10
West Mountain Radio
Operating Manual
Computerized Battery
Analyzer Modes
Test Mode
Why use this
test?
Standard
Software
Extended
Software
Operation
Mission
Profile
• Defined Pass and
Fail parameters
• Operated
without detailed
knowledge of the
test
Discharge
• Measuring and
analyzing battery
capacity
Dynamic
• See how a battery
or supply responds
to different loads
• No need to stop or
edit the test that is
running
Charge
Monitor
• Graphs voltage
versus time
• Log and graph a
battery or supply
• Log voltage of
the battery as
it is charged
Power
Profile
• Characterizing
different power
supplies and
solar cells
• Determine the
maximum power
they can provide
Charge /
Discharge
• Perform life
cycle test of
the battery (see
how its’ capacity
reacts after user
specified number
of discharge/
charge cycles)
Duty
Cycle
• Evaluate the
performance of
a battery in an
application which
typically involves a
cyclic or variable
duty cycle
Constant
Power
• Test batteries that
are used in
systems
which require
consistent power
Multiple
Discharge
• Test battery
applications that
experience a
variety of different
current loads
Constant
Resistance
• Simulate a
constant
resistance load on
a battery
Timed
Discharge
• Discharge the
battery to a
certain capacity
•
i.e.
a Lithium
battery that needs
to be
at 30% charge
before shipping
*This test requires the West
Mountain Radio CBA Charge
Controller (purchased
separately)
