BAT 135 Battery Tester
Operating Instructions
Page 1: ...BAT 135 Battery Tester Operating Instructions ...
Page 2: ...duction 3 2 Safety Warnings and Instructions 3 3 Paper Loading 3 4 Test Preparation 4 5 Battery Testing 4 6 Start Stop Test 5 7 System Test 6 8 Glossary 7 9 Warranty Terms and Conditions 8 Appendix A System Analyzer Screens 9 Appendix B Surface Charge Notice 10 Appendix C Decoding Test Codes 12 ...
Page 3: ...e items Another person should be within range of your voice or close enough to come to your aid when you work near a lead acid battery Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case battery acid contacts skin clothing or eyes Wear safety glasses and protective clothing If battery acid contacts your skin or clothing wash immediately with soap and water If acid enters your eye immediately flood ...
Page 4: ...oceed to the Home Screen In operation the tester will only show three results CHECK CLAMPS VOLTAGE HIGH VOLTAGE LOW 1 Make sure you have put 6 pcs 1 5V batteries into the battery chamber Oxyride batteries are not recommended because of the initial 1 7 Volt output If the 1 5V battery runs out of power the screen will display POWER LOW Replace those 6 pcs 1 5V batteries before starting the test Note...
Page 5: ...he battery types EFB AGM FLAT Press ENTER to confirm choice 3 Press to select one of the following battery ratings CCA SAE EN JIS DIN IEC CA MCA Press ENTER to confirm choice 4 Press to input one of the following battery capacities of SAE CCA SAE 40 2000 EN 40 1885 DIN 25 1120 IEC 30 1320 JIS By battery type number CA MCA 50 2400 Press ENTER to begin test 5 Press to confirm temperature Press ENTER...
Page 6: ... s recommended procedure Cranking Volts Not Detected The cranking voltage is not detected 4 If the cranking voltage is normal press ENTER to begin the charging system test 5 Press ENTER The following screen appears 6 Press ENTER One of the following two results for the Charging Volts Test at Idle will be displayed PASS FAIL 7 Monitoring the charging system at idle press ENTER for the charging syst...
Page 7: ...tions must be retorqued and the battery cleaned periodically Uses thixotropic gelled electrolyte Uses a recombination reaction to prevent the escape of hydrogen and oxygen gases normally lost in a flooded lead acid battery particularly in deep cycle applications Is non spillable and therefore can be operated in virtually any position However upside down installation is not recommended Absorbent Gl...
Page 8: ...laced according to published defective return test repair procedures The existence of a defect shall be determined by the manufacturer in accordance with published warranty repair procedures The warranty repair procedures are available upon request This warranty does not cover any unit that has been damaged due to accident abuse alternation use for a purpose other than that for which it was intend...
Page 9: ...018 Operating Instructions BAT 135 Battery Tester 9 en Appendix A System Analyzer Screens The following screens are available for system analysis testing and customization Note Current language is displayed initially Language ...
Page 10: ...tery for a few seconds 2 Press to select battery fully charged or not if tester asks then press ENTER to confirm choice 3 When the test is completed the display shows the actual volts and the actual SAE or Press to select SOH STATE OF HEALTH or SOC STATE OF CHARGE One of 6 results will be displayed Good Pass The battery is good and capable of holding a charge Marginal Battery A Marginal battery in...
Page 11: ...perly Please fully charge the battery and retest after excluding both previous reasons If reading is the same the battery should be replaced immediately 4 Press ENTER to get a test code for record Note A BARCODE will appear after printing Pay attention to the BARCODE Scanner which only supports CODE39 format See Appendix C Generating Test Codes 5 Press to select result printing YES or NO Press ENT...
Page 12: ...Download the decoding software via https www boschdiagnostics com pro products bat135 2 Click the icon labeled BT RTxxx and the sheet below will appear 3 Input the test code into the chart manually or by barcode scanner 4 Test results will appear in the chart after decoding as shown above Appendix C Decoding Test Codes ...
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Page 14: ...Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 28635 Mound Road Warren MI 48092 USA Phone 855 267 2483 www boschdiagnostics com PN 1699200248 ...
