Vident iBT200 User manual

iBT200 12V & 24V Battery Analyzer
USER MANUAL
(ENGLISH)
SHENZHEN VIDENT TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
Copyright @ 2020 Vident Tech.

1.Brief Introduction
Vident iBT200 is used for lead-acid starting battery, testing the following
conditions of the battery, cranking system and charging system.
This tester supplies readings by a high resolution LCD display with great
design of easy-to-use buttons operation, intelligent test methods and
reverse polarity protection. It makes operation safe, clear and convenient.
So this is the best tool in the fields of battery sales, vehicle repair and
battery inspection in equipment system associated with lead-acid
starting battery.
2.Safety Rules and Precautions
This manual includes instruction, operation warning and maintenance.
Damage to the meter may occur if it is not operated following the rules in
this manual. This tester is designed and produced strictly according to
IEC/EN61010-1 safety standard. Also it reaches double insulation over
voltage standard CATⅢ600V and pollution degree 2 .
(1) Vident iBT200 is used for 12V and 24V Lead-Acid Starting Battery.
The working voltage is DC 9V to 36V.
(2) The voltage value will be higher than that in the normal situation
after the checked battery being fully charged . Please turn on the
headlights for 2 to 3 minutes, then check the battery when its voltage
drops to the normal value.
(3) Check the insulating layer of the clamps before testing. It should be
operated without any damage, bareness or disconnection. Also it is not
allowed to use it when the housing is not covered completely or correctly,
which will cause electric shock.
(4) Do not use or store the tester in the condition of high temperature, high
humidity, combustibility, explosion and strong electromagnetic field.
(5) Do not modify the internal circuit in order to avoid damage to
the tester and injury to user.
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(6) Wear proper eye mask when testing or repairing in order to
avoid some objects hitting eyes from the engine.
(7) Keep the site ventilated when testing or repairing in order to
avoid inhaling some toxic gas.
(8) When the engine is running, do not place the tester or
accessories beside the engine or exhaust pipe in order to avoid
damage by high temperature.
(9) Pay attention to the precautions and maintenance procedure of
the manufacturer during repairing.
(10) Standard of optional storage battery:
CCA:100~2000 IEC:100~1400
EN:100~2000 DIN:100~1400
JIS:26A17 – 245H52 GB:100~1400
(100~2000 CCA)
3. International Electric Symbol
DC
AC
DC/AC
WARNING
HIGH VOLTAGE(ELECTRIC SHOCK)
EARTH
DOUBLE INSULATION
FUSE
BATTERY
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4. Structure of Meter
iBT200 Battery Tester
BACK ENTER
<▲>increase the value / page up
<
▼
>decrease the value / page down
<
BACK
>cancel / return
<
ENTER
>confirm / test
<
>restart unit / return under any status
<
>battery good condition light
<
>battery warning condition light
<
>battery bad condition light
<Red Clamp >positive connection
<Black Clamp>negative connection
5. Operation Instruction
The tester is powered by the vehicle battery. Please connect the RED
clamp to the positive terminal, and connect the Black clamp to the
negative terminal. Connect the RED clamp prior to Black one is suggested.
The tester is ready to use along with the screen displays as below.
Please check and reconnect two clamps fully and firmly connected to the
terminals in case the screen displays as below.
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Select language as below.
5-1. BATTERY CAPACITY TEST
This test determines condition of battery according to rated value
labeled on the battery.
5-1-1. First make sure the engine and all devices are off. The
voltage value will be higher than that in the normal situation due to
the checked battery is fully charged after the vehicle runs for a
while. Please turn on the headlights for 2 to 3 minutes, until
battery voltage drops to the normal value, then turn offall devices
and start testing.
5-1-2. Press <▲> <▼> to select “1. BATTERY CAPACITY”
and press <ENTER> to continue.
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5-1-3. Press <▲> <▼> to select “BATTERY TYPE” and
press <ENTER> to continue.
5-1-4. Press <▲> <▼> to select CCA TYPE which is displayed on
the battery rating label, and press <ENTER> to continue.
5-1-5. Press <▲> <▼> to select CCA RATED which is
displayed on the battery rating label.
5-1-6. Press <ENTER> to start Battery Test. The test result will be
displayed as below. Press <BACK> to return to main menu.
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Battery State of Health (SOH) and Test Result Reference Table
LIFE
RESULT
NOTE
LED
> 80%
GREAT
Good to Use
GREEN
>
60%
NORMAL
Not Bad
GREEN
> 45%
CAUTION
Keep Caution
YELLOW
<
45%
SUGGESTREPLACE!
ReplaceNeeded
RED
Please note that Internal Resistance refers to the sum total resistance
of two series connection 12V batteries when testing 24V system.
5-2. Cranking Test
This test determines cranking state by testing cranking voltage and time.
5-2-1. First make sure the engine and all devices are off.
5-2-2. Press <▲> <▼> to select “2. CRANKING TEST” .
5-2-3. Press <ENTER> to Cranking Test interface. Start engine
as guide displayed in the screen.
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5-2-4. Test result will be displayed as below. Press <BACK> to
return to main menu.
Reading over 9.6V ( for 24V system, reading over 16V ) means
cranking is good.
Reading below 9.6V ( for 24V system, reading below 16V ) means
cranking is abnormal. Please check associated parts , such as
connections, wires, starter and battery's terminal corrupted or not.
Cranking Test Result Reference Table
Reference Table (For 12V System)
Cranking Voltage
Cranking Ability
Action to Battery
> 10.7 V
Good
No Action
10.2~10.7 V
Normal
Keep Caution
9.6 ~10.2 V
Bad
Replace It Soon
< 9.6 V
Very Bad
Replace It Immediately
5-3. Charging Test
This test determines charging system by testing it's condition under
loaded and unloaded status.
5-3-1. First make sure the engine and all devices are off.
5-3-2. Press <▲> <▼> to select “3. CHARGE SYSTEM”.
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5-3-3. Press <ENTER> to Charging Test interface. Start engine
as guide displayed in the screen.
5-3-4. Test result will be displayed as below. Press <BACK>
to return to main menu.
Charging Test Result Reference Table
Reference Table (For 12V System)
Status
Battery Voltage
Engine Performance
> 13.5
Normal
All Electric System Off（Depress
13.2~13.5
General
Accelerator）
13.0~13.2
Keep Caution
< 13
Inspection Immediately
All Electric System On
13.4~14.8
Normal
13.2~13.4
Keep Caution
（Depress Accelerator）
< 13.2
Inspection Immediately
For reference only. Bad batteries will affect the test results.
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6.FAQ
6-1 What is the measurement principle of this tester?
The battery will gradually aging with increase of time. The main reason is
that it can no longer generate some effectively chemical reaction
because of aging of the surface of the battery plate. That is why most of
the batteries can longer be used mainly. International Electric and
Electronic Engineer Association(IEEE)formally looks the Conductivity Test
as one of the standard of checking lead acid storage battery. It points out
from IEEE standard 1118-1996 that :Conductivity Test is used to test AC
current generated by putting the known frequency and amplitude AC
signal to both sides of the battery. AC conductivity value is the ratio of AC
current signal which keeps same phase with AC voltage and