Associated 12-1012 User Manual

Associated Equipment Corp.

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314-385-5178 (Outside US)

Battery Electrical System Analyzer Model: 12-1012

User’s Manual

Version 13.08

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Table of Contents

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

1.1 The Product-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

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

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

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

2.2 Other Precautions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7

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

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

4.1 MODEL 12-1012------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10

4.2 Keypad Functions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

4.3 Functions of Individual Key-------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

5.0 HELP Key-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.0 Battery Test-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.1 Start Testing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14

7.0 Battery Rating Charts-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.1 Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS#) Rating Chart-----------------------------------------------24

7.2 DIN & EN Standards Rating Charts---------------------------------------------------------------------26

7.3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart -----------------------------------------------------------------------------28

7.4 Rough CCA Guide------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28

8.0 Grounding Test -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.1 Start Testing----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29

9.0 Starter Test --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.1 Begin Testing---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35

10.0 Alternator Test----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.1 Start Testing----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------39 No load testing at 3,000 RPM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------39 Testing with load at 2,000 RPM---------------------------------------------------------------------------42

11.0 View Last Test Results-----------------------------------------------------------------------

12.0 Setting Up the PC ready for MODEL 12-1012------------------------------------------

12.1 Installing Driver------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------47

12.2 Printing Results from normal printer ------------------------------------------------------------------50

12.3 Saving results--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------50

13.0 Warranty Information----------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.1 Limited Warranty----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51

13.2 Limitations of Warranty-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52

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1.0 - Introduction

1.1-The Product:

As we all know battery plays a very important role in a vehicle by providing power to all the electrical components and also the initial power to get the engine started. Once the engine runs, the alternator will take over and at the same time it charges the battery. In order these power systems to perform efficiently at all times, they need to be checked regularly during service and maintenance of the vehicle.

For quick and convenient way of checking the condition of these power systems, this Battery Electrical System Analyzer is designed to perform the following tasks:

1. Battery Test:

 Analyzes the battery condition using microprocessor controlled

testing methods without the need of fully charging it before test.

 The unit consumes very little current during testing hence the test

can be repeated numerous times without worry of draining the battery and its results are highly accurate.

 Extremely safe as it does not create any sparks during clamp on and

it takes less than 8 seconds to obtain the full analyzed results of tested battery.

2. Grounding Test:

 Analyzes the condition of the electrical return circuit contact

resistance which was connected to the engine or chassis body from the battery terminal with results and recommendations display after test.

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3. Starter Test:

 Checks the cranking effectiveness of the battery to predict when the

battery will fail to crank a vehicle basing on voltage profiles with results and recommendations display.

4. Alternator Test:

 This test checks the alternator charging condition during load at

2,000 RPM and without load at 3,000 RPM with results and recommendations display after each test.

This Analyzer 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.

The operation is fast and simple. When hooked up to the battery posts, the displayed instructions on the screen will lead you through and a warning tone to caution you to perform the correct steps. In event that you need assistance, there is a key. It will display information about each function when selected.

Its result is consistent and repeatable and can be performed numerous times without heating up the unit. 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 and it is equipped with an USB port to be connected to the PC to store the results or have it printed out from normal computer printer.

1.2 Specifications:

Operating Voltage: 9V ~ 15V DC (max) Analyzing Capacity (Amps): CCA: 100 ~ 1700 EN: 100 ~ 1700

IEC: 100 ~ 1000 DIN: 100 ~ 1000 JIS#: 100 ~ 1700

Battery analyzing time: Less than 8 seconds.

DC Volts Accuracy: ± 2% Reading Working Temperature: 0ºC (32°F) ~ 50ºC (122°F).

Working Humidity: 10% ~ 80 % Dimensions: 181 x 110 x 90 mm

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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.

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2.2 Other Precautions:

• This battery analyzer is meant for testing of 12 Volts batteries only.

• 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.

• 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.

• Always attached the analyzer 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.

• Do not attach the analyzer 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.)

• If the battery terminal posts were oxidized or badly corroded and the connections were bad, the analyzer will prompt you to check the connections. In this case, clean the terminal posts and performs testing directly on the terminal posts it-self.

