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BESA12P

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Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.1 BESA 12P (Battery Electrical System Analyser) -----------------------------------------------------3

1.2 Specifications----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4

2.0 Safety Measures------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.1 Safety Precautions---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5

2.2 Other Precautions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6

3.0 Working with Batteries--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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4.0 The Battery Electrical System Analyser-------------------------------------------------------

4.1 BESA 12P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

4.2 Key Functions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

4.3 Functions of Individual Key--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

5.0 BESA 12P Setup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.1 Paper Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------11

5.2 Select Display Language-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

5.3 LCD Brightness--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

5.4 Printer---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

5.5 PC Link-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

6.0 HELP Key------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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7.0 Battery Test------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.1 Start Testing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

8.0 Battery Rating Charts-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.1 Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS#) Rating Chart------------------------------------------------29

8.2 DIN & EN Standards Rating Chart -----------------------------------------------------------------------30

8.3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------32

8.4 Rough CCA Guide-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32

9.0 Grounding Test -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.1 Start Testing---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------33

10.0 Starter Test --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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10.1 Begin Testing---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------39

11.0 Alternator Test----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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11.1 Start Testing----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42

No load testing at 3,000 RPM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------43

Testing with load at 2,000 RPM--------------------------------------------------------------------------46

12.0 View Last Test Results-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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12.1 Printing the Last Test Results----------------------------------------------------------------------------51

13.0 PC Link -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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13.1 Installing Driver------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52

13.2 Printing Results from Normal Printer------------------------------------------------------------------56

13.3 Saving results--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57

14.0 Warranty Information----------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.1 Limited Warranty----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57

14.2 Limitations of Warranty-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------58

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1.0 - Introduction

1.1- BESA 12P (Battery Electrical System Analyser):

This Analyser uses the modern technology in battery testing and can test batteries at any state of charging. Testing procedures are quick and easy with repeatable results. Test Results can be printed directly on the built-in printer or it can be stored on a computer for future reference.

1. Battery Test:

Analyses the battery condition using microprocessor controlled testing methods without the need of fully charging it before test.

The unit has very low power consumption hence the test can be repeated without discharging the battery and altering the results.

It is extremely safe as it does not create any sparks during clamp on. It takes less than 7 seconds to obtain the full results.

2. Grounding Test:

Analyses the condition of the electrical return circuit contacts resistance which were connected to the engine or chassis body from the battery terminal with results and recommendations display after test.

3. Starter Test:

Checks the cranking ability of the battery based on voltage profiles with results and recommendations display.

4. Alternator Test:

This test checks the alternator charging capability under load at 2,000

RPM and without load at 3,000 RPM with results and recommendations.

This Analyser is maintenance free and does not require internal batteries. It powers up when connected to the battery posts during testing or through an external 12 Volts DC source for later review of the test results.

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The operation is fast and simple. When hooked up to the battery posts, the on screen displayed instructions will lead you through the whole test. In the event you need help, press a key. It will display information about the selected function.

The results are consistent and repeatable and can be performed numerous times without damaging the tester. It is very safe as it does not create any sparks when connected to the battery terminals during testing on the vehicle.

After the test, the results will be stored in its memory and can be reviewed again later. Also it can be printed directly on the built-in printer. The analyser is equipped with an USB port to be connected to a PC for results storage or printing.

1.2 Specifications:

Operating Voltage: 9V ~ 15V DC (max)

Analysing Capacity (Amps): CCA: 100 A ~ 1700 A

SAE: 100 A ~ 1700 A

JIS#: 100 A ~ 1700 A

IEC: 100 A ~ 1700 A

DIN: 100 A ~ 1000 A

EN: 100 A ~ 1000 A

CA: 100 A ~ 1700 A

DC Volts Accuracy: ± 2% Reading

Battery analysing time: Less than 7 seconds.

Languages: Built-in with selection for 10 languages.

PC connection: Through USB port.

Printer head: Thermo print head.

Paper width: 57.5mm

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0.5mm

Paper roll diameter: Max. 40mm OD.

Printing Speed: 50mm per sec.

Working Temperature: 0ºC ~ 50ºC.

Working Humidity: 10 % ~ 80 %

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2.0 Safety Measures:

For safety reasons, read this manual thoroughly before operating the Tool.

Always refer to and follow the safety instructions and testing procedures provided by the car or equipment manufacturer. The safety messages presented below and throughout this user’s manual are reminders to the operator to exercise extreme care when using this test instrument.

2.1 Safety Precautions:

When the engine is running, it produces carbon monoxide, a toxic and poisonous gas. Always operate the vehicle in a well ventilated area. Do not breathe exhaust gases – they are hazardous that can lead to death.

To protect your eyes from propellant object such as caustic liquids, always wear safety eye protection.

Fuel and battery vapors are highly flammable.

DO NOT SMOKE NEAR THE VEHICLE DURING TESTING.

When engine is running, many parts (such as pulleys, coolant fan, belts, etc) turn at high speed. To avoid serious injury, always be alert and keep a safe distance from these parts.

Before starting the engine for testing or trouble shooting, always make sure the parking brakes is firmly engaged. Put the transmission in Park (automatic transmission) and

Neutral (manual transmission).

Always block the drive wheels.

Never leave vehicle unattended while testing.

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Never lay tools on vehicle battery. You may short the terminals together causing harm to yourself, the tools or the battery.

Engine parts become very hot when engine is running. To prevent severe burns, avoid contact with hot engine parts.

Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry while working on engine. Loose clothing can get caught in fan, pulleys, belts, etc. Jewelry can conduct current and can cause severe burns if comes in contact between power source and ground.

When the engine is running, be cautious when working around the ignition coil, distributor cap, ignition wires and spark plugs. They are HIGH VOLTAGE components that can cause electrical Shock.

Always keep a fire extinguisher readily available and easily accessible in the workshop.

2.2 Other Precautions:

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This Battery Analyser is meant for testing of 12 Volts batteries only.

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Its operating voltage is from 9V ~ 15V DC and should not be tested on 24V directly. It will cause damage the unit. For 12V x 2 batteries (in series or parallel), disconnect the connections and test them individually.

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Battery that has just been charged by the charger contains surface charge and it should be discharged by turning ON the Head lights for 3~5 minutes before testing.

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Always attached the analyser clips on the lead side of the battery terminal posts during testing so that it has a good contact. This will provide better and accurate results.

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Do not attach the analyser clips directly onto the steel bolt that tightened to the battery terminal posts; this may give inaccurate readings or inconsistent results. (Note: This also applies to all other battery testing methods.)

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If the battery terminal posts were oxidised or badly corroded and the connections were bad, the analyser will prompt you to check the connections.

In this case, clean the terminal posts and performs testing directly on the terminal posts it-self.

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During testing on the battery whist it is still in the car, make sure the engine is OFF.

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Do not store the analyser near high humidity or temperature area. Exposing to extreme temperatures will cause damage to the unit.

3.0 Working with Batteries

Lead-acid batteries contain a sulfuric acid electrolyte, which is a highly corrosive poison and will produce gasses when recharged and explode if ignited. It can hurt you badly.

When working with batteries, make sure you have plenty of ventilation, remove your hand jewelry, watch and wear protective eyewear (safety glasses), clothing, and exercise caution.

Do not allow battery electrolyte to mix with salt water. Even small quantities of this combination will produce chlorine gas that can KILL you!

