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SK-8550

BATTERY CHECKER

Technical Guidebook

Summary of Contents for SK-8550

Page 1: ...SK 8550 BATTERY CHECKER Technical Guidebook ...

Page 2: ... Differential Pulse Measurement Start Stop Braking Energy Recovery Systems Auxiliary Battery for Hybrid Vehicles Industrial Battery Testing Test Result LED Unused Battery Test Mode System Test Built in Printer Saving Test Result PC Connection Contents 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 32 Technical Guidebook SK 8550 BATTERYCHECKER ...

Page 3: ... and to maintain the battery in good condition The most major roadside assistance is BatteryTrouble 1 MARKET DEMAND Battery trouble Tire change Auto lockout Tire trouble From Apr 2014 to March 2015 Traffic accident Fuel delivery Alternator trouble Starter motor Steering lock Other reasons Battery trouble 38 6 Battery trouble Significant percentage at 38 6 1 According to the survey by Japan Automob...

Page 4: ...ately battery cable tends to be damaged under tough battery checking For SK 8550 you can replace the cable easily at your side Detachable Battery Cable You can print a store name or sales coupon on the printing paper as Header and Footer Favorite image and words can be added by downloading Head Footer Editor Application from KAISE website 1 As image printing and Japanese input software as of Feb 2...

Page 5: ...n enables to print store name or sales coupon Internet access is required to use this Header Footer function Detachable battery cable which allows easy cable replacing Unused battery test mode to check the in stock battery conditions Industrial battery deep cycle battery testing Test Count Display that can store the test count history in the internal memory resettable Capable of saving up to 359 t...

Page 6: ...plates are available in KAISE website HEADER Store name etc up to 5 data can be saved FOOTER Sales promotion coupon or advertisement Header Footer editor application Company logo or pictures can be added by using the original images Image editor software is required to save the original images Test Result Good Date and Time 2018 03 15 15 00 Aging Test Mode BatteryTest Report Periodical test is rec...

Page 7: ... help on using Paint Printing company logo or pictures on the Header is recommended to make the attractive test report Try to make the original image by using Paint the pre installed image editor App for Windows PC Make the Original Image with an Image Editor Software Text balloon Help Past the image Insert text Header Making the Original Image ...

Page 8: ...6 HEADER FOOTER FUNCTION NEW Crop the image without any blank spaces Crop Crop the image to be like this TIPS High contrast picture is recommended to get beautiful print out ...

Page 9: ...maximum Header Footer image size is 380 380 pixels Making the image with this pixels is recommended to get beautiful print out The image less than 380 380 is printed in the center of the paper width The image more than 380 380 is automatically shrunk The maximum Header Footer image size is 380 380 pixels Make the image with this pixels ...

Page 10: ...it Bitmap and save the image into the Image folder of the Header Footer Editor Application See page 31 of instruction manual how to download the Header Footer Editor Application NEW Making original image is done See page 36 of instruction manual how to use this image 24 bit Bitmap ...

Page 11: ...rns in the Header Footer Editor Application Pattern name can be changed freely such s mechanicʼs name etc Change the Image Pattern Name to be More Useful You can change the pattern name here In this example change to the mechanicʼs name Changing the Pattern Name ...

Page 12: ...mation or sales campaigns You cannot create QR code in the Header Footer Editor Application Print QR Code on the Footer You can print the individual footers depending on the test results Test result Good or Good Change Test result Attention or Replace Footer Making Individual Footer www kaise com Footer More Practical Example QR code is registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated 10 10 10 CAR ...

Page 13: ...ng screen This function is useful to check Header Footer design Test Result Good Date and Time 2018 03 15 15 00 Aging Test Mode BatteryTest Report Periodical test is recommended SOC State of Charge 100 SOH State of Health 100 Battery Type Model No Measured CCA Battery Voltage Temperature Testing Mode JIS Q 85 615CCA 12 780V 24 Charge controller Idle Reduction Valid until March 31 2020 Present coup...

