1. AUTO TEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER 1

2. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY DC Volts Current Probe Amps True RMS AC Volts Peak to Peak Volts Pulse Width and Duty Cycle Frequency and RPM Ambient Temperature Ohms with Continuity Beep Diode Voltage Test Powerful Managed Test Simple Simulated Loaded Voltage (SLV) Battery Test Starter Motor Test Full Multimeter Function AutoTest Features Leads Volts 0.00 V Clips Volts 0.00 V Probe Amps 0.00 A Clips Temp. 27°C  2

3. ON MANAGED TEST 3

4. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY Tests for Battery shorted cells Tests for a sulphated Battery that will not recover with charging To protect the vehicle’s electronics, AutoTest checks that a flat Battery will accept charge before advice to jump start is given Tests the vehicle’s charging system Tests the vehicle’s Battery condition Stores test results for printing or download to a computer The Managed Test Checks that the Battery post to clamp connection is OK Leads Volts 0.00 V Clips Volts 0.00 V Probe Amps 0.00 A Clips Temp. 27°C  4

5. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY Leads Volts 0.00 V Clips Volts 0.00 V Probe Amps 0.00 A Clips Temp. 27°C  To enter the Managed Test AutoTest must be in the “Home Screen” as shown here. From the Home Screen press the “ON” button once. The Managed Test 5

6. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Managed Mode. All accessories and lights should be off and doors closed.  6

7. Start of the Managed Test Ensure there are no electrical loads on the battery by closing all the doors and switching off all the vehicle’s lights and accessories Managed Mode. All accessories and lights should be off and doors closed. 7

8. First, attach the test clips to the clamps (surrounding the battery posts). Next, hold the amps probe in the same orientation it will be when clamped to the battery ground lead but hold it next to the lead so that it can be zeroed before it is attached. Attach test clips to both CLAMPS. Hold amps probe next to GROUND lead. ENTER 8

9. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Attach clips to both CLAMPS. Hold amps probe next to GROUND lead ENTER 9

10. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Attach clips to both CLAMPS. Hold amps probe next to GROUND lead ENTER 10

11. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Attach clips to both CLAMPS. Hold amps probe next to GROUND lead ENTER 11

12. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Attach clips to both CLAMPS. Hold amps probe next to GROUND lead ENTER  12

13. Attach amps probe to battery GROUND lead. Attach clips to both POSTS. ENTER Now open the amps probe and clamp it around all the wires attached to the negative battery terminal. Then, move the test clips so that the long jaw of each clip contacts the lead battery posts. The clip’s short jaw can contact the battery post or clamp. 13

14. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Attach amps probe to battery GROUND lead. Attach clips to both POSTS. ENTER 14

15. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Attach amps probe to battery GROUND lead. Attach clips to both POSTS. ENTER 15

16. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Attach amps probe to battery GROUND lead. Attach clips to both POSTS. ENTER  16

17. Enter battery CCA  400  (SAE) ENTER Use the up and down arrows to select the test battery size (its CCA rating). The measurement standard used for battery size is shown in brackets. Australia and the USA use SAE while Europe uses mostly DIN or Ah. In the demonstration test the test battery size is 350 (SAE). 17

18. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Enter battery CCA  350  (SAE) ENTER  18

19. Clean & Retest Battery Terminals Corroded Clean & Retest Battery Terminals Corroded Continue Managed Test Continue Managed Test Screening Tests Screening Tests Battery Rejected. Suspected Shorted Cell Battery Rejected. High Resistance DON’T JUMP START Battery Rejected. High Resistance DON’T JUMP START ENTER 19

20. CONNECT jumper leads GROUND to CHASSIS LAST. Start service vehicle ENTER The demonstration test battery has passed the screening tests but AutoTest has detected that it is too discharged to start the test vehicle so it prompts for jumper leads (booster cables) to be connected and for the service vehicle to be started. 20

21. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Connect Jumper Leads GROUND to CHASSIS LAST. Start service vehicle ENTER 21

22. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Connect Jumper Leads GROUND to CHASSIS LAST. Start service vehicle ENTER Chassis/Engine Earth  22