Whenever possible, please follow the manufacturer's instructions for testing, jumping, installing, charging and equalising batteries.

Never disconnect a battery cable from a vehicle with the engine running because the battery acts like a filter for the electrical system.

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Unfiltered [pulsating DC] electricity can damage expensive electronic components, e.g., emissions computer, radio, charging system, etc.

Turn off all electrical switches and components; turn off the ignition before disconnecting the battery.

For non-sealed batteries, check the electrolyte level. Make sure it is covering the plates, and it is not frozen before starting to recharge

(especially during winters).

Do not add distilled water if the electrolyte is covering the top of the plates because during the recharging process, it will get warm and expand. After recharging has been completed, recheck the level.

Reinstall the vent caps BEFORE recharging, recharge ONLY in well-ventilated areas, and wear protective goggle.

Do NOT smoke or cause sparks or flames while the battery is being recharged because batteries give off explosive gasses.

If your battery is an AGM or a sealed flooded type, do NOT recharge with current ABOVE 12% of the battery's RC rating (or 20% of the ampere-hour rating).

Gel cells should be charged over a 20-hour period and never over the manufacturer's recommended level or over 14.1 Volts DC.

Follow the battery and charger manufacturer's procedures for connecting and disconnecting cables and other steps to minimize the possibility of an explosion or incorrectly charging the battery.

You should turn the charger OFF before connecting or disconnecting cables to a battery.

Do not wiggle the cable clamps while the battery is recharging, because a spark might occur, and this could cause an explosion.

Good ventilation or a fan is recommended to disperse the gasses created by the recharging process.

If a battery becomes hot, over 43.3 °C (110 °F), or violent gassing or spewing of electrolyte occurs, turn the charger off temporarily or reduce the charging rate.

When charging the battery in the car with an external MANUAL charger, make sure that it will not damage the vehicle's electrical system or components with high voltages.

Even if this is a remote possibility, it is best to disconnect the vehicle's battery cables from the battery BEFORE connecting the charger.

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4.0 - The Battery Electrical System Analyser

4.1 – BESA 12P

Printer

Printer Fault indicator LED

LCD Display

Screen

Keypad

USB port for connection to PC.

4.2 - Keypad Functions:

Figure 1

Printer power LED

Black Clamp to battery negative

(-) post.

Red Clamp to battery positive

(+) post.

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4.3 - Functions of Individual key:

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Use this key to scroll up to the next item OR when it is in the

Battery Rating mode, pressing this key once will increase the value by 5.

2. Use this key to shift the selection tab to the right item OR when it is in the Battery Rating mode, pressing this key once will increase the value by 100.

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Use this key to scroll down to the next item OR when it is in the

Battery Rating mode, pressing this key once will decrease the value by 5.

4. Use this key to shift the selection tab to the left item OR when it is in the Battery Rating mode, pressing this key once will decrease the value by 100.

5.

Press this ENTER key to select the function or proceed to the next step.

6. To EXIT the function, press this key once and return to the previous screen.

7. This is the HELP key. Press this key to enter the help menu and to explain the functions of the item you have selected.

8. Press this key to print Test results on the built-in Printer after a test or on in View Last Test mode.

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5.0 – BESA 12P Setup

5.1 Paper installation

Open the printer cover by pushing it upwards from the middle. Place the thermo paper roll into the slot with the paper edge facing up (Fig. 4a). Make sure the paper is about 20mm out when the printer cover is closed (Figure 4b).

Figure 4a

Figure 4b

5.2 Select Display Language

To change the display language of the Analyser, this can be done while on the wake up screen (see fig.5 below). First go to Setup Menu by pressing key until it has been highlighted and then press key to enter.

Figure

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Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

[Enter] to proceed

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Inside the Setup Menu (Fig.6), press to gain access to the Language Menu

(Fig.7).

English

Setup Menu

Language

Deutsch

Español

LCD Brightness

Printer

PC Link

Italiano

Français

Polski

[Enter] to proceed.

Romănă

Nederlands

[Exit] to quit.

Suomi

Svenska

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Select the preferred language by pressing key to scroll to the item. Then confirming it by pressing to save. Once it had been saved, the display will change to the language selected. Press key to exit and get back to the

Main menu screen (Fig.6) to continue.

5.3 LCD Brightness

If you find that LCD screen display is too bright or too dim and need to adjust its contrast then select LCD Brightness from the menu (Fig. 8). Once entered, the display will show as in Fig. 9. To increase the contrast press key and the bar graph will move forward. Likewise to decrease, press key while in this screen.

Setup Menu

Language

LCD Brightness

Printer

PC Link

[Enter] to proceed.

[Exit] to quit.

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BESA-12P

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5.4 Printer

Selecting this [Printer] mode (Fig. 10) will initiate printing of the results of the last tested vehicle that has been stored in the memory.

Setup Menu

Language

LCD Brightness

Printer

PC Link

[Enter] to proceed.

[Exit] to quit.

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5.5 PC Link

This PC Link mode is used when you wish to connect BESA 12P to PC to print or store the results of the last tested vehicle. Once the tester is connected to the PC with the USB cable provided, select [PC Link] as in Fig. 11 with key and press key will show as in Fig. 12.

Setup Menu

Language

LCD Brightness

Printer

PC Link

[Enter] to proceed.

[Exit] to quit.

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[Exit] to quit.

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6.0 – Help Key

This selection helps you to familiarise with the usage of the BESA 12P as well as explaining the various test functions and its results. To get into this function, just

Press key at any one of the functions displayed on the menu screens as shown below (Fig.13 and Fig 14):

Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

[Enter] to proceed.

Select Test

Battery Test

Grounding Test

Starter Test

Alternator Test

[Enter] to proceed.

EXIT

For Example:

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If help is needed on “Battery Test”, then press key on this item and the display will change to as shown (Fig 15).

Battery Test

How to operate

Voltage

Battery ratings

Internal R.

LIFE

Press [Help] to read

[Exit] to menu.

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Pressing the key will scroll down to the next item “Voltage” (Fig. 16 below) and so forth until it reaches “Life”.

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Battery Test

How to operate

Voltage

Battery ratings

Internal R.

LIFE

Press [Help] to read

[Exit] to menu.

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To see the help text, press key again on the selected item and it will display on the screen.

If you need to quit, just press key will go back to the main menu (Fig. 5).

Let say if you need help on “How to operate””, press key in this selection will get into the display as shown below:

How to operate

Operation:

Engine must be OFF.

Locate the battery.

Clamp Tester to

Battery [+] and [-] posts. Check battery rating [CCA, SAE,

JIS, DIN, IEC, EN,

CA].Key the rating values. The Tester

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Press key will scroll down to the next page to continue reading the text

(Fig. 18) below.

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DIN, IEC, EN, CA].Key the rating values. The

Tester will lead you through the whole testing process.

[Exit] to menu.

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If you wish to continue help on rest of the item like “Voltage, Battery ratings, Internal R and LIFE”, press key anytime will go back to the main menus (Fig. 16).

Here just select the item you want with key and then press key will enter into the display screen with the explanation text.

To exit press key twice will go back to the main menu for you to begin testing.

(Fig.5)

7.0 - Battery Test

7.1 – Start Testing

Performing Battery Test whilst it is still in the car:

Vehicle that was running has to have its engine OFF first and then switch ON the headlights for 30 seconds to remove the surface charge. After the headlights had switched OFF, let the battery rest for at least 1 minute to recover before testing commences.