Page 14: ...es list in alphabet numeral symbol digit Renaming the Battery You can save mΩ value of industrial batteries to favorites list Renaming it to the practical name like left figure is useful for quick testing Saving Industrial Battery You can save CCA rating of EN DIN and SAE BCI batteries to favorites list Renaming it to the battery model name like left figure is useful for quick testing Saving the C...

Page 15: ...tends to be damaged under tough battery checking For SK 8550 you can replace the cable easily at your side even if it is damaged TEST COUNT DISPLAY NEW DETACHABLE BATTERY CABLE NEW View Test Count Battery Test 285 Syetem Test 192 Press Hold Reset Testing times Battery sales quantity 100 Sales rate Printing out is possible Test Count Screen Battery Cable Model No 800 Test Count Report Date and Time...

Page 16: ... CCA testers What is CCA CCA stands for Cold Cranking Amperes It is defined as the current a battery at 0 F 18 C can discharge for 30 seconds and maintain at least 7 2V for JIS SAE and BCI And it is defined as the current a battery at 0 F 18 C can discharge for 10 seconds and maintain at least 7 5V for EN and DIN The battery which has the bigger CCA the higher ability to start an engine CCA is one...

Page 17: ...r testing the battery with low charging level and with low voltage CCA test result also becomes low as shown in the chart in the next page In another chart comparing measurement characteristics between new and weak batteries you can see the charging capacity goes down for the weak battery and its CCA value becomes lower than the new battery For lead acid batteries sulfation occurs when they are su...

Page 18: ... 135D31 in approx 25 as of June 2013 our own research Comparison with other manufacturerʼs products in similar price level SK 8550 CCA test value in aging test mode 120 105 90 75 60 45 30 15 0 CCA CCA 12 4 12 5 12 3 12 6 12 7 12 8 12 9 13 0V Batteryvoltage V Charge SOC Charge SOC 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 12 3 12 4 12 5 12 6 12 7 12 8 Batteryvoltage V CCA CCA rating value CCA measurement val...

Page 19: ...the specified battery to cope with the each battery model is required SK 8550 can test these special batteries accurately by using their own testing programs For start stop system batteries model database is available in the SK 8550 You can select the battery model easily from the battery list displayed on the screen P SOC Partial State of Charge Using the battery under low charging condition STAR...

Page 20: ...52 S T U V W X Start Stop Battery Normal Battery Start Stop Battery Model classification Check the specified model codes as below Example for JIS 55B24L N 55 55D23L Q 55 START STOP BRAKING ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS SBA S 0101 2006 Battery Association of Japan for start stop battery Current sensor is attached to the batteries suitable for the vehicles with such fuel efficient systems eco Battery Star...

Page 21: ...talled S34B20 S46B24 S55D23 S65D26 You can test these batteries just choosing from the list Annual Sales of Prius and Prius c in Japan Researched by Japan Automobile Dealers Association 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Prius Total 1 777 812 units Prius c Total 1 063 919 units 2008 2009 2010 70 618 277 485 283 332 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 in thousands 310 484 280 929 251 915台 154 610 148 439 228 245 228 3...

Page 22: ... battery test mode You can check the battery condition by comparing tested internal resistance with the initial one written on the battery If you cannot find the initial internal resistance test the new battery first as per the steps from page 21 Only 12V lead battery can be tested SK 8550 shows Replace test result when the tested resistance becomes double of the initial resistance because general...

Page 23: ...nternal resistance to the Favorites List is recommended Test the above battery again with inputting the measured resistance 6 0 mΩ Temp 25 Print the result to record this value Industrial Rating YES NO Test Start Choose NO when testing the new battery Industrial Rating YES NO Test Start Choose YES Measured initial internal resistance INDUSTRIAL BATTERYTESTING See page 42 of instruction manual how ...

Page 24: ... Input the initial internal resistance Test result INDUSTRIAL BATTERYTESTING You can skip the step to input the initial internal resistance by adding this value to the Favorites List Favorites List Screen Renamed the battery in the above example See page 43 of instruction manual how to choose from the Favorites List FAVORITES 01 Forklift 001 015 02 Forklift 016 022 03 Forklift 023 030 04 Forklift ...