23. AutoTest knows that the test battery is connected to a good charging system (the service vehicle’s) it now tests that the battery is accepting charge and tests that it does not have a bad cell condition. Continue Managed Test Sequence Bad Cell Test Bad Cell Test Battery Rejected Inter-cell fault DO NOT JUMP START Battery Rejected Inter-cell fault DO NOT JUMP START Testing battery Do not start motor Vch 13.95 Ich 35.2 please wait 0:20 23

24. STOP service vehicle Start TEST vehicle Amps 120.2 ENTER The demonstration test battery does not have a bad cell and it’s charge acceptance is OK so AutoTest prompts for the test vehicle to be jump started. The amps reading at the bottom of the screen can be used to get an indication of the starter motor current draw during engine cranking. 24

25. V 14.22 I 12.1 Check batt recovery. REMOVE jumper leads if OK. ENTER This screen asks the operator to check that the vehicle will not stall once the jumper leads are removed. When the charge voltage is OK and the test battery is accepting a good amount of charge, then the jumper leads should be removed. 25

26. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! V 14.22I 12.1 Check batt recovery REMOVE jumper leads If OK ENTER 26

27. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! V 14.22I 12.1 Check batt recovery REMOVE jumper leads If OK ENTER  27

28. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Testing alternator. Do not stop motor. Vch 13.96 Ich 13.2 Please wait 4:20 28

29. Testing alternator. Do not stop motor. Vch 13.96 Ich 13.2 Please wait 4:20 AutoTest now has the test battery connected to the test vehicle’s charging system. This period of testing is called dynamic testing. Firstly, AutoTest checks the alternator to make sure it is charging the test battery properly. 29

30. Testing battery. Do not stop motor. Vch 14.22 Ich 13.2 Please wait 4:01 Next, AutoTest checks the battery. The amount of time AutoTest takes to test the battery depends on the state of charge of the battery being tested. AutoTest allows more time for a discharged battery to “come good” during charge than it does for a well charged battery. 30

31. Continue Managed Test Continue Managed Test Was battery OK for Drain Test at start of Managed Test? Was battery OK for Drain Test at start of Managed Test? Test Completed Continue to results display Test Completed Continue to results display Testing battery Do not stop motor Vch 14.22 Ich 18.2 Please wait0:10 No Yes 31

32. Vch 14.24 Ich 18.4 Drain Test Stop motor ONLY if OK. ENTER The test battery was too discharged to reveal a current drain at the start of the managed test (when it is usually performed). Because the amps probe has been measuring high amps during cranking and charging, it must be re-zeroed before looking for a small key-off current drain. 32

33. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! REMOVE amps probe and place next to battery GROUND lead. ENTER 33

34. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! REMOVE amps probe and place next to battery GROUND lead. ENTER 34

35. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! REMOVE amps probe and place next to battery GROUND lead. ENTER  35

36. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! ATTACH amps probe to battery ground lead Amps 0.00 ENTER 36

37. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! ATTACH amps probe to battery ground lead Amps 0.78 ENTER  37

38. Results Screen 1 shows that the battery is OK but needs charge the alternator/regulator combination is OK the key-off current drain is high and should be checked further Batt Pass/Needs Chrg Alt/Reg Pass Drain Suspect   Managed Mode Test Completed 38

39. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Batt Pass/Needs Chrg Alt/Reg Pass Drain Suspect      39

40. Battery OCV7.59V Drain Amps0.78A Clamp Drop0.01V   Results Screen 2 shows more detail the open circuit voltage OCV (or no load voltage) was 7.59 Volts when the clips were first connected to the battery the key-off current drain was 0.78 Amps the drop in loaded volts between the battery clamp and battery post was 0.01 Volts 40

41. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Battery OCV7.59V Drain Amps0.78A Clamp Drop0.01V   41

42. Charge Volts13.96V Charge Amps13.60A Alt ripple50.5mV   Results Screen 3 shows results achieved during the course of the Alternator/Regulator test (one of the dynamic tests performed as part of the managed test). It shows the highest charge voltage was 13.96 Volts the highest charge current was 13.60 Amps the ripple voltage produced by the diodes of the alternator during charge was 50.5 milli-Volts 42

43. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Charge Volts13.96V Charge Amps13.60A Alt ripple50.5mV   43

44. Battery LV9.63V Accum Ah1.06A Battery Res11.6m   Results Screen 4 shows results achieved during the course of the Battery test (one of the dynamic tests performed as part of the managed test). It shows that the test battery’s loaded volts (LV) was 9.63 Volts charge accumulation during the whole managed test was 1.06 Amp hours internal resistance was 11.6 milli- Ohms 44

45. BATTERY SLV STARTER TEST 45

46. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY The Battery SLV Test  Test indicates the battery’s condition as a percentage  Results also shown as the Simulated Loaded Volts or SLV (the result that would be achieved by a loaded voltage test using a ½ CCA current 15 second discharge)  The Monitor Screen gives a “live” update of the battery condition during battery charge/discharge Leads Volts 0.00 V Clips Volts 0.00 V Probe Amps 0.00 A Clips Temp. 27°C   Almost instant two line description of the test result 46

47. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY Leads Volts 0.00 V Clips Volts 0.00 V Probe Amps 0.00 A Clips Temp. 27°C  The Battery SLV Test To enter the SLV Test AutoTest must be in the “Home Screen”as shown here. From the Home Screen press the “BATTERY SLV” button once.  47

48. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Battery SLV Test CONNECT Clips 48

49. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY Battery SLV Test Enter Battery CCA  400  (SAE) ENTER CAR BATTERY ! 49

50. Battery SLV Test Enter Battery CCA  400  (SAE)ENTER Use the up and down arrows to select the test battery size (its CCA rating). The measurement standard used for battery size is shown in brackets. Australia and the USA use SAE while Europe uses mostly DIN or Ah. In the demonstration test the test battery size is 350 (SAE). 50

51. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Battery SLV Test Enter Battery CCA  350  (SAE) ENTER  51

52. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Battery SLV Test Enter Battery CCA  350  (SAE) ENTER  52

53. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY Battery Good. Passed SLV Test. Battery Rating 65% Battery SLV 10.25  CAR BATTERY ! 53

54. Battery Good. Passed SLV Test. Battery Rating 65% Battery SLV 10.25  This screen shows the results of the SLV test the first 2 lines show the battery determ- ination. 10 different results are possible the 3rd line shows the battery condition as a percentage. 100% is for an as new battery while negative percentages indicate a reject. the 4th line shows the battery’s Simulated Loaded Volts or SLV 54

55. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Battery Good. Requires Charge. Battery Rating 65% Battery SLV 10.25  The Monitor Screen To enter the Monitor Screen, position the amps probe in the “next to” position (described earlier) then press the down arrow and attach the amps probe to the battery negative cable. 55

56. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Battery Good. Requires Charge. Battery Rating 65% Battery SLV 10.25  56

57. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Battery Good. Requires Charge. Battery Rating 65% Battery SLV 10.25   57

58. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Initial OCV 12.54 Vch 14.25 Ich 22.44 Lvd 10.25 Ah 0.50 Int. res m  :15.4  58

59. Initial OCV 12.54 Vch 14.25 Ich 22.44 Lvd 10.25 Ah 0.50 Int. res.m    15.4  The Monitor Screen The screen gives a “live” update of battery condition either stand alone or while the battery is being charged or discharged. Line 1 shows the OCV (open circuit voltage or no load voltage) when the test clips were first connected to the test battery. Line 1 59

60. Initial OCV 12.54 Vch 14.25 Ich 22.44 Lvd 10.25 Ah 0.50 Int. res.m    15.4  The Monitor Screen Line 2 shows Vch, the instantaneous charge voltage at the battery. If there is no charger connected then Vch is simply the voltage at the battery terminals. Line 2 also shows Ich, the instantaneous current flow into the battery measured in Amps. Press Enter on the keyboard to move to the next slide Line 2 60

61. Initial OCV 12.54 Vch 14.25 Ich 22.44 Lvd 10.25 Ah 0.50 Int. res.m    15.4  The Monitor Screen Line 3 shows Lvd, the dynamic loaded voltage of the battery. Lvd is a “live” measurement of the voltage that would result after a load current of ½ the rated CCA were drawn from the battery for 15 seconds. Line 3 also shows Ah, the total charge energy put into the test battery while in the Monitor Screen. Line 3 61

