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1 Product Summary
1.1 Product Profile
BA101 Battery Tester adopts currently the world's most advanced conductance testing technology to easily, quickly and accurately measure
the actual cold cranking amps capability of the vehicle starting battery, healthy state of the battery itself, and common fault of the vehicle
starting system and charging system, which can help maintenance personnel to find the problem quickly and accurately, thus to achieve
quick vehicle repair.
1. Test all automotive cranking lead acid battery, including ordinary lead acid battery, AGM flat plate battery, AGM spiral battery, andGel
battery, EFB battery, etc.
2. Directly detect bad cell battery.
3. Polarity reverse connection protection, reverse connection will not damage the tester or affect the vehicle and battery.
4. Directly test the battery with loss of electricity, no need to full charge before testing.
5. Testing standards include currently the world's majority of battery standards, CCA, BCI, CA, MCA, JIS, DIN, IEC, EN, SAE, GB.
6. Support multi-languages, customer can select different language package, which includes: English,French,Spanish,German,Italian,Polish,
etc. Other languages can also be customized according to user's need.
1.2 Product Function
Main functions of BA101 battery tester include: battery test, cranking test, charging test and other additional functions.
Battery test is mainly targeted to analyze the battery healthy status to calculate the actual cold cranking capability of the battery and the
aging extent, which provide reliable analysis evidence for the test and maintenance of the battery. It notifies the user to replace battery in
advance when the battery gettingaged.
Cranking test is mainly to test and analyze the starting motor. Through testing the actual required cranking current and cranking voltage of
the starting motor, it can find out whether the starting motor works fine. There are several reasons why the starting motor is abnormal:
lubricating system fault causing the starting loaded torque increasing or rotor friction of the starting motor causing the increasing friction of
the starting motoritself.
Charging test is to check and analyze the charging system, including generator, rectifier, rectifier diode, etc., thus to find out whether the
output voltage of the generator is normal, the rectifier diode works fine and the charging current is normal. Suppose one of the above
mentioned parts is not in normal situation, it will lead to over charge or incomplete charge of the battery, thus the battery will be quickly
damaged and also greatly shorten the using life of other loaded electrical appliance.
1.3 Technical Parameters
1. Cold Cranking Amps MeasureRange:
Measure Standard Measure Range
CCA 100-2000
BCI 100-2000
CA 100-2000
MCA 100-2000
JIS 26A17--245H52
DIN 100-1400
IEC 100-1400
EN 100-2000
SAE 100-2000
GB
2. Voltage Measure Range: 8-30V DC
100-2000
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1.4 Working Environment Requirement
Working Environment Temp.:-20°C-60°C
It is applicable for automotive manufacturers, automotive maintenance and repair workshops, automotive battery factories, automotive
batterydistributors, and educational organizations, etc.
2 PRODUCT INFORMATION
2.1 Tool Description
● Up / Down Button: Select upwards or downwards via white UP and DOWN keys.
● Exit Button: Exit to previous menu via blue EXIT key.
● Enter Button: Confirm the selection via green ENTER key
● Mini-USB Port : Connectsto computer for printing via USB cable.
2.2 Product Specifications
1). Display: LCD
2). Operating Temperature: 0 to 50°C (-32 to 122 F°)
3). Storage Temperature: -20 to 70°C (-4 to 158 F°)
4). Power—provided via cable from car battery
5). Dimensions:
Length Width Height
110 mm ( 4.3"”) 70 mm ( 2.75"”) 16mm (0.63"”)
6). Weight:450g
2.3 Accessories Included
1) 1 x Mini USB Cable 1 x CD Driver
2) User's Manual
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2) USB Cable -- Provides link to unit and computer forprinting..
3). CD--- Print software inside.
2.4 Product Setup
The tool allows you to make the following adjustments and settings:
1) Language: Selects desired language.
2) Contrast adjustment: Adjusts the contrast of the LCD display.
3) Tool information: The tool showsthe version and produced
date.
