① Red Connect Red Clip to Positive Terminal + .
② Black Connect Black Clip to Negative Terminal - .
(B) How to test battery : Applicable for 5Ah / 7Ah Motorcycle battery
① Setting switch mode(YT7/YT5) based on battery capacity
Remark: | YT7 = 7Ah 12V |
YT5 = 5Ah 12V |
② Check Voltmeter to know what voltage battery is.
③ Press test button in 5 seconds.
④ Then, indicator show the result and point to Green/Yellow/Red area.
⑤ Test again, press reset button.
Instruction for application of BT-1240A battery tester
First confirm the model of the tested battery, switch the battery model to the model of the tested battery, clamp the output line terminal of this unit to the positive and negative ends of battery with red clip connect to “+” and black clip to “-“ pole, check the pointer scale of this unit. If it is indicated at CHARGE(red) zone indicating recharge is required before using this unit for testing, if it is pointing at yellow zone indicating recharge may be required, and green zone indicate the battery is fine and may be tested by this unit.
Then press down TEST button for more than 5 seconds, the SEC red indicator light will jump to 5 indicator light from 1, the interval of each indicator light is 1 second, after about 5 seconds, this unit will trip from the load of the tested battery, then you may release the TEST button and then check the three red, yellow and green indicator light at the bottom of the tester for the indication of the condition of the tested battery.
GOOD green light indicate good battery.
CHARGE yellow light indicate the battery is low, the usable time is comparably short.
CHARGE NO GOOD red light indicate the battery is exhaust which need immediate charge.
Press RESET button while perform the test again to resume this unit for testing.
Attention:
The allowable ambient temperature for this unit is 40℃ or below, please never test the battery two times continuously, otherwise the battery will be exhausted and overheat to the unit. If continue test is required, make test at 5 minutes interval or more.