Valen BACA 24V25A User manual

AUSTRALIA
1300 734 253
[e-mail]
www.valen.com.au
NEW ZEALAND
0800 734 253
[e-mail]
www.valen.co.nz
OPERATION
MANUAL
BATTERY CAPACITY
AND CHARGER
ANALYSER (BACA)
24V25A
Version: 6.0

The story so far.
Regal Electro was first founded in 1981 in Cape
Town, South Africa, supplying mostly security
components and batteries to security installers.
In 1998, the business was sold and the Managing
Director, Philip Daries, immigrated to Australia. The
year 1999 saw the opening of the newly renamed
Regal Electro, a battery and security component
supplier based in Lake Cargelligo, NSW.
Over the next few years, it became
apparent that there was a growing need
in the industry for a battery supplier
who knew not only the characteristics of
various technologies, but also understood
the technical manufacturing procedures to
ensure a quality product.
The growing team at Regal Electro worked to
position the company as a premium supplier of fine
energy solutions, oering a complete packaged
solution to a wide range of clients.
In 2009, Regal Electro opened its very own
custom built premises in Hallam, VIC to ensure fast
service and delivery to its clients. 2010 saw the
establishment of a presence in New Zealand.
To keep up with every-increasing growth, the Lake
Cargelligo Head Oce moved into a brand new
purpose built facility in 2012.
In 2015, Regal Electro successfully completed its
first ENLiFEN Energy Storage Optimiser (ESO)
prototype which was put proudly on display at the
Comms Connect Exhibition in Melbourne.
In 2017, Regal Electro went through another major
change with the rebranding and reinvigorating of
its core product range, Power Charge. The Power
Charge range was renamed Valen, which in Latin
means ‘Power’. Brisbane operations also began at
this time.
A Sydney head oce and logistics centre was
opened in Lawson in April 2018 with the view to
further improve the level of service oered to
clients.
In July 2018, Regal Electro made the key strategic
decision to go through another rebranding and
changed the company name to Valen. This decision
was made to strengthen the brand and recognition
within the industrial battery market.
As of today, Valen has grown exponentially since
its humble beginnings to become a trusted advisor
to clients throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Valen is an industry leader in energy storage
for mission critical applications and continues
to innovate and evolve, keeping abreast of new
technologies as they emerge.

A company built on
its Core Values.
Wow Customers through
Service
-Our customers want service and we want our
employees to go above and beyond for our
customers.
-We expect our employees to deliver a WOW
experience with customers.
Move Fast & Remain Focused to
Get Results
-We are serious about results and we must
never lose focus on our goals and our sense
of urgency to achieve.
-Do something once and do it right.
-We believe in working hard and putting in
extra eort to get things done.
Upbeat Positive Attitude
-If our employees have a positive attitude and
constantly strive to give your best eort,
eventually we will overcome our immediate
problems and find you are ready for greater
challenges.
-Positive and negative are directions that lead to
dierent outcomes. We expect our employees
to move in the right direction each day.
Challenge the Status Quo
-We are committed to great results and good is
the enemy of great. We want our employees to
embrace & drive change
Play as a Team
-Working eectively as a team creates
momentum, improves morale.
-The dierence between success and failure is
a great team and we expect our employees to
work together as a team.

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THANK YOU
FOR INVESTING
IN A 24V BACA
BATTERY TESTER
With this processor controlled capacity tester, you can test the
Ah capacity of Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries.
You can set the cut-o voltage (the voltage limit where you
want to stop the discharge), the discharging current and the
charging time between the cycles is programmable within the
tester. You can program 1 to 200 cycles.
The tester measures the charged and discharged Ah and the
elapsed time since the start of each cycle.
–Performs a full battery discharge test producing an
accurate and absolute report on the performance of the
battery and/or charger under test.
–Easy to use software allows for data and tests from the
BACA to be stored, exported to PDF or printed for the
analysis of batteries.
–The BACA 12V and 24V unit can complete up to 200
cycles unassisted and record the battery and charger
performance data. Enabling the user to set up the system
and leave it to run the tests ultimately saving time on
battery testing.
–Flexible unit allows for testing of an extensive range of
battery capacities from 0.8Ah to 200Ah.
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
CONNECTING THE TESTER TO
THE BATTERY 5
Menu System 5
Setting the Test Parameters 5
Reading the Test Results 7
STARTING THE TEST 7
Start with Discharging 7
Start with Charging 7
During the Test 7
Pendrive Suspend 8
ERROR MESSAGES 8
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8
SOFTWARE 9
Main Icons 9
Measurement Window 9
SOFTWARE 10
Moving the Marker 10
Deleting the Marker 10
TEST WINDOW 10
GRAPH SETTINGS 11

