss and the black clamp is attached
to the right buss. Putting a little mineral spirits on the new cable
ends will help with ease of insertion through the grommets.
BATTERY REPLACEMENT
When the LCD indicates a low internal battery remove the back cover
and replace the battery with a 9 volt Alkaline battery.
Scroll Down to Volt Meter then
select
Volt Meter
by pressing Y
The following will be displayed.
Note: If the car is running and the clamps are attached to the battery a high ripple
(over 50.0 mv) indicates bad diodes in the alternator
.
SETUP
Scroll Down to Setup, Select setup by pressing Y
Select the temperature in Fahrenheit
or Centigrade.
Select the rating from CA,
MCA, CCA, AH
Press (Y Enter)
IMPORTANT:
--VOLT METER--
VOLTS: 12.24V
RIPPLE 00.0mV
>SET TEMPERATURE
SCALE: F.
USE +/-.
‘Y’ TO SELECT
>DEFAULT BATTERY
RATING: CCA
USE +/-.
‘Y’ TO SELECT
>SET LANGUAGE:
ENGLISH
USE+/-
Y TO SELECT
Choose between English or Spanish
using the + and - keys to change the
language. Press Y to select.
>SET DEFAULT CCA
AS: LAST CCA.
USE+/-
Y TO SELECT
You can also select the default rating
to be the last entered CCA value or a
particular amount such as 600 CCA.
REVIEW/PRINT
>VOLT METER
SETUP
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REVIEW/PRINT
VOLT METER
>SETUP
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VOLT METER
>USE TEST RESULT
MARGINAL BATTERY
USE+/-
Y TO SELECT
Battery test results default to
“Marginal ”. To change to “Good” or
“Bad” test results only, use + or - to
change setting then use “y” to select
this third test result option.