The car engine and all other accessory loads must be OFF during test in order to have accurate results. When attaching the analyser clips, make sure that the battery posts were not oxidized or badly corroded. Clean them first before clamping to it. Do not clamp onto the steel bolts directly which may give inaccurate and inconsistent results.

Testing on stand-alone batteries:

Clean the battery posts with a wire brush prior testing. For side post batteries, install stud adaptors. Do not use steel bolts for better results.

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1. Attach the Analyser clips onto the battery terminal posts [Red to (+) and

Black to (-)] the unit will power up and lights up the LCD display screen as shown (Fig.19).

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2. It will run through a self-test and when completed it displays the Main Menu as shown: (Fig. 20)

Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

[Enter] to proceed.

Figure 20

Here, it will let you select your choice from the Menu:

New: Clear Memory

Selecting this item will allow the tester to clear the last tested results stored in its memory and begin a new test.

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Continue Testing

Selecting this item will allow you to continue the last test on the same car from where you had stopped.

For example:

If you had done Battery Test and later you wish to do Alternator Test or

Grounding Test on the same car, just select this item and it will update the results after each test in its memory so that it can be review later or to be printed out.

View Last Test

Here it will let you review all the test results of the last tested car. The results stored will always be the updated ones which depend on the tests that had been done.

Use or keys to scroll for the pages during viewing.

Examples:

Battery: Good

Results: High Ohms

Measured: 406 CCA

Rating: 630 CCA

The grounding resistance of the

Volts: 12.45 V engine or car

Int. R: 6.72 mOhm

Life: 76 % chassis is high.

Clean the cable contacts or replace cable if necessary.

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3. After you have made your choice, selecting “New: Clear Memory” or

“Continue Testing” will proceed to the display below: (Fig. 23)

Select Test

Figure 23

Battery Test

Grounding Test

Starter Test

Alternator Test

Then press [Enter].

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4. Pressing key once will scroll down to the next item if there is a need to select it.

5. As an example (Fig.23) the selected item was on “Battery Test” and it is being highlighted.

6. Press key will proceed to do the battery testing and if it has detected any surface charge on the battery, it will start to remove and a message is shown (Fig. 24) below.

The Analyser is removing the battery surface charge now.

Please wait for a moment!

Figure 24

7. If the surface charge is too great for the analyser to handle, it will prompt you with the instructions as shown: (Fig. 25) below.

Battery surface charge is present!

Turn the ignition key to ON position.

Switch ON the headlights to remove surface charge.

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8. Wait until the surface charge removal had completed, the analyser will advise as follows: (Fig.26) and then press key.

Battery surface charge has been removed.

Turn ignition key to

OFF position.

Switch OFF the headlights and then press [Enter].

Figure 26

9. If there is no surface charge present, then it will straight away enter into

“Select Battery” menu screen as shown in Fig. 27

Figure 27

Select Battery

SLI (Wet Type)

AGM (Flat/Spiral)

[Enter] to proceed

10. Here, selecting SLI (Wet type) battery meant that it tests Starting, Lighting and Ignition (SLI) batteries e.g. normal Flooded types like Wet Low

Maintenance (Pb/Ca), Wet Standard (Pb/Pb) Batteries.

If AGM (Flat/Spiral) is selected, then it will test Wet (MF) Maintenance Free

(Ca/Ca), AGM/Gel Cell VRLA (Ca/Ca) Batteries.

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11. If there is no surface charge present, then it will straight away enter into

“Select Rating” menu screen as shown in Fig. 28

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Select Rating

CCA

SAE

DIN

JIS

IEC

EN

CA

Unknown

12. Before selecting the ratings ‘CCA, SAE, EN, IEC, DIN, CA and JIS #’ from the menu, check the battery specification value. This value can be checked on the battery labels as some of the examples shown below:

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If it is selected under JIS # (Japanese Industrial Standard) then the display will prompt you as shown (Fig.29) below.

Figure 29

Please refer to the charts provided for converting JIS# to

CCA ratings before keying in the values.

Press [Enter] to continue...

Refer to the battery model (example: 80D26L or NX110-5L) on the Cold

Cranking Amps (CCA) Table list supplied separately or from this manual on page 29 & 30 (See example Fig.30 below.)

Press

Figure 31

Input Battery Rating

Increase/decrease:

Single digit

⊳

By hundredth

500 CCA

Press [Enter] to proceed.

Figure 30

key and the display will show: (Fig.31) below:

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13. Referring to the Table list (Fig.30) basing on 80D26L, check the battery type:

WET, MF, Sealed MF or Closed MF (CMF) as each category has different

CCA ratings. For instance, if the battery is a Sealed MF (CMF) then it is rated at 630 CCA.

Note: WET -

MF

SMF

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Wet Cell Type

Maintenance Free Type

Closed or Sealed Maintenance Free

14. To enter the value 630, press key will increase the original value

of 500 (Fig.31) by step of 100 units to 600. Likewise use key to increase the last two digits (00) to 30 by step of 5 units for each pressing.

(Fig. 32)

Figure 32

Input Battery Rating

Increase/decrease:

Single digit

⊳

By hundredths

630 CCA

Press [Enter] to proceed.

Once the CCA rating of the battery is confirmed, press key will start the testing process. Refer to the display below (Fig. 33).

Figure 33

Analysing ...

Please wait!

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15. For less than 7 seconds, the results of the testing will be displayed on the

LCD screen. (Fig. 34)

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Battery: Good

Measured: 406 CCA

Rating: 630 CCA

Volts: 12.45 V

Int. R: 6.72 mOhm

Life: 76%

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Interpretations of the above results:

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RESULTS: Good

A very straight forward display of the final results basing on the evaluation of the tested condition. ‘Good’ indicates the battery in good condition. ‘Replace’ indicates that the battery needs to be replaced. If not, the battery will fail anytime without any warning.

Volts : 12.45V

The volts here indicated the State of Charge (SOC) of the tested battery which is 12.45V during open circuit condition. [Slightly above 80% SOC for Flooded (Lead Acid) batteries by referring to the table below.]

SOC WET GEL AGM

100 %

12.60V or higher 12.85V or higher 12.80V or higher

90 %

80 %

12.58 V

12.44 V

12.77 V

12.69 V

12.72 V

12.64 V

75 %

50 %

12.40 V

12.20 V

12.65 V

12.35 V

12.60 V

12.30 V

Measured: 406 CCA

It means that the battery tested has a capacity of 406 CCA power available. CCA ratings has been used here, therefore the tested result is in CCA and if other rating (DIN, SAE, JIS, IEC, CA, or EN) were selected, it will base on the respective rating to calculate and show the results in that selected rating.

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4. Rating:

630 CCA

This is the battery capacity rated output which was stated on the label. Refer page 21 on how the rating is obtained.

Please take Note:

This output value (406 CCA) is related to the actual power available in the battery in relation to that battery's rating (630 CCA). On average, a new battery's CCA as measured by this tester will read

10-15 % higher than its stated rating.

As the battery ages, the CCA number measured by this tester will decrease so it reads near its rating. While this value is not the same as a CCA test, it is the best available measurement for showing a battery's current condition in relation to its rating.

From the above example, a 630 CCA rated battery measuring 406

CCA available power does not mean that the battery would pass a

CCA test at 406 CCA. The available power reading shows that the battery is not able to perform up to its rated ability (630 CCA).