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CONNECTING THE TESTER TO THE
BATTERY
After connecting the tester to the battery, you can view the software version and the serial number of the tester for a few
seconds. After this, the voltage of the battery is displayed. Ensure the USB is connected to the tester before you start
programming the tester. The tester will not run a test without a USB connected to it.
Menu System
The main menu consists of 6 screens. You can change between the screens using the DISPLAY CHANGE button.
1 Voltage Screen
Voltage
12.8V
2 Test Parameter Screen
Test parameters
3 Read Test Results
Read test result
4 Charge
Charge
5 Discharge
Discharge
6 Pendrive Suspend
PNDRV Susp
Setting the Test Parameters
To set the test parameters, you have to switch to the test parameters screen and press the START/STOP button. This
submenu consists of 5 dierent screens. You can change between the screens by pressing the DISPLAY CHANGE button.
In order to change the values, use the UP and DOWN buttons. If you keep the UP/DOWN button pushed, the values change
rapidly.
First, you can set the desired number of cycles.
Number of cycles
1
Enter
You can change the values 1-200 by pressing the UP/DOWN button.

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After selecting the number of cycles, press the DISPLAY CHANGE button to skip to the charging time screen. You can
change the charging time between 1 hour to 99 hours (UP/DOWN button
Charging time
02h
Enter
After setting the charging time, press the DISPLAY CHANGE button to skip to the discharging current screen. You can set
the discharging current between 0.3A and 25A (0.1A steps) (UP/DOWN button). After setting the discharging current press
the DISPLAY CHANGE button to skip to the cut-o voltage screen.
Disch Currebt
5.5A
Set the cut-o voltage (Volts or VPC) between 6V to 15V with 0.3V steps (0.05VPC step).
U-Cut O
1.2V/c
Enter
07.2V
After setting the cut-o voltage, press the DISPLAY CHANGE button to skip to the sample interval screen.
Sample Interval
Automatic
The required sampling interval can be selected. Valen recommend using the automatic sampling. This uses 2000 points, so
the file will be small and easily edited in the software. If you record a long test, the resolution will not be very high. Automatic
is displayed as ‘Aut.’ and is before 0.
After finishing the setting of the parameters, press the START/STOP button to go back to the main menu screens. Navigate
to the charge or discharge screen to start the battery test.

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Reading the Test Results
In the main menu go to the read test result display and press the START/STOP button.
Pressing the DISPLAY CHANGE button, you can see the result of each cycle. A cycle consists of a charging and a discharging
part.
The last cycle is always a half cycle. It means that there is only charging because the tester charges the battery after the test
process. So, if you have programmed 4 cycles, after the 4th cycle the tester connects the charger to the battery and does
the charging. When reading the test result of the last cycle, you see only charged Ah.
025min
06.2A*h
4/5 Read
05.2A*h
Minutes Discharged Ah
Cycle # Charged Ah
To go back to the main menu, press the START/STOP button.
STARTING THE TEST
Start with Discharging
If the battery is fully charged, you can start the test with discharging. In this case, the first cycle is a half cycle (there is no
charged Ah), you will see only discharged Ah when reading the test result.
To start the test with discharging, change to the discharge screen (see menu system) and press the START button for 1
second.
Start with Charging
If it is necessary to charge the battery before discharging it, you should select this type of start. In this case, the tester
connects the charger to the battery and does the charging if you have programmed the charging time. ou can program the
charging time in the Test Parameters menu.
To start the test with charging, change to the Charge screen (see menu system) and press the START button for 1 second.
Before the tester starts the process, it checks if there is a charge connected to it. If not, it will ask you Charger Ready??.
During the Test
During the test, you can see the following screen:
0025min
1.3Ah
1/1 Disch
12.0V
Elapsed time Voltage
Cycle Process Ah

