Auto Meter SWBVA-200s Operator'S Manual Download Page 8

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BATTERY LOAD TEST 

After the temperature selection or 
after selecting 

Battery Test

 from 

the menu enter the CCA rating:

For ease of adjustment the estimated CCA rating from the battery check 
will appear unless you have set a default CCA rating in the SETUP 
menu. 

Press the (+Up) or (-Down) key 
to increment or decrement to the 
rated CCA of the battery. 

Press (Y Enter) to continue test. If the Volts are below 7.2 you will get the 
following.

If you answer ‘No” you will later 
be asked if the battery has been 
charged.

Surface charge removed if 
detected.

Wait for test results.

You will be asked if the battery 
has been charged if you are test-
ing a discharged battery.

SETUP

Select the temperature in Fahren-
heit or Centigrade.

Select the rating from JIS, DIN, 
IEC, EN, CA, MCA, CCA or NONE. If 
none is selected, each time a bat-
tery test is performed the unit will 
prompt for the battery rating.

From the main menu select OTHER the ABOUT for the second menu.

>BATTERY TEST 

 STARTER TEST 

 ALTERNATOR TEST 

 OTHER

>ENTER RATED CCA 

 600 

 USE +/-. 

 ‘Y’ TO CONTINUE

>IS THIS A 6V

 BATTERY?

 ‘Y’ OR ‘N’

REMOVING SURFACE

CHARGE...

TESTING BATTERY 

PLEASE WAIT…

>HAS BATTERY

 BEEN CHARGED?

    ‘Y’ NO ‘N’

 REVIEW/PRINT

 VOLT METER

>SETUP

 ABOUT

>SET TEMPERATURE 

 SCALE: F. 

 USE +/-. 

 ‘Y’ TO SELECT 

>DEFAULT BATTERY 

 RATING: CCA 

 USE +/-. 

 ‘Y’ TO SELECT 

Summary of Contents for SWBVA-200s

Page 1: ...The SWBVA 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 Auto Meter Products Inc 413 West Elm Stree...

Page 2: ...LIMITED WARRANTY 36 MONTHS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE CABLES 90 DAYS The manufacturer warrants to the consumer that this product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of twelve...

Page 3: ...Setup 17 Maintenance 18 Clamp Replacement 18 Battery Replacement 18 PC Interface 19 Opening Windows Hyper Terminal 19 Downloading Test Information 20 Capturing Information in Microsoft Excel 21 Warran...

Page 4: ...can greatly reduce battery life and affect battery per formance Age of Battery If the date code on the battery indicates it is fairly old the failure may be caused by natural causes Overcharging Over...

Page 5: ...portant Note A known defective battery must be replaced before proceeding Est Output DOWNLOAD TEST INFORMATION 3 PC Screen Menu If the SWBVA 200s is properly connected to your PC and the LCD shows CON...

Page 6: ...cation Select OK Select the COM port number you have previ ously identified in step 1 Select OK and select the following from the pull down menus Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits...

Page 7: ...P Press the On Off button Connect the clamps as instructed on the LCD Note Take special care when connecting to battery side ter minals If necessary use a side post adapter to prevent thread damage Wh...

Page 8: ...ved if detected Wait for test results You will be asked if the battery has been charged if you are test ing a discharged battery SETUP Select the temperature in Fahren heit or Centigrade Select the ra...

Page 9: ...rnator Test feature set the tester to the voltmeter function and observe the charging voltage You will notice that the ripple will level off as the voltage increases to the maximum value 13 50 14 50 V...

Page 10: ...lect Starter Test then press Y Enter Press Y Enter and the SWBVA 200s does a pre liminary check Use the Up and Down to move cursor to the desired test Make sure the Infrared Printer is properly set up...

Page 11: ...nition on and allow the glow plugs to heat up and click off before you run the Starter Draw Test This could be done at the time the Amp Probe is attached If the results are out of specification do the...

Page 12: ...3V Y TO CONTINUE START ENGINE N TO CANCEL Allow the alternator to finish the test Test result will appear The following are examples Alternator has GOOD regulation and GOOD output High Regulation will...

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