Toenter the Tool Setup menu
From the second startup screen, press Exit button to enter Main menu. Press
Down button to select the ToolSetupfunction.
Language:
1) From Tool Setup menu, use Enter button to select Language
2) Use UP and DOWN button to select the desired language and press ENTER button to save your selection and return to previous menu.
Contrast
1) From Tool Setup menu, use Enter button to select contrast.
2) Use UP and DOWN button to select the contrast value and press ENTER button to save your selection and return to previous menu.
Contrast
38%
Language
English
F rench
German
Spanish
System Setu p
Language
Contrast
T ool Information
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Tool Information
Soft ware Version:
1.00
Hardware Version:
1.00
Tool Information
From Tool Setup menu, use Enter button to select Tool Information
Press exit to return the previousmenu.
3 Battery Test
After entering battery test program, tester displays the tester model and version
Tester will display the following contents in a sequence, select accordingly.
3.1Quick test
It can make sure the battery status, including voltage, CCA, electronic resistance, rated CCA, charging value, healthy value and testing result
in one second. Once input theAH value—battery rated capacity, which is marked in the label of the battery.
1). Press UP/DOWN key to select the Quick test, then press ENTER key toconfirm.
2). Input the rated battery capacity—xx AH, in general, the battery capacity for 12V vehicle is above 30AH.
3). Then press enter key, the testing result will show one of these, as below
. Battery test result includes 5 types as following:
1) Good Battery
The battery is without any problem, please be relaxed to use!
Healthy : 96% 490CCA
Charge:98% 12.64V
Internal R=6.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD BATTERY
Inpu t AH va lu e
50 A-H
P lease inpu t the A-HR value in the
Label of the ba tt ery .
Main Menu
1.Quick T e st
2.Battery in Vehicle
3.Out of V ehicle
4.Review Data
5.Print Data
6.System Setu p
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Main Menu
1.Quick T e st
2.Battery in Vehicle
3.Out of V ehicle
4.Review Data
5.Print Data
6.System Setu p
2) Good, Recharge
Good battery but low current, recharge before using.
3) Replace
The battery is near to or already reached the end of the using life, replace battery, otherwise, bigger danger will be followed.
4) Bad Cell, Replace
Battery interior damaged, bad cell or short circuit, replace battery.
5) Charge, Retest
Unstable battery shall be recharged and retested to avoid error. If same test result appears after recharge and retest, the battery is regarded
as damaged, replace the battery.
Battery In-Vehicle or BatteryOut-Of-Vehicle
Press UP/DOWN key to select the battery location, in vehicle or out of vehicle, then press ENTER key to confirm.
Battery in vehicle means battery is connected with vehicle generator or vehicle electrical appliance.
3.2 Battery in vehicle
Choose the battery in vehicle and press Enter key, then it will enter the belowmenu.
Healthy : 39% 310CCA
Charge:20% 12.08V
Internal R=30.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
CHARGE-RETE ST
Heal t hy : 0% 0CC A
Charge:20% 10.64V
Internal R=45.2m Ω
Rated: 500A
BAD CELL，REPLACE
Healthy : 78% 440CCA
Charge:30% 12.20V
Internal R=7.2m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD, RECHARGE
Healthy : 46% 490CCA
Charge:80% 12.68V
Internal R=18.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
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3.2.1 Battery test in vehicle
When surface charge detected by the tester, it prompts "SURFACE CHARGE, TURN LIGHTS ON"
Turn lights on as prompted to eliminate battery surface charge, tester will then display the following messages in a sequence:
Now the tester detects the surface charge has been eliminated, turn lights off as prompted, then press ENTER key. The tester will recover
automatic test
OUT-OF-VEHICLE means battery is not connected with any of the vehicle loaded, i.e. battery connection is cut off.
Select Battery Type
After the battery charge status selected, tester will prompt to select battery type, i.e. Regular Flooded, AGM Flat Plate or
AGM Spiral, Gel and EFB battery. Press UP/DOWN key to select battery type, then press OK key to confirm
Battery System Standard andRating
BA101 battery tester will test each battery according to the selected system andrating.
