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Now select
2.Cranking Test
from the Test in
Vehicle menu.
Testing the Vehicle Battery
The tester will now
prompt the operator
to start the engine.
After the engine
starts, the screen
shows:
Then the test result
is displayed, which
includes the actual
cranking voltage and
the actual cranking
time:
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If
Cranking Test
is
abnormal,
Replace
(battery) will be
displayed with the
results:
Testing the Vehicle Battery
Now select
3.Charging Test
from the Test in
Vehicle menu.
Keep the engine running for this test; make sure all electric accessories are
switched OFF. Turning on or off any electric accessories during the test will
affect the accuracy of the test result.
The instrument will run the following tests in sequence. For the
Ripple Test
(excessive ripple means that one or more of the alternator diodes is failing,
allowing alternating current to be passed into the battery), the instrument
will display the real time ripple and then the ripple volt and charging volt
values:
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