In comparison to another battery when fully charged, the 630 CCA battery measuring 406 CCA is no stronger than a 400 CCA battery showing 400 CCA available power when fully charged.

The available power number is meant for comparison to its own rating. In fact, in this example the 630 CCA battery is failing to perform to its rating, while the 400 CCA battery is still working.

Basing on SAE, CCA test is a manufacturing process control test applicable only on new, fully charged batteries. It does not produce an actual value, but is a PASS / FAIL test.

It measures the discharge load, in amps, that a battery can supply for 30 seconds at 0°F/-18°C while maintaining a voltage of 1.2 volts per cell (7.2 volts per battery) or higher.

Thus, the CCA test shows the minimum power requirement for the battery as rated, which means a battery rated at 400 CCA must measure 7.2 volts or above for 30 seconds when a load of 400 amps is applied at 0°F/ -18°C.

The above methods also hold for DIN, IEC, JIS, EN basing on its individual ratings.

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Int. R (Internal Resistance): 6.72m

Ω

In normal condition, the internal resistance should fall between 2.0 m

Ω

~ 15.0 m

Ω

. As a matter of fact, the higher the battery CCA readings obtained the lower the internal resistance should be.

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LIFE: 76 %

This is an indication of the battery life expectancy in percentage. If the life falls below 45 %, the RESULT will display “Replace” and it is time to change to a new battery.

Explanation of the following terms used as shown on the LCD display:

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CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) – most commonly used Standard.

CCA is a rating used in the battery industry to rate a battery’s ability to start an engine in cold temperatures. This rating is the number of amperes that a new fully charged battery can delivery at 0

°

F (-18

°

C) for 30 seconds, while maintaining a voltage of at least 7.2 Volts for a 12V battery during cranking.

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SAE (The Society of Automotive Engineers) Standard.

SAE has established Cold Cranking Amperes (CCA) rating for batteries as their standard. Therefore this rating is the same as CCA rating as mentioned above.

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IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard.

IEC amperes rating require that at 0

°

F (-18

°

C), the number of amperes that the 12V battery can deliver while maintaining a voltage of at least of 8.4

Volts for 60 seconds during cranking.

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EN (European Norms) Standard.

EN amperes rating require that at 0

°

F (-18

°

C), the number of ampere that the 12V battery can deliver while maintaining a voltage of at least 6.0 Volts for 180 seconds during cranking.

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JIS# (Japanese Industrial Standard)

JIS # amperes’ rating is based on Ampere Hours and is calculated using 20 hours rating. In this manual, it is using CCA ratings reference table list provided basing on the JIS model number (See page 29 & 30).

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DIN (Deutsches Industrie Normen) Standard.

Basing on DIN , the rating requires that at 0

°

F (-18

°

C), the 12V battery is able to deliver the number of amperes while maintaining a voltage of at least of 9.0

Volts for 30 seconds and 8.0 Volts for 150 seconds during cranking.

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CA (Cranking Amperes) Rating.

This rating is the number of amperes that a new fully charged battery can delivery at 32

°

F (0

°

C) for 30 seconds, while maintaining a voltage of at least

7.2 Volts for a 12V battery during cranking.

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Unknown

If you are not sure which ratings (CCA, EN, IEC, JIS or DIN) that the battery is based on, then choose this setting. It will show the battery’s Voltage (State of

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Charge), CCA and the Internal Resistance (m Ohm) only. This selection can also be used to test 12V - Deep Cycle Batteries.

An example of the results display is shown below: (Fig.35)

Battery:

Measured: 220 CCA

Volts: 12.26 V

Int. R: 6.24 mOhm

Figure 35

To determine the condition of the tested Deep Cycle Batteries, refer the

Volts reading – State of Charge (should not fall below 12.60V when fully

charged for Lead Acid Batteries, 12.85V for Gel Batteries and 12.80V for

AGM Batteries) and the Internal Resistance [Int. R] of the tested battery should not be more 15 mOhm readings.

Batteries that had been left idle for long periods can still be tested with this analyser. To perform the test, just clamp the analyser clips onto the battery terminals and it will display the screen (Fig.36) as shown if its voltage falls below the normal 12.0 volts.

Battery voltage is below 12.00 Volts!

Figure 36

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Press key to continue and the display will show: (Fig.37)

Figure 37

Select Rating

CCA

SAE

DIN

JIS

IEC

EN

CA

Unknown

Check the battery ratings and enter it as described in steps 10 to 12 (page

19~21) and the results will show as an example below: (Fig. 38 and Fig.39)

Battery: OK-Recharge

Measured: 220 CCA

Rating: 400 CCA

Volts: 11.96 V

Int. R: 12.24 mOhm

State of Charge is

Battery: To replace

Measured: 120 CCA

Rating: 400 CCA

Volts: 10.56 V

Int. R: 20.24 mOhm

State of Charge is low! Charge battery and test again.

Figure 38 low! Internal resistance is high.

Figure 39

Fig.38 Results shown [OK-Recharge], it indicated that the battery has to be fully charged first before repeating the test.

For Fig.39, the Results shown [To replace], this meant that the battery need to be replaced as its internal plate resistance [Int. R] is higher than 15 mOhm.

15. Pressing the key at any moment will exit and return back to the main menu screen (Fig.23).

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8.0 – Battery Ratings Charts

8.1 Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS#) CCA Ratings

Battery Model (JIS#)

NEW

26A17R

26A17L

26B17R

OLD

26B17L

26A19R

12N24-4

26A19L

28A19L

12N24-3

NT50-N24L

28B17R

28B17L

28B19R

NS40S

28B19L

NS40LS

28A19R

NT50-N24

32A19R

NX60-N24

32A19L

NX60-N24L

32B20R

NS40

32B20L

NS40L

32C24R

N40

32C24L

34B17R

N40L

34B17L

34B19R

NS40ZA

34B19L

NS40ZAL

34B19RS

NS40ZAS

34B19LS

NS40ZALS

36B20R

NS40Z

36B20L

NS40ZL

36B20RS

NS40ZS

36B20LS

NS40ZLS

38B20R

NX60-N24

38B20RS

NT60-N24S

38B20L

NX60-24L

38B20LS

NX60-24LS

40B20L

40B20R

42B20L

42B20RS

42B20LS

46B24R

NS60

46B24RS

NS60S

46B24LS

NS60LS

46B26R

NS60

46B26L

46B26RS

46B26LS

46B24L

NS60L

CCA Rating

CMF

Battery Model (JIS#)

