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Chapter 7: Battery Storage
The Battery Storage Mode is used for periodic testing of
stored batteries.
1. From the MAIN Menu, highlight the BATTERY STOR-
AGE icon and press the SELECT key.
2. Enter the identification code.
Press the NEXT soft key to continue.
3. Use the UP (
) or DOWN (
) ARROW key to select the
BATTERY TYPE, or press the corresponding numeri-
cal keys to move the dot to the option button of your
choice.
1
AGM
2
REGULAR/FLOODED
Press the NEXT soft key to continue.
4. Use the UP (
) or DOWN (
) ARROW key to select the
RATING UNIT (TEST STANDARD), or press the corre-
sponding numerical keys to move the dot to the option
button of your choice.
1
EN
2
CCA/SAE
3
DIN
4
JIS
If you select JIS, the analyzer will ask for the JIS part
number. Scroll to the part number or type in the JIS part
number with the alphanumeric keypad.
Press the NEXT soft key to continue.
Battery Standards
Rating
System
Description
Range
EN
Europa-Norm
100 to 1700
DIN
Deutsche Industrie-Norm
100 to 1000
JIS
Japanese Industrial Standard:
embossed on the battery as a
combination of numbers and letters
74 numbers
from 26A17
to 245H52
SAE
Cold Cranking Amps (specified by
SAE): The amount of current a battery
can provide at 0 ºF
(–17.8 ºC).
100 to 1700
Ah
Amp Hour: A measure of reserve
capacity. This is not a battery
standard
1 to 300 Ah
5. Press the UP (
) or DOWN (
) ARROW key, or use the
numeric keys to enter the BATTERY RATING in CCA.
500
A(EN)
Press the NEXT soft key to continue.
6. Press the UP (
) or DOWN (
) ARROW key, or use the
numeric keys to enter the BATTERY RATING in Ah.
?
AH
Press
NEXT after entering the rating.
The GRX Battery Diagnostic Station will proceed with the
charging modes.
Charging Modes
The Diagnostic Charging mode knows several individual
charge cycles such as: Hard to Charge, Bulk Charge, Top-
Off Mode and Extended Charge. All these modes will be
performed automatically with one intention; determine the
State-of-Health of the battery and bringing it to a full State-
of-Charge.
Initial Analysis
The GRX first analyzes the battery to find out its original
state. Based on this the charger really starts charging.
This initial test is done with both Conductance and a Load
cycle and depending of the condition we also use a Deep
Scan procedure.
Step 1:
The GRX tests the battery with conductance.
Step 2:
The GRX applies a load and monitor the battery’s response
Step 3:
The GRX performs a final conductance test.
Once the GRX determines that the battery is healthy, needs
charging, and is safe to charge, it proceeds.
During the charging session, the GRX provides updates
of the charging voltage, charging current, remaining time
to charge and the amount of charge replenished into the
battery in amp-hours.
Chapter 7: Battery Storage