62. Initial OCV 12.54 Vch 14.25 Ich 22.44 Lvd 10.25 Ah 0.50 Int. res.m    15.4  The Monitor Screen Line 4 shows the internal resistance of the test battery measured in milli-Ohms. The lower the internal resistance the better the battery. An internal resistance above 100m  indicates a very high resistance battery. If charging does not bring the internal resistance to below 100m  within a short period of time then the battery is a reject. Line 4 62

63. BATTERY SLV STARTER TEST 63

64. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY The Starter Motor Test  Tests the ability of the battery to supply the current required during a 15 second engine crank  When the cranking current is around half the battery’s rated CCA the test is a true 15 second ½ CCA loaded voltage test on the battery  When cranking is terminated prior to 15 seconds the results obtained until just before cranking was stopped are displayed Leads Volts 0.00 V Clips Volts 0.00 V Probe Amps 0.00 A Clips Temp. 27°C   Tests how much current is drawn by the starter motor during a 15 second engine crank 64

65. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY Leads Volts 0.00 V Clips Volts 0.00 V Probe Amps 0.00 A Clips Temp. 27°C  The Starter Motor Test To enter the Starter Motor Test press the “BATTERY SLV” button twice  65

66. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Starter Test CONNECT Clips 66

67. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Starter Test Connect amps probe ENTER 67

68. Starter Test Connect amps probe. ENTER Clamp the Amps probe around all of the wires connected to the battery negative terminal. There is no need to zero the probe before connecting it. Zeroing (placing the amps probe next to the negative cable first) is only necessary when checking for small currents like current drain with the key off. 68

69. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY CAR BATTERY ! Starter Test Connect amps probe ENTER 69

70. AUTOTEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER V.  COM RESET ZERO UP DOWN  BATTERY SLV VOLTS AMPS ONCANCELENTER AC STARTER TEST MANAGED TEST OFFMENU ± 40 V ONLY Disable ignition and fuel and CRANK for up to 15 seconds. 14 sec CAR BATTERY !  70

71. Disable ignition and fuel and CRANK for up to 15 seconds. 14 sec Disable the ignition by removing the high tension coil lead from the distributor and connecting it to ground. Disable the fuel pump to prevent unburnt fuel damaging the catalytic converter by removing the fuel pump relay or fuse. AutoTest automatically detects the start of cranking and counts down from 15 seconds to show the recommended cranking time remaining. 71

72. Time Volts Amps 5.0s 9.91 197.0 10.0s 9.62 196.4 15.0s 9.42 184.5 The Starter Test Results Screen The results table shows the cranking volts and amps after 5, 10 and 15 seconds of cranking. When the amps readings are high, either there is excessive engine friction placing high loads on the starter motor or the starter motor is faulty. 72

73. Time Volts Amps 5.0s 9.91 197.0 10.0s 9.62 196.4 15.0s 9.42 184.5 The Starter Test Results Screen The voltage readings can give an indication of the loaded voltage performance of the battery. If the battery is fully charged and the amps readings are around ½ the battery’s rated CCA then the voltage after 15 seconds is the battery’s Loaded Voltage (LV). LVs below 9.6 volts indicate a reject battery. 73

74. Time Volts Amps 5.0s 9.91 197.0 10.0s 9.62 196.4 15.0s 9.42 184.5 The Starter Test Results Screen If the test battery was rated at 380 CCA (SAE) and it was fully charged for the test, the results screen above would indicate a reject battery. The test battery is delivering plenty of amps and will start an engine, but it’s voltage isn’t holding up under load, which indicates the battery will soon fail. 74

75. Time Volts Amps 5.0s 9.91 197.0 10.0s 9.62 196.4 12.1s 9.58 190.5 The Starter Test Results Screen When cranking is stopped before 15 seconds (in this case just after 12 seconds) AutoTest will display as much data as was gathered during the shortened crank. Had cranking stopped before 10 seconds (but after 5) there would only be two rows of results. If cranking stopped before 5 seconds there would only be one. 75

76. AUTO TEST ELECTRICS ANALYSER