Use UP/DOWN key to select according to the actual system standard and rating marked on the battery. Use UP/DOWN key to select
according to the actual system standard and rating marked on the battery. See in the below picture, the arrow indicated location.
CCA: Cold CrankingAmps, specified by SAE&BCI, most frequently used value for starting battery at 0°F (-18°C).
BCI: Battery Council Internationalstandard
CA：Cranking Amps standard, effective starting current value at 0°C
MCA: Marine CrankingAmps standard, effective starting current value at 0°C.
JIS：Japan Industrial Standard, displayed on the battery as combination of the numbers and letters, e.g. 55D23,80D26. DIN：
German Auto Industry CommitteeStandard
IEC：Internal Electro technical Commission Standard
Battery T y pe
1.Regular Flooded.
2. AGM Flat Plate.
3.AGM spiral
4.GEL
5.EFB
Battery T est
1.Check surface charge, Turn lights on.
2. Take headlights on about 10 seconds.
3.Turn lights off.
T est in Ve hicle
1.Battery T e st
2.Cranking T es t
3.Charging T e st
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EN：EuropeanAutomobile Industry Association Standard
SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers Standard
GB: China National Standard
Rating range as following:
Measure Standard Measure Range
CCA 100-2000
BCI 100-2000
CA 100-2000
MCA 100-2000
JIS 26A17--245H52
DIN 100-1400
IEC 100-1400
EN 100-2000
SAE 100-2000
GB
Input correct test standard and rating, press ENTER key, tester starts to test, and dynamic interface "TESTING" prompted. See below:
It takes around 3 seconds to display the battery test result.
Battery Test Result
Battery test result includes 5 types as following:
1) Good Battery
The battery is without any problem, please be relaxed to use!
Setting Rate
500
CC
A
Se le ct Input
CCA
Healthy : 96% 490CCA
Charge:98% 12.64V
Internal R=6.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD BATTERY
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2) Good, Recharge
Good battery but low current, recharge before using.
3) Replace
The battery is near to or already reached the end of the using life, replace battery, otherwise, bigger danger will be followed.
4) Bad Cell, Replace
Battery interior damaged, bad cell or short circuit, replace battery.
5) Charge, Retest
Unstable battery shall be recharged and retested to avoid error. If same test result appears after recharge and retest, the battery is regarded
as damaged, replace the battery.
Attention: If "Replace" resulted from IN-VEHICLE mode, it might be the reason that vehicle cable is not well connected with the battery.
Ensure to cut off the cable and retest the battery under OUT-OF-VEHICLE before making a decision to replace battery.
NOTE:After testing, if need to Exit, press EXIT key to directly Exit to the startup interface.
After testing: if it's "IN-VEHICLE" test state, press ENTER key will bring to Cranking Test.
3.2.2 Cranking Test
Tester prompts as following:
Starting the engine as prompted, tester will automatically complete the cranking test and display the result.
Cran king T est
Start Engine
Healthy : 39% 310CCA
Charge:20% 12.08V
Internal R=30.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
CHARGE-RETE ST
Heal t hy : 0% 0CC A
Charge:20% 10.64V
Internal R=45.2m Ω
Rated: 500A
BAD CELL，REPLACE
Healthy : 78% 440CCA
Charge:30% 12.20V
Internal R=7.2m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD, RECHARGE
Healthy : 46% 490CCA
Charge:80% 12.68V
Internal R=18.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
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Rippl e T est
95mV 14 .3 2V
Normally, cranking voltage value lower than 9.6V is regarded as abnormal and it is ENTER if it is higher than9.6V.
Testresult of the tester includes actual cranking voltage and actual crankingtime.
When cranking test is abnormal, battery test result will also be displayed at the same time.
This is for the convenience of the maintenance personnel to quickly know the whole state of the starting system according to the data.
After testing finished, do not shut down the engine, press ENTER key to enter Charging Test.