WET

200

200

200

MF SMF NEW

48D26R

48D26L

50B24L

200

50B24R

200 220 264

50D20R

200 220 264

50D20L

250

50D23R

245

245

245

245

250

270 295

270 295

270

50D23L

50D26R

50D26L

55B24R

N50

OLD

N50L

NT80-S6L

NT80-S6

85BR60K

85B60K

50D20R

50D20L

NX100-S6

55B24L

NX100-S6L

55B24RS

NT80-S6S

55B24LS

NT80-S6LS

55D23R

270

55D23L

240 325 400

55D26L

240 325 400

55D26R

280

60D23R

280

60D23L

270 325 400

65D23R

270 325 400

65D23L

270 325 400

65D26R

270 325 400

65D26R

275 300 360

65D31R

275 300 360

65D31L

275 300 360

70D23R

275 300 360

70D23L

330 340 410

75D23R

330 340 410

75D23L

330 340 410

75D26R

N50ZL

N50Z

NS70

NS70L

N70

N70L

35-60

25-60

F100-5

330 340 410

75D26L

330

75D31R

330

330

75D31L

80D23R

330

330

80D23L

80D26R

325 369 420

80D26L

325 360 420

85B60K

F100-5L

N70Z

N70ZL

NX110-5

NX110-5L

325 360 420

85BR60K

360

95D31R

NX120-7

360

360

95D31L

95E41R

NX120-7L

N100

360

95E41L

N100L

325 360 420

105E41R

N100Z

CCA Rating

CMF

WET MF SMF

280 360 420

280 360 420

390

390

310 380 480

310 380 480

500

500

370

370

435 420 500

435 420 500

430 420 500

430 420 500

355 480 500

355 480 500

350 440 525

350 440 525

520

520

420 540 580

420 540 580

415 520 625

415 520 625

390 520 630

390 520 630

490 540 580

490 540 580

500 520 580

500 520 580

490

490

450 540 735

450 540 725

580

580

580 580 630

580 580 630

500

500

620 660 850

620 660 850

515 640 770

515 640 770

580 720 880

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NEW OLD WET

105E41L

N100ZL

105F51R

N100Z

580

580

MF

720

CMF

SMF

880

NEW

150F51R

150F51L

OLD

NT200-12

NT200-12L

WET

640

640

105F51

N100ZL

115E41R

NS120

115E41L

NS120L

115F51R

N120

580

650

650

650

800

800

800

960

960

960

165G51R

165G51L

170F51R

170F51L

NS200

NS200L

NX250-12

NX250-12L

935

935

1045

1045

MF

980

980

115F51L

N120L

130E41R

NX200-10

130E41L

NX200-10L

130F51R

130F51L

145F51R

NS150

145F51L

NS150L

145G51R

N150

650 800 960

180G51R

NT250-15

800

800

800

180G51L

195G51R

NT250-15L

NX300-51

1090

1090

1145

195G51L

NX300-51L 1145

800

780 920

190H52R

N200

190H52L

N200L

925 1100 1300

925 1100 1300

780 920

245H52R

NX400-20 1530 1250

780 900 1100

245H52L

NX400-20L 1530 1250

CMF

SMF

54232

54312

54313

54317

54324

54434

54437

54449

54459

54459L

54464

54465

54466

54469

54519

52805

52815

53517

53520

53521

53522

53621

53624

53625

53638

53646

53653

53836

53890

54038

54039

8.2 DIN & EN Standards Rating Chart

Battery

Model No.

Amps Battery

Model No.

DIN

210

210

220

210

210

210

210

175

210

220

210

220

210

210

210

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

180

180

175

150

150

150

175

175

EN

360

360

330

360

360

360

360

300

360

330

360

330

360

360

360

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

240

240

300

240

240

240

300

300

55548

55552

55559

55559L

55563

55564

55565

55565L

55566

55567

55811

56012

56048

56049

56068

55057

55068

55069

55218

55414

55415

55421

55422

55423

55427

55428

55457

55529

55530

55531

55545

DIN

265

255

360

230

250

250

250

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

300

300

300

265

220

255

255

255

320

220

220

255

265

265

265

265

Amps

EN

450

420

540

420

390

390

390

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

510

510

510

450

360

420

420

420

540

390

390

420

450

450

450

450

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DIN

350

350

350

450

320

320

450

320

420

420

420

420

380

400

400

400

320

395

440

395

395

395

400

300

315

315

315

315

315

400

400

220

220

265

300

300

320

300

300

220

220

220

210

210

190

240

265

220

220

210

190

190

220

220

220

Battery

Model No.

57217

57218

57219

57220

57230

57412

57412L

57413

57512

57513

57531

58424

58513

58514

58515

58521

58522

58527

58811

58815

58820

58821

58827

55041

55042

55044

55046

55048

55056

56638

56641

55647

56821

56820

56828

57024

57029

57113

57114

54523

54524

54533

54537

54545

54551

54577

54578

54579

54580

54584

54590

54612

54801

54827

55040

EN

570

570

570

760

540

540

760

540

720

720

720

720

640

680

680

680

540

640

720

640

640

640

640

510

540

540

540

540

540

680

680

360

360

450

510

540

540

510

510

300

300

300

330

360

300

360

450

300

300

360

300

300

300

300

300

Battery

Model No.

62034

62038

62045

62529

63013

63545

63549

64020

64028

64035

64036

64317

64318

64323

65513

65514

65515

67043

67045

68021

68032

68034

68040

56420

56530

56618

56619

56620

56633

60026

60038

60044

60527

60528

61017

61018

61023

61047

61048

56069

56073

56077

56091

56092

56111

56216

56218

56219

56220

56225

56311

56312

56318

56322

56323

Amps

DIN

520

520

460

540

540

540

540

570

420

420

420

450

470

420

420

325

570

600

600

570

600

600

570

500

410

410

400

400

450

450

450

300

300

300

300

300

300

440

500

300

280

300

300

300

300

300

300

250

250

300

360

300

300

300

300

EN

760

760

760

900

900

900

900

900

680

680

680

760

680

680

680

550

900

1000

1000

950

1000

1000

950

760

680

680

680

680

760

760

760

510

510

510

510

510

510

720

760

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

390

390

510

540

510

540

510

510

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Model No.

58833

58838

59017

59018

59040

59215

59218

59219

59226

59514

59518

59519

59615

59616

60018

60019

Amps

DIN

450

320

395

395

360

360

250

250

400

400

360

360

360

450

290

290

EN

760

540

640

640

600

600

410

410

680

680

600

600

600

760

480

480

Battery

Model No.

70027

70029

70036

70038

71014

71015

72512

73011

88038

88046

88056

88066

88156

88074

88092

8.3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart

Amps

DIN

175

210

265

300

320

400

400

630

630

570

630

700

700

680

740

EN

300

360

450

510

540

680

680

1050

1050

950

1050

1150

1150

1150

1200

Battery

Model No.

24-500

34-6MF

34-60

34-610MF

34-710

35-580

41-580

55D23R

58-6MF

58-60

58-530

65-70

Battery

CCA Model No.

65-730

500

500

525

610

710

580

580

522

530

525

530

700

65-900

74-60

75-6MF

75-72

75A-72

75-660

78A-72

78-710

GR40R-MF

GR40R-CMF

GTH40

Battery

CCA Model No.

GTH40L

730

850

525

615

500

630

660

670

710

700

820

277

GTH40S

GT50L

GTH55DL

GTH60L

GTH60DL

GTH75DL

GTH75DR

GR96R-MF

GR96R-CMF

CCA

276

275

356

356

325

325

520

521

500

580

8.4 Rough CCA Guide

Given below is a rough CCA ratings guide for any unknown battery model basing on the capacity of the vehicle:

Vehicle Capacity

Approximate Battery CCA Rating

1200 ~ 1600 cc 350 CCA

1600 ~ 2000 cc 500 CCA

2000 ~ 3000 cc 650 CCA

3000 cc and above 750 CCA

M. Benz over 3000 cc 760 CCA

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9.0 – Grounding Test

The engine body and the vehicle chassis are always connected to the battery negative terminal to provide the electrical return path (grounding) for all the electrical components. Due to the surrounding environmental effect, the surface contacts of these joints or connections of these circuits will subject to oxidation and corrosion in a matter of time rendering them to have high resistance in it. One typical example is the connection at the battery terminals where oxidation and corrosion takes place very often. If these contacts were no good then it will pose a lot of electrical problems to the vehicle.