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–Elapsed time: is the time since the beginning of the actual process (charging or discharging).
–Voltage: the voltage of the battery (during discharging), or the actual charging voltage (during charging).
–Cycle: number of cycles.
–Process: charging or discharging
–Ah: the actual charged or discharged Ah since the beginning of the actual process (charging or discharging).
Pressing the DISPLAY CHANGE button, you can view the result of the finished cycles.
Pendrive Suspend
Before removing the USB stick from the tester, make sure the actual test is finished. Then enter the Pendrive Suspend menu
and press the START button. Remove the pendrive and plug it into the PB USB and open the files with Akku.exe.
The test file on the pendrive is finished when the test is finished or stopped by pressing the START/STOP button. Removing
the pendrive or disconnecting the battery from the tester during the test will cause the loss of test data of the entire test.
ERROR MESSAGES
–No Pendrive 000: this indicates that there is no USB connected to the tester. Please insert a USB before trying the
test again.
–ERROR 001 ERROR 003: the tester is unable to write on to the USB. Remove the USB from the tester, connect it
to a computer, remove the data from the USB and format it. During the formatting, any data left on the USB will
be permanently deleted. Once the USB has been formatted, copy the data back on to the USB, remove from the
computer, disconnect the tester from the battery and battery charger, wait for the screen to go blank and then
insert the USB. Connect the battery and charger and try starting the test again.
Measured Voltage Range 12V to 30V
Maximum Input Voltage 30V
Minimum Input Voltage 12V
Discharging Current 0.3A to 25A (0.1A steps)
Current Error +2% +0.05A
Cut-o Voltage 12V to 30V
Charging Time 1 hour to 99 hours
Maximum Number of Cycles 200
Dimensions 200 x 140 x 105
Weight 2kg
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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SOFTWARE
Main Icons
With the main icons, you can do the following:
Download Measurements
Test Report Opens a test report window
Read USB Flash Drive
Open Open a measurement from pendrive
Save Save the measurement
Close
Help This screen
Exit
These are the small icons, in the upper part of the main window.
Measurement Window
After downloading the measurement data, it appears in a new window which includes the discharge curve. You can see the
filename in the upper right corner of the window.
With the small icons, you can do the following:
Original Size Restore original size
Zoom Zoom any part of the curve
Activate Vertical Marker Move the marker with buttons
Activate Mouse Marker Move the marker with mouse
Details Shows the test result in a small window
Setting U, I taxers
Time
Current
Voltage
There are other fields. Here you can enter the values of the axes. You can write the current voltage and time values. Using
this feature, you can only see the desired part of the graph. It is useful in case of long curves.

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SOFTWARE
Here you can create test reports. You can mark the desired points of the graph documenting the test details, making notes,
etc.
To make the report:
1. Fill the report. You can choose to add in your logo (right click on LOGO 250x120 Pixel).
2. Select the type of marker you would like to place (voltage or current).
3. With the RIGHT mouse button, you can place voltage or current markers to any point of the graph.
4. Print the test report.
Add in your company and contact details. Fill in the name, place of measurement and instruments.
5. Close the test report.
Moving the Marker
Position the pointer to the marker, and drag the marker while keeping the left button pushed.
Deleting the Marker
Position the pointer on the marker and push the RIGHT mouse button.
TEST WINDOW
Company Logo (you can import any BMP logo by pressing the RIGHT mouse
button)
Company Information
Test Details
Test Parameters

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Print the test reports
Save the graph as BMP
Export test report in PDF format
Copy graph to clipboard
Select Voltages or Current Define if you would like to place voltage or
current markers
Voltage Values Voltage value at the actual cursor position
Current Values Current value at the actual curso position
Time Value Time value at the actual cursor position
GRAPH SETTINGS
The measurement window contains a graph setting icon. If you click on the icon, you will have the visisble possibilities.
–Visible: what you want to be visible/invisible (current, voltage)
–Scaling Boxes: you can turn the scaling boxes o or on at the side of the graph
–Grid: you can turn the grid on or o
–Axis Scale: you can set the step values on the axes (not released at present default is 1)
–Vertical Marker: you can set the stepping values of the vertical marker