3.2.3 Charging System and RippleTest
When enter the charging test, please choose "Charging Test?"
Press ENTER key again to start the charging test.
NOTE: Do not shut down the engine during the test. All electrical appliance and device are in OFF state. Turn on/off any electrical appliance
in the vehicle during the test will affect the accuracy of the testresult.
Tester will do the following tests in a sequence:
For ripple test, tester will display the real time ripple and meanwhile, shows ripple volt and charging volt values at the bottom line.
It takes approx. 6 seconds for the rippletest.
After the ripple test, tester will automatically start the loaded voltage test.
Loaded Volt Test takes approx. 3 seconds, then it hints "Step on accelerator to increase engine rotating speed"
Char ging T est
Loaded T esting
****
T est in Ve hicle
1.Battery T e st
2.Cranking T es t
3.Charging T e st
Cran king T est
T imes
Cranking
Replace
1020ms
Low
10.13V
Cran king T est
T imes 780ms
Cranking Normal
10.13V
Cran king T est
RPM Detected
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Char ging T est
T esting
****
Operate accordingly to increase the engine rotating speed to 2500turns or above, and keep for 5 seconds.
Tester starts the charging volt test after increase rev detected.
After the test finished, tester displays the effective charging volts, ripple test result and charging test result.
NOTE: If no increase rev detected, it shall be the fault of generator regulator or connection with battery failed. Tester will try 3 times to further
detect, if still failed, it will skip the increase rev detect and the test result displays "No Volt Output". See below:
Check the connection between generator and battery, thenretest.
Charging TestResult:
1) Charging Volt: Normal
Charging system shows the generator output normal, no problem detected.
2) Charging Volt: Low
Charging volt of the charging system islow.
Check drive belt of the generator whether slip or running off. Check the connection between generator and battery is normal or not.
If both of the drive belt and the connection are in good condition, follow the manufacturer's suggestion to eliminate generator fault.
3) Charging Volt: High
Generator output volt ishigh.
Since most of the vehicle generators are using internal regulator, the generator assembly has to be replaced.(Some old style cars are using
external regulator, then directly replace the regulator.)
The normal high volt of the voltage regulator is maximum 14.7±0.5V.If charging volt is too high, it will overcharge the battery. Therefore the
battery life will be shortened and troubles will be caused.
4) No Volt Output:
No generator volt output is detected. Check the generator connection cable and the belt whether they are normal.
5) Diode Test:
Through the test of charging current ripple, tester will find out whether the diode is normal or not. When ripple volt is too high, it proves at
least one diode is damaged. Check and replace the diode.
Till now, all tests have been done.
3.3 Battery out of vehicle test
OUT-OF-VEHICLE means battery is not connected with any of the vehicle loaded, i.e. battery connection is cut off.
Choose the battery out of vehicletest
Cran king T est
Loaded 14.16V
Unloaded 14.39V
Replace 15mV
Charging Normal
Char ging T est
Increasing RPM to 2500 r/min
And keep it 5 seconds.
Press OK to continue.
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3.3.3 Select BatteryType
After the battery charge status selected, tester will prompt to select battery type, i.e. Regular Flooded, AGM Flat Plate or
AGM Spiral, Gel and EFB battery. Press UP/DOWN key to select battery type, then press OK key to confirm
Battery System Standard and Rating
BA101 battery tester will test each battery according to the selected system andrating.
Use UP/DOWN key to select according to the actual system standard and rating marked on the battery. Use UP/DOWN key to select
according to the actual system standard and rating marked on the battery. See in the below picture, the arrow indicated location.
CCA: Cold CrankingAmps, specified by SAE&BCI, most frequently used value for starting battery at 0°F (-18°C).
BCI: Battery Council Internationalstandard
CA：Cranking Amps standard, effective starting current value at 0°C
MCA: Marine CrankingAmps standard, effective starting current value at 0°C.