To check the grounding condition, this Analyser will measure the resistance from the engine body contact to the battery terminal then it will display the results and the recommendations.

9.1 – Start Testing

1. Make sure that the engine is switched OFF. Attach the clips onto the battery terminal posts and the analyser will power up and lights up the LCD display screen as shown (Fig.40).

Figure 40

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Figure 41

Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

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3. After you have made your choice, selecting “New: Clear Memory” or


Select Test

Battery Test

Grounding Test

Figure 42

Starter Test

Alternator Test

Then press [Enter].

4. Pressing key once will scroll down to the ‘Grounding Test’ (Fig.43)

Figure 43

Select Test

Battery Test

Grounding Test

Starter Test

Alternator Test

Then press [Enter]

5. Press key will proceed to the display as follows: (Fig. 44)

Grounding Test

Clip the Black clip to engine body or the car chassis and the Red clip to the battery

[+] post.

Press [Enter] to begin.

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6. Now transfer the BLACK tester clip from the battery [-] terminal to a suitable position on the engine or chassis body leaving the RED clip still attached to the battery [+] terminal.

7. Press key again and it will starts analyzing (Fig. 45)

Figure

45

Analysing ...

Please wait!

8. Once it has finished analysing, it will prompt you with an instruction

(Fig. 46) stating that you have should unclamp the Black tester clip from the engine or chassis body and transfer to the battery negative [-] terminal within 20 seconds time limit if not the testing procedure has to be repeated again as the gathered data will be lost.

Figure

46

Grounding Test

[-] post.

Now transfer the Black clip to the battery

The time limit given is 20 seconds before the memory is lost.

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9. Once the Black clip is clamped onto the battery [-] terminal, the Analyser display will light up as shown. (Fig. 47)

Figure

47

Grounding Test

Press [Enter] to continue the test.

10. Now you need to press key to proceed and the display will show as follows (Figure 48).

Figure

48

Analysing ...

Please wait!

11. If the measured resistance reading is within limits, then it will display as follows (Fig. 49)

Results: OK

Figure

49

The grounding resistance of the engine or car chassis is within limit.

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12. If the measured resistance reading has gone beyond the limits, then it will display the screen as follows (Fig. 50).

Figure

50

Results: High Ohms

The grounding resistance of the engine or car chassis is high.


Note:

The above indicates that the ground contact from the engine body to the battery is bad. Check for rusted or corroded point of contacts. If found, dismantle it for cleaning or replace before fixing back. Repeat the test again after fixing.

Another thing is that if you suspect that the result is in question, you may conduct the test with the Black clip clamp at different location.

13. If you did not follow the right procedures during the testing, it will display the results as follows (Fig. 51) below:

Figure

51

Results:Not detected the step by step

Wrong procedures.

Try again and follow instructions given.

14. To exit the program, pressing the key at any moment will exit and return back to the main menu screen (Fig.43).

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10.0 – Starter Test

This test actually checks the cranking effectiveness of the battery and also can predicts when the battery will fail to crank a vehicle.

This Analyser is designed to address the weakness of conventional testers with its cranking power measurements. Simply connect the analyzer to the battery in the vehicle and start the engine!

To understand the working principle of the tests, let’s look at the wave form displays taken during the cranking tests with an oscilloscope.

Figure (A) above shows the voltage profile of a healthy battery during the cranking of an engine. The graph starts off at the battery's nominal voltage, and a voltage drop is detected when the vehicle is cranked. The voltage recovers to the battery's nominal voltage and eventually rises to approximately 14.4 V when the alternator starts charging the battery.

For Figure (B) where a typical 2 year-old battery, you noticed the difference in the voltage drop which indicates that it is weaker but still usable.

Whereas Figure (C) represents a very weak battery that can barely crank a car and is due to fail in the very near future.

As voltage profiles can indicate the relative ability of the tested battery in starting an engine, so there is no need for knowledge on the starter motor requirement or the battery's rating and size.

BESA12P will capture the highest voltage drop and calculate the final results which should not be lower than 9.6V average during cranking and computes the result after the test.

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10.1– Begin Testing

1. With engine OFF, place the vehicle transmission in NEUTRAL for Manual and PARK for Automatic then apply the parking brake.

2. Connect the analyser to the battery terminals and the display will light up as shown (Fig 52).

Figure 52

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3. After you have made your choice, selecting either “New: Clear Memory” or


Figure 53

Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

4. From the main MENU, select ‘Starter Test’ by scrolling down using

key. (Fig.54)

Select Test

Battery Test

Grounding Test

Starter Test

Alternator Test

Figure 54

Then press [Enter].

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2. Press key to continue and the display will show: (Fig.55)

Figure 55

Starter Test

Battery: 12.45V

Crank engine now until it starts. Then press

[Enter].

3. Switch the ignition key to ON and start cranking the engine until it starts.

Immediately after that press key and the results will show as follows (Figure 56):

Figure 56

Result: OK

Min. Volts: 10.56V

Volt Drop: Normal

Press [Exit] to main menu.

4. If the voltage drop is too great during the cranking, the tested results will display as follows (Figure 57) and will prompt you to check the starter system.

Figure 57

Result: High Drop

Min. Volts: 8.56V

Volt Drop: High

Check starter relay, battery terminals or battery has aged.


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5. During cranking when it detects that there is no drop in voltage, it will display the following screen (Figure 58).

Figure 58

Result: Not detected

No change in volt drop. Check clamping at battery side and test again.


6. Pressing the key at any moment will exit and return back to the main menu screen. (Fig.54)

11.0 – Alternator Test

An alternator is the device used to produce the electricity the car needs to run and to keep the battery charged. The alternator uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to produce voltage and current. The four main parts of the alternator are the Rotor, Stator, Diode Pack, Voltage Regulator and an

Ammeter or Indicator Light to inform the driver of any problems. All of these parts must be in good working order for the alternator to do its job.

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The Rotor is a coil of wire wound around an iron core. The Rotor rotates as the alternator shaft rotates and current passes through brushes. The Rotor winding passes the Field current. This causes the Rotor to produce a magnetic field. So basically the Rotor is a rotating electro magnet.

The Stator is a set of three windings fixed to the case of the alternator and these windings are static i.e. they don’t rotate. As the Rotor rotates its magnetic field “cuts” each Stator winding in turn, this induces a current in each winding.

The outputs from the Stator windings are 120 degrees apart and are alternating current (AC).

But vehicles run on DC current, so we need something that will convert the AC current to DC current. This is the job of the diode pack. A diode is an electrical one-way check valve that will let current flow in only one direction. The typical diode pack uses four diodes to accomplish this. AC current is feed in on one side of the diode pack and DC current comes out the other side. The diode pack here will rectify the alternating 3 phases from the Stators and combine them into a single Direct Current which also works the dash ammeter or indicator light.

Now that we have a DC current that the vehicle can use, we need a way to control that current. That is the job of the voltage regulator. As the name implies, it regulates the voltage going to the battery. It does this by turning current to the field (stator) terminal of the alternator on and off.

If the battery voltage goes below 13.5 volts, the voltage regulator sends current to the field terminal and allows the alternator to start charging. Current will then flow into the battery and bring it up to full charge.