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

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

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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 equalizing batteries.

 Never disconnect a battery cable from a vehicle with the engine

running because the battery acts like a filter for the electrical system.

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 warm and expand. After recharging has been completed, recheck the level.

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 Reinstall the vent caps BEFORE recharging, recharge ONLY in

well-ventilated areas, and wear protective eye ware (safety 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 VDC.

 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 110° F (43.3° C), o r 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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( + ) post.

to PC.

( -

) post.

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4.0 - The Battery Electrical System Analyzer

4.1 – MODEL 12-1012

Black Clamp to battery negative

Red Clamp to battery positive

USB port for connection

Figure 1

4.2 - Keypad Functions:

Figure 2

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4.3 - Functions of Individual key:

1. Use this key to scroll up to the next item OR when it is in the keying-in Battery Ratings values mode, press this key once will increase the value by step of 5 units.

2. Use this key to shift the selection tab to the right item OR when it is in the keying-in Battery Ratings values mode, press this key once will increase the value by step of 100 units.

3. Use this key to scroll down to the next item OR when it is in the keying-in Battery Ratings values mode, press this key once will decrease the value by step of 5 units.

4. Use this key to shift the selection tab to the left item OR when it is in the keying-in Battery Ratings values mode, press this key once will decrease the value by step of 100 units.

5. Press this key will get into the selected function or proceed to the next step.

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

7. This is the HELP key. Press this key will enter into the help menu

and it will explain the functions of the item you have selected in detail.

8. Press this key when the Analyzer has connected to the computer

to activate the communication which allows data retrieving and printing of the Last Tested Results.

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Select Test

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5.0 – Help Key

This selection helps you to familiarize with the usage of the MODEL 12-1012 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.3 and Fig 4):

EXIT For Example:

If help is needed on “Battery Test”, then press key on this item and the display will change to as shown (Fig 5).

Pressing the key will scroll down to the next item “Results” (Fig 6) and so forth until it reaches “Life”.

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. 4)

New: ClearMemory

Continue Test...

LastTest Results

Figure 3

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How to operate 

Results Voltage CCA

Figure 5

Results

Voltage CCA Life

Figure 6

Battery Test 

Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test

Figure 4

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

Press key will scroll down to the next page to continue reading the text (Fig. 8 and Fig 9) below.

Clips to Battery [+] and [-]posts Check battery Rating [CCA,EN

If you wish to continue help on rest of the item like “Results, Voltage, CCA, Life”, press key anytime will go back to the main menus (Fig. 5). 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.4)

Figure 8 Figure 9

Operation:Engine Must be OFF. Locate battery. Clamp Tester.

Figure 7

DIN,JIS# & IEC] and key the value into the Tester

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6.0 - Battery Test

6.1 – 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 analyzer 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.

1. Attach the Analyzer 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.10).

2. It will run through a self-test and when completed it displays the Main Menu as shown: (Fig. 11)

Figure 10

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New: ClearMemory

Continue Test...

LastTest Results

Figure 11

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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.

Continue… Test

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 from the printer.

Last Test Results

Here it will let you review the test results of the last tested car. The results stored will always depends on the tests that you had done.

Use or keys to scroll for the pages during viewing. Examples:

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

RESULTS: Good

12.40V 419 CCA Int.R: 6.43mΩ LIFE: 76%

Figure 12

“Continue…Test” will proceed to the display below: (Fig. 14)

ENGINE GROUND

Results: OK Resistance is within limits.

Figure 13

Battery Test 

Grounding Test Starter Test Alternator Test 

Figure 14

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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.14) 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. 15) below.

7. If the surface charge is too great for the analyzer to handle, it will prompt you with the instructions as shown: (Fig. 16) below.

8. Wait until the surface charge removal had completed, the analyzer will advise as follows: (Fig.17) and then press key.

Removing Surface Charge... Please Wait!

Figure 15

Turn ign.key ON. Headlights ON to remove Surface Charge...

Figure 16

Surface Charge now removed. Key & headlights OFF Then press Enter

Figure 17

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