Page 25: ...nt unexpected battery down CHARGE BAD GOOD light light light flash light light LED lights up or flash by test results Battery is degraded seriously Frequent checkup is recommended BATTERY TEST Attention JIS 55B24 Attention caution comment on printing paper Good Good Charge Attention Charge Retest Replace Test result in 5 levels TEST RESULT LED 5 levelsTest Result ...

Page 26: ...leaving for a long time under lower capacity condition Unused battery test mode is effective to keep them in good condition preventing unexpected battery aging during storage Test Mode select screen Which Test Mode Aging Test Unused Battery Test Check the manufacturing date Unused battery test comment on printing paper UNUSED BATTERYTEST MODE ...

Page 27: ...ting condition of the alternator Details of Engine start performance Charging SystemTests 12V battery Double of the threshold level of 12V battery is applied for 24V battery 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 Engine start performance test Charging system test 6 05V Low start ability 6 05V Good 100 0 8 5V 5V 6 05V 30 16V Over voltage error 13V Bad 1V Good 1V Bad Ripple voltage SYSTEMTEST Battery Voltag...

Page 28: ...ery grade is higher than the vehicle class start performance shows 100 in spite of the severe battery weakness In case that the start performance shows Weak Start Power in spite of the good battery condition lower battery grade than the vehicle class low battery charging or any problem in the vehicle are suspected Start performance test result is possibly to be affected by the vehicle and battery ...

Page 29: ...rmance should be changed depending on the temperature Periodical testing with SK 8550 is effective to check the balance between battery and vehicle 24V vehicle Battery SystemTest 24V vehicle BatteryTest 12V 12V 12V 12V Check the connecting cable condition Battery Test for 24V vehicle Test the connected two 12V batteries separately to check their weakness balance SYSTEMTEST Engine Start Performance...

Page 30: ...creen message Try the Charging System Test again under this loading condition and check if the charging voltage increases or not 26V or less for 24V System Test Charging voltage test result is fixed by pressing ENTER Key and the instrument goes to the ripple voltage test Then the Charging System Test result is displayed on the screen In case of the bad test result with low charging voltage check t...

Page 31: ...y test result Battery test mode Comment for test result Test Result Good Good Charge Attention Charge Retest Replace Attention test result Battery weakness is in progress Frequent battery test is recommended Tips for battery charging Recently vehicle battery tends to be used in over discharge condition due to fuel saving technology Short distance driving such as town driving or infrequent driving ...

Page 32: ...ranking is the lowest battery voltage when activating the starter motor Sampling rate 100μs Tips for start performance You can see the overall battery condition in combination with the results of Engine Start Performance Test and Battery Test If the battery test result in the summer season is Attention with around 25 start performance early replacement is recommended before winter season Start per...

Page 33: ...rk in case that the tested battery is too weak save the test once and try re printing by connecting the SK 8550 to the good battery Display language is retained for the saved test result data Data saving menu screen Saved data list screen SAVINGTEST RESULT 2018 03 15 15 00 MENU Save Data Delete Save Data Header Footer Setting Data List 001 1831501B TXT 002 1831502B TXT 003 1831503B TXT 004 1831504...

Page 34: ...1506B TXT Text Document 1KB 1631507B TXT Text Document 1KB 1631508B TXT Text Document 1KB 1631509B TXT Text Document 1KB 1631510B TXT Text Document 1KB 1631503B TXT Notepad File Edit Format View Help Battery Test Report Date and Time 2020 03 15 15 00 Aging Test Mode Test Result Good Battery Type JIS Battery Size Q 85 Measured CCA 615CCA Battery Voltage 12 780V Battery Temperature 24 Testing Mode C...

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Page 36: ...550T 1 1910 422 Hayashinogo Ueda City Nagano Pref 386 0156 Japan TEL 81 268 35 1601 FAX 81 268 35 1603 E mail sales kaise com http www kaise com Product specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice due to continual improvements ...

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