If the voltage goes above 15.0 volts, the voltage regulator shuts off the current to the field terminal and keeps the battery from overcharging and cooking itself.

This is how the voltage regulator controls the alternator output.

When you first start your vehicle, the alternator needs some current to start working. The voltage regulator supplies this current from the battery to the field

(stator) terminal of the alternator to get it started.

The state of charge of the battery controls amperage output of the alternator.

When the battery has a full charge, the electro-motive force of the voltage lowers the amperage to almost zero. As the battery charge wears down, the electro-motive force is not enough to stop the amperage, so it flows into the battery and charges it again.

11.1 – Start Testing

This test is to check the MAX and MIN charging voltages output of the alternator at 3000 RPM without load and 2000 RPM with all loads ON. With this test you can determine the alternator’s condition when in reference with the vehicle’s Service Manual.

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No load testing at 3,000 RPM

1. With engine OFF, place the vehicle transmission in NEUTRAL for Manual and PARK for Automatic and apply the parking brake.

2. Attach the Analyser clips onto the battery terminal posts and it will power up and lights up the LCD display screen as shown (Fig.59)

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Figure 60

Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

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4. After you have made your choice, selecting either “New: Clear Memory” or


Figure 61

5. Pressing key to scroll down to the ‘Alternator Test’ (Fig.62)

Figure 62

Figure 63

Select Test

Battery Test

Grounding Test

Starter Test

Alternator Test

Then press [Enter].

Select Test

Battery Test

Grounding Test

Starter Test

Alternator Test

Then press [Enter]

6. Press key to continue and the display will show: (Fig.63)

No Load Test

Start the car engine and keeps it running.

Then press [Enter] to begin.

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Start the engine and then press key again and the screen will prompt you as shown below (Fig. 64).

No Load Test

Make sure all electrical loads are

Figure 64 turn OFF. Rev the engine to 3,000 rpm.

Press [Enter].Hold on to this 3,000 rpm for

10 seconds and release the pedal.

Follow the instructions, make sure that all loads (lights, air-condition, etc) are OFF. Rev the engine up to 3,000 ~ 3,500 RPM by referring to the dashboard meter, then press key and maintain the engine speed for about 10 seconds and release the pedal. The maximum and minimum voltages values will be captured.

After that press key again and it show as below (Fig 65.)

No Load Test

At 3,000 rpm:

Average

Charging Volts

Av Volts: 14.2V

Charging Volts range limit.

<15.0V: Max. 14.6V

>13.3V: Min. 13.8V

Press [Enter] for

Captured Volts readings results.

Figure 65

With the captured readings, analysis can done by referring to the limits as indicated that MAX voltage should not exceed 15.0V (max. voltage at

3,000 RPM) and MIN voltage should be more than 13.3V (min voltage during idling speed).

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7. Press key will show the results of the test (Figure 66):

Figure 66

Results: Good

At 3,000 rpm,

No load Test:

Average Charging

Volts: 14.2V

Press [Enter] to continue to Loading

Test.

8. If either minimum or maximum charging volts are not within the voltage range limits then it will display one of the screen as below (Figures 67 & 68) and it will prompt you to check the charging system for the fault.

Results: Low charge

At 3,000 rpm,

No load Test:

>13.3V: Min 13.2V

Check for loose belt and the alternator.

Results:High charge

At 3,000 rpm,

No load Test:

<15.0V: Max. 15.6V

Check alternator and the regulator.

Figure 67

Testing with load at 2,000 RPM

Figure 68

As more electrical accessories, such as lights, rear demister, heater, car stereos, etc. were used; the electro-motive force decreases and this will allow more amperage from the alternator to flow into the battery to compensate for the added load. This test is to check the alternator’s behavior during loading.

9. Continue from the previous test (either Fig. 66, 67 or 68); proceed to the

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(Fig.69)

Figure 69

Loading Test

Switch ON all electrical loads.

Rev engine up to

2,000 rpm. Press

[Enter].Hold on to this 2,000 rpm for

10 seconds and release the pedal.

Follow the instructions; switch ON all electrical loads (Head Lights, Radio,

Rear Demister, Heater, etc).

Note: Air-Condition (mostly mechanical load) should be OFF as it sometimes slowdown the idling speed of certain cars while it is ON thereby affecting the idling speed charging results.

Rev the engine up to 2,000 ~ 2,500 RPM by referring to the dashboard meter, then press key and maintain the engine speed for about 10 seconds and release the pedal. The maximum and minimum voltages values will be captured. (Fig.70)

Normal Charging range limit.

Loading Test

At 2,000 rpm:

Av.Volts: 13.3V

>13.5V: Max. 13.8V

>12.5V: Min. 12.8V

Press [Enter] for results.

Figure 70

Average

Charging volts.

Captured Volts readings

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With the captured readings, analysis can done by referring to the limits as indicated that MAX voltage should exceed 13.5V (max. voltage at 2,000

RPM) and MIN voltage should be more than 12.5V (min voltage during idling speed).

After that press key again and the results will be shown as below

(Fig 71.)

Results: Good

At 2,000 rpm,

Loading Test:

Average Charging

Volts: 13.3V

Figure 71

10. If either minimum or maximum charging volts are not within the voltage range limits then it will display one of the screen as below (Figures 72 & 73) and it will prompt you to check the alternator system for the fault.

Results: Low charge

At 2,000 rpm,

Loading Test:

>13.5V: Max. 13.3V


Results: Low charge

At 2,000 rpm,

Loading Test:

>12.5V: Min. 12.4V


Figure 72 Figure 73

11. To exit the program, pressing the key at any moment will exit and return back to the main menu screen (Fig.62).

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View Last Test Results

To view the results of the last test, BESA 12P has to be connected to an external power source by either clamping its clips directly to a 12Volt car battery or connected to a PC via the USB port.

BESA 12P

USB Cable

Figure 74

1. Once power up, the wakeup screen will display as follows:

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2. It will run through a self-test and when completed it displays the Main

Menu as shown: (Fig. 76)

Select Menu

Figure 76

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

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3. Pressing key once will scroll down to the ‘View last Test’

Fig. 77 below.

4. Press key will proceed to display the last test results depending the type of test you had performed earlier. (Fig. 78)

Figure 78

Battery: Good

Measured: 406 CCA

Rating: 630 CCA

Volts: 12.45 V

Int. R: 6.72 mOhm

Life: 76%

5. To view the next page, press or key to get to the page you want.

Some examples below are: (Figs. 79, 80, 81 & 82)

Figure 79

Figure 77

Results: High Ohms

The grounding resistance of the engine or car chassis is high.

Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].


Result: High Drop

Min. Volts: 8.56V

Volt Drop: High

Check starter relay, battery terminals or battery has aged.


Figure 80

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Results: Good

At 3,000 rpm,

No load Test:

Average Charging

Volts: 14.2V

Press [Enter] to continue to Loading

Test.

Figure 81

12.1 Printing the Last Test Results

Results: Good

At 2,000 rpm,

Loading Test:

Average Charging

Volts: 13.3V

Figure 82

Printing of the Last Test Results can only be done while in this View Last Test mode. This is to ensure that the results printed will be the final ones as every test redone will be updated in its memory.

Important:

The Analyser has to be connected to a 12V battery in order to work with the mobile printer. This is because it needs higher Amps to operate which the PC

USB output is unable to provide.

