Valen CAPTESTER User manual

AUSTRALIA
1300 734 253
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www.valen.com.au
NEW ZEALAND
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OPERATION
MANUAL
CAPTESTER (12V
BATTERY TEST/24V
CHARGER TEST)
Version: 4.0

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 CAPTESTER
BATTERY TESTER
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5
CONNECTING THE TESTER TO THE BATTERY 6
Menu System 6
STARTING THE TEST 8
During the Test 8
Pendrive Suspend 8
SOFTWARE 9
Main Icons 9
Measurement Window 9
TEST REPORT 10
Moving the Marker 10
Deleting the Marker 10
TEST WINDOW 10
GRAPH SETTINGS 10

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INTRODUCTION
With this processor controller capacity test, you can measure the C20 capacity of a 12V battery. The discharge current will
be set automatically. For batteries below 25Ah C20 capacity, the tester will select the C1 rate (e.g. for 18Ah battery it will be
18A). For batteries above 25Ah C20 capacity, the discharge current will always by 25A. The cut-o voltage (the voltage limit
where you want to stop the discharge) is set to 1.6VPC. The tester calculated the C20 capacity referring to the Peukert values
of the battery.
As a further option, you can also make a single cycle test of the battery. You can set the charging time in hours. In the menu
of the tester, you decide if you start the test with a charge or discharge cycle. Starting with a charge cycle, the battery will be
charged for the programmed period of time. The battery will then be discharged at the related C20 discharge current down
to 1.6VPC. Finally, the battery will be recharged to the programmed time, which completed the cycle.
If you program the charging time to ‘0 hours’, the battery will only be discharged.
The test results can either be displayed online on a PC screen or can be seen as a total result in the menu of the tester.

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CONNECTING THE TESTER TO THE
BATTERY
Use the red crocodile lead to connect to the positive terminal of the battery and the black to connect to the negative
terminal. After connecting the tester to the battery, the display will light up. The display will show the software version and
serial number for a few seconds. After that, you will see the voltage of the battery connected to the tester.
Menu System
The main menu consists of 8 screens. You can change between the screens using the DISPLAY CHANGE button.
1 Voltage Screen
Voltage
12.8V
4 Charging Time
Discharge
5 Charging
Charging
3 Battery Ah Capacity Screen
Discharge
This shows the voltage of the battery that you have connected.
This screen allows you to set the C20 capacity of your battery. Do this by
pressing the UP/DOWN button. If the C20 capacity of the battery is not
defined on the labelling of the battery, please ask VALEN for the correct
value.
The battery you wish to test needs to be fully charged before you start
the test. Press START/STOP button if you want to start the discharge
test. Remember to set the correct Ah capacity of the battery in screen 2
before starting the discharge test.
2 Battery Ah Capacity Screen
C20 Capacity:
000.0Ah
If you wish to start a test with a charger attached you will need to select
a charge time. You can change the charging time between 1-16 hours
using the UP/DOWN button. Please ensure this is set to 00 if you are just
using the discharge option to test one battery.
This option has 3 stages; it will charge the battery, discharge the battery
and then charge the battery again. You will need to set the correct Ah
capacity of the battery and then set a charge time. Attach a 12V charger
to the positive and negative charger plugs on the front of the tester.
Press START/STOP to start the test. Remember to turn on the charger.

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6 24V Charger Test
24V charger test
This option will allow you to watch/record the charging curve of a 24V
charger and charge 2x 12V batteries. You can view the Amps and Volts
that the charger produces over a set charge time. You need to connect
a 24V charger to the positive and negative charger plugs on the front of
the tester and also connect the 2 batteries. To connect 2 batteries to the
tester, you need to connect the red positive crocodile clip to the positive
of one battery and the black negative crocodile clip to the negative of
the other battery. Link the spare positive terminal of one battery and
spare negative terminal of the other with the link cable included in your
tester box. Press START/STOP to start the test, remember to ensure you
set a charge time in screen 4 and turn your charger on after you press
START.
7 Read Test Results
Read test result
The Captester will store your last 3 test results. Press START/STOP and
you can view each of the results. You will be able to see the Ah capacity
of the tested battery, % Pass or Fail of the battery and how many minutes
the test ran for. Press the DISPLAY CHANGE button to cycle through the
3 results. Test one is the last test that you completed. To exit this menu,
press START/STOP.
8 Meas. Data PC
Meas. Data PC
If a PC with Captester software AKKU is connected, you can send the
stored data of the tester to the PC. Ensure you select the software option
to download before you press START/STOP at this menu.

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STARTING THE TEST
During the Test
During the test, you can see the following screen:
–Elapsed time: this 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)
Percentage capacity of the battery you will see the calculated C20 capacity.
When the battery test is completed, the tester will show the result as a test result the indication ‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’. Battery <60%
will be indicated as a ‘Fail’.
You can stop the discharge or charge any time if you press the START/STOP button.
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.

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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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TEST REPORT
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 A, B, D, F, E field of the test report.
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.
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
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
1. Company logo (you can import a BMP logo by pressing the right button).
2. Company Information
3. Test Details.
4. Test Parameters.
5. Comments:
–Print the test reports (first you will see the preview)
–Save the graph as BMP
–Export test report in Microsoft Word format
–Copy graph to clipboard
–Help
–Close
–Select voltage or current: define if you would like to place the voltage or current
–Voltage values: voltage value at the actual cursor position
–Current value: Current value at the actual cursor position
–Time value: Time value at the actual cursor position