JIS：Japan Industrial Standard, displayed on the battery as combination of the numbers and letters, e.g. 55D23,80D26. DIN：
German Auto Industry CommitteeStandard
IEC：Internal Electro technical Commission Standard
EN：EuropeanAutomobile Industry Association Standard
SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers Standard GB：
China National Standard
Se le ct Input
CCA
Battery T y pe
1.Regular Flooded.
2. AGM Flat Plate.
3.AGM spiral
4.GEL
5.EFB
Main Menu
1.Quick T e st
2.Battery in Vehicle
3.Out of V ehicle
4.Review Data
5.Print Data
6.System Setu p
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Rating range as following:
Measure Standard Measure Range
CCA 100-2000
BCI 100-2000
CA 100-2000
MCA 100-2000
JIS 26A17--245H52
DIN 100-1400
IEC 100-1400
EN 100-2000
SAE 100-2000
GB 100-2000
Input correct test standard and rating, press ENTER key, tester starts to test, and dynamic interface "TESTING" prompted. See below:
It takes around 3 seconds to display the battery test result.
Battery Test Result
Battery test result includes 5 types as following:
1) Good Battery
The battery is without any problem, please be relaxed to use!
Healthy : 96% 490CCA
Charge:98% 12.64V
Internal R=6.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD BATTERY
Setting Rate
500
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2) Good, Recharge
Good battery but low current, recharge before using.
3) Replace
The battery is near to or already reached the end of the using life, replace battery, otherwise, bigger danger will be followed.
4) Bad Cell, Replace
Battery interior damaged, bad cell or short circuit, replace battery.
5) Charge, Retest
Unstable battery shall be recharged and retested to avoid error. If same test result appears after recharge and retest, the battery is regarded
as damaged, replace the battery.
3.4 Review Data
Choose the function of Review Data
Check the history of battery testing result
Main Menu
1.Quick T e st
2.Battery in Vehicle
3.Out of V ehicle
4.Review Data
5.Print Data
6.System Setu p
Healthy : 39% 310CCA
Charge:20% 12.08V
Internal R=30.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
CHARGE-RETE ST
Heal t hy : 0% 0CC A
Charge:20% 10.64V
Internal R=45.2m Ω
Rated: 500A
BAD CELL，REPLACE
Healthy : 78% 440CCA
Charge:30% 12.20V
Internal R=7.2m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD, RECHARGE
Healthy : 46% 490CCA
Charge:80% 12.68V
Internal R=18.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
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3.5 Print Data
Before use the print data function, it is necessary to connect the tool to the computer via the USB
cable. Once all are ready, please kindly insert the CD to thecomputer
1. Install the USB driver firstly.
2. Then open the Print software
3. Choose the COM Port NO.
If there are some data history in print software, please kindly clear them.
4. Choose the function of Print Data in the tool
Healthy : 96% 490CCA
Charge:98% 12.64V
Internal R=6.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD BATTERY
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5.Once the data is transferred to the computer, the print software will show these information
Besides, the tool will turn to belowmenu.
Press exit to return
3.6 System setup
Please kindly review 2.4 Product setup
4. WARRANTY AND SERVICE
4.1 Limited One Year Warranty
We warrants to its customers that this product will be free from all defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the
date of the original purchase, subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. The sole responsibility of usunder the Warranty is limited to either the repair or, at the option of us, replacement of the Scan
Toolat no charge with Proof of Purchase. The sales receipt may
be used for this purpose.
2. This warranty does not apply to damages caused by improper use, accident, flood, lightning, or if the product was altered or repaired by
anyone other than the Manufacturer’s Service Center.
3. We shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages arising from the use, misuse, or mounting of the Scan Tool. Some
states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
4.2 Service Procedures
1) For customer support, please contact your dealer or reseller directly.
2) For technical assistance, please email to [email protected]
P r in t Data
OK
Main Menu
1.Quick T e st
2.Battery in Vehicle
3.Out of V ehicle
4.Review Data
5.Print Data
6.System Setu p
Healthy : 96% 490CCA
Charge:98% 12.64V
Internal R=6.1m Ω
Rated: 500A
GOOD BATTERY
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