To print just press key on the Analyser, the printer will start printing.

Note:

To printout on normal computer printer, it has to be connected to the PC with

BESA 12P software installed. (See Print Results from Normal Printer – Page

54).

To exit the program, pressing the key at any moment will exit and return back to the main menu screen (Fig.71).

13.0

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PC Link

BESA 12P is also designed to link with PC for data storage and printout through normal printer. To do so, the PC has to install the driver and the software provided in order to operate.

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13.1 - Installing Driver.

Important Note:

Before you start to install the driver, please do not plug BESA 12P into the computer’s USB port or else the installation will fail and the computer cannot detect the proper driver for BESA 12P when connected.

If you have made the above error and wish to install the driver the second time, you need to uninstall the previously installed driver first before starting to reinstall again. This time make sure that BESA 12P is not plugged in.

Step 1. You can install the driver from the CD provided or download it from our website:

BESA PC Link Software http://www.aetool.com/upload/BESA%20PC%20Link%20Software.zi

p

USB Driver http://www.aetool.com/upload/USB%20Driver%20for%20WinXP-%2

0Win10%20v1.12.0.zip

First unzip the following files (Right click to unzip)

You will find the following files:

Step 2. Double click on the icon . The installation will start automatically. Typical example below is for Windows 7 operating system.

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As instructed, click [Next>] tab the program will continue to install the driver on the computer. Once it had finished, it will prompt you as shown below. Click [Finish] tab to complete the installation.

Step 3.

Next open this folder again:

Look for the program icon (see below).

Then double click it. The software will start to install and will prompt.

See example below:

Click “OK” tab to continue the installation and the software is successfully installed.

Once the software has been installed, the icon will appear on the desktop.

Step 4.

Now plug the Analyzer into any one of the PC USB port.

Step 5.

On the PC, go to desktop display and look for icon.

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It will automatically detect COM Port.

If you find that this field is blank, unplug the BESA

12P- USB cable and plug back again. The COM will appear.

Left click on the icon to open the program and the display page will show as below:

Click here to select your preferred language from the

10 different languages..

Click here to put your

Company name and address.

Step 6.

Now link up BESA 12P with PC by the following procedures:

1. On the Main Menu page (Fig. 83) below, select Setup Menu by pressing key to highlight it and then press key.

Figure 83

Select Menu

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

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2. In the Setup Menu display (Fig. 84), press key to highlight

“PC Link” and then press key to activate.

You can type in the particulars here and then click [Add to Test

Report] tab to be included in the test report which will be stored and printed out if you wish.

Figure 84

Setup Menu

Language

LCD Brightness

Printer

PC Link

[Enter] to proceed.

[Exit] to quit.

Figure 85

[Exit] to quit.

It will remain in this display (Fig.85) while logging into the PC. Do not press any other keys because the Analyser is already communicating with the PC.

3. To confirm the whether there is communication; click on [Get Data

From Analyser] tab and the Last Test Result will appear. See example below.

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If there is no communication, a message text box will appear (see below)

.

In this case, unplug the Analyzer from the PC and repeat Step 4 to

Step 6. If problem persist, then select an alternate COMPORT individually from the dropdown list and click [Get Data From Analyser] tab to see whether the Last Test Result will appear (as displayed in

Step 6 No.4).

If the above fails again, then try plugging the Analyzer to the PC’s another USB port and repeating Step 4 to Step 6 again.

13.2 Printing Results from Normal Printer:

While on this page, if you wish to print out the results, make sure that your printer is connected to the computer. Click on [PRINT] tab and a text box will appear. Select the right printer and click [Print] tab to print.

Select the printer which is connected to your computer here.

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13.3 Saving Results:

If you wish to save the results from this page, then click on [SAVE AS] tab.

A message box will appear. Type in the file name and click [Save] tab.

Select where you want to save in.

Type the file name here.

Disclaimer

All information, illustrations, and specifications contained in this user manual are based on the latest information available at the time of printing. The right is reserved to make any changes at any time without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.

Furthermore, the manufacturer or its sales agents are not liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages (including lost profits) in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material.

This user manual tells how to use and perform the required procedures on vehicles. Safe and effective use of this Analyser is very much dependant on the user following the normal practices and procedures outline in this manual.

14.0 – Warranty Information

14.1 – Limited Warranty

This limited warranty cover defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months which begins from the date the product is purchased by the end user and is subjected to the following terms and conditions:

1. Within the warranty period, the manufacturer will repair or replace, at their options, any defective parts and return to the owner in good working condition.

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3.

4.

5.

2. Any repaired or replaced parts will be warranted for the balance of the original warranty or three months (3) months from the date of repair, whichever is longer.

This warranty only extends to the first owner and not assignable or transferable to any subsequent owner.

Cost of delivery charges incurred for the repair of the product to and from the manufacturer will be borne by the owner.

This limited warranty covers only those defects that occur as a result of normal use and do not cover those resulted from:

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Unauthorized modifications and repair.

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Improper operation or misuse.

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Accident or neglect such as dropping the unit onto hard surfaces.

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Contact with water, rain or extreme humidity.

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Contact with extreme heat.

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Broken cables, bent contact pins or subject to extreme stress or wear.

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Physical damage to the product surface including scratches, cracks or other damage to the display screen or other externally exposed parts.

14.2 - Limitations of Warranty

Other than the foregoing limited warranty, the manufacturer does not make any other warranty or condition of any kind, whether express or implied.

Any implied warranty of merchantability, or fitness for use shall be limited to the duration of the foregoing limited warranty.

Otherwise, the foregoing limited warranty is the owner’s sole and exclusive remedy and is in lieu of all other warranties whether express or implied.

The manufacturer or any of its exclusive sales agents shall not be liable for any consequential or incidental damages or losses arising from the loss of the product.

All warranty information, product features and specifications are subjected to change without prior notice.

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Battery Electrical System Analyser

User’s Manual

Table of Contents

1.0 - Introduction

1.1- BESA 12P (Battery Electrical System Analyser):

1.2 Specifications:

2.0 Safety Measures:

2.1 Safety Precautions:

2.2 Other Precautions:

3.0 Working with Batteries

4.0 - The Battery Electrical System Analyser

4.1 – BESA 12P

4.2 - Keypad Functions:

4.3 - Functions of Individual key:

5.0 – BESA 12P Setup

5.1 Paper installation

5.2 Select Display Language

5.3 LCD Brightness

5.4 Printer

5.5 PC Link

6.0 – Help Key

7.0 - Battery Test

7.1 – Start Testing

Please take Note:

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°

8.0 – Battery Ratings Charts

8.1 Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS#) CCA Ratings

8.2 DIN & EN Standards Rating Chart

8.3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart

8.4 Rough CCA Guide

9.0 – Grounding Test

9.1 – Start Testing

10.0 – Starter Test

10.1– Begin Testing

11.0 – Alternator Test

11.1 – Start Testing

12.0

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View Last Test Results

12.1 Printing the Last Test Results

13.0

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PC Link

13.1 - Installing Driver.

13.2 Printing Results from Normal Printer:

13.3 Saving Results:

Disclaimer

14.0 – Warranty Information

14.1 – Limited Warranty

14.2 - Limitations of Warranty

Key Features

Frequently Answers and Questions

Can I test a 24V battery with the BESA 12P?

Do I need to fully charge a battery before testing it?

How do I use the HELP key?

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