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Battery Electrical System Analyzer

MODEL 12-1015

User’s Manual

Version 13.08

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Table of Contents

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

1.1 MODEL 12-1015 (Battery Electrical System Analyzer) ----------------------------------------------------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 Analyzer------------------------------------------------------------

4.1 MODEL 12-1015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9

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

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

5.0 MODEL 12-1015 Setup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.1 Printer Installation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

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

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

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

7.1 Start Testing -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

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

8.1 Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS#) Rating Chart-------------------------------------------------------27

8.2 DIN & EN Standards Rating Charts-----------------------------------------------------------------------------28

8.3 YUASA Battery Rating Chart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------30

8.4 Rough CCA Guide----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31

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

9.1 Start Testing------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31

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

10.1 Begin Testing----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------37

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

11.1 Start Testing------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------41
No load testing at 3,000 RPM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------41
Testing with load at 2,000 RPM----------------------------------------------------------------------------------44

12.0 Printing and Viewing Test Results-------------------------------------------------------------47

12.1 Printing the Last Test Results------------------------------------------------------------------------------------49

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

13.1 Installing Driver-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------50

13.2 Printing Results from Normal Printer-------------------------------------------------------------------------54

13.3 Saving results---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54

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

14.1 Limited Warranty-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------55

14.2 Limitations of Warranty--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56

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1.0 - Introduction

1.1- MODEL 12-1015 (Battery Electrical System Analyzer):

This Analyzer uses the modern technology in battery testing which can test
batteries as they are without charging before test. Testing procedures are quick
and easy with repeatable results. Test Results can be printed directly on the
integrated printer or it can be stored in the computer for records.

1. Battery Test:

 Analyses 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 any worry of draining the battery
and its results are highly accurate.

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

takes less than 7 seconds to obtain the full analyzed results of tested
battery.

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 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.

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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, 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. Also it can be printed directly on the integrated mobile printer. It is equipped
with a USB port to enable connection to PC to store the results or have it printed
out from a 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 SAE: 100 ~ 1700
CA: 100 ~ 1700

DC Volts Accuracy: ± 2% Reading
Battery analyzing time: Less than 8 seconds.
Languages: Multi-languages available depending on the

model selected.
PC connection: Through USB port.
Printer head: Thermo print head.
Paper width: 57.5mm ± 0.5mm
Paper roll diameter: Max. 40mm OD.
Printing Speed: 50mm/sec.
Working Temperature: 0ºC (32°F) ~ 50ºC (122°F).
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.

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

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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:

• 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 to 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 a 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.

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• During testing on the battery while 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.

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 get 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 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), 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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4.0 - The Battery Electrical System Analyzer

4.1 – MODEL 12-1015

4.2 - Keypad Functions:

Red Clamp to

Positive (+)
battery post

Black Clamp to
Negative (-)
battery post

USB Port
for PC Link

Integrated

Printer

Figure 1

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 Rating 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 ENTER 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 will print the results after each individual test.

To print out all the four test results from the memory, this can
be done by first select and enter [View Last Test] from the
main menu and then press this key to print.

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5.0 – MODEL 12-1015 Setup

5.1 Printer Installation

1. The Analyzer has to be connected to an external power source by clamping
its clips directly to a 12Volt car battery to turn on the printer. The red LED
indicates the printer is on and green LED blinks when printing. (Fig. 3).

2.

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

Figure 4a Figure 4b Figure 4c

5.2 Select Display Language

To change the display language of the Analyzer, this can be done while on the

Figure 3

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.

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Select Menu 

New: Clear Memory
Continue Testing
View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

Inside the Setup Menu (Fig.6), press to access the Language Menu (Fig.7).

Figure 5

Setup Menu 

Language

LCD Brightness
Printer
PC Link

[Enter] to proceed.
[Exit] to quit.

Select Language 

English

Deutsch
Español
Français

[Enter] to save.

Select the preferred language by pressing key to scroll to the item. Then

Figure 6 Figure 7

confirm it by pressing 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.5) to continue your test.

6.0 – Help Key

This selection helps you to familiarize with the usage of the MODEL 12-1015 as
well as explaining the various test functions and its results. To get into this
function, just
Press key at any of the functions displayed on the menu screens as shown
below (Fig.8 and Fig 9):

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Figure 8

Select Menu 

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

Select Test 

Battery Test

Grounding Test
Starter Test
Alternator Test

Then press [Enter].

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 10).

Figure 10

Battery Test 

How to operate

Voltage
Battery ratings
Internal R.
LIFE

Press [Help] to read
[Exit] to menu.

Pressing the key will scroll down to the next item “Voltage” (Fig. 11 below)
and so forth until it reaches “Life”.

Battery Test 

How to operate

Voltage

Battery ratings
Internal R.
LIFE

Press [Help] to

Figure 11

Figure 9

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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:

Figure 12

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

Press key will scroll down to the next page to continue reading the text
(Fig. 13) below.

Figure 13

posts. Check battery
rating [CCA, SAE,
JIS, DIN, IEC, EN,
CA].Key the rating
values. The Tester
will lead you
through the whole
testing process.

[Exit] to menu.

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.

11).
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)

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7.0 - Battery Test

7.1 – Start Testing

Performing Battery Test while 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
been 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.14).

Figure 14

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

Menu as shown: (Fig. 15)

BATTERY
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM ANALYSER

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Figure 15

Select Menu 

New: Clear Memory

Continue Testing

View last Test

Setup Menu

Then press [Enter].

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 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:

Figure 16

Battery: Good

Measured: 406 CCA
Rating: 630 CCA
Volts: 12.45 V
Int. R: 6.72 mOhm
Life: 76 %

Results: High Ohms

The grounding
resistance of the
engine or car
chassis is high.
Clean the cable
contacts or
replace cable if

Figure 17

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

“Continue…Test” will proceed to the display below: (Fig. 18)

Figure 18

Select Test 

Battery Test

Grounding Test
Starter Test
Alternator Test

Then press [Enter].

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

to select it.

5. As an example (Fig.18) 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. 19) below.

Figure 19

The Analyser is
removing the battery
surface charge now.

Please wait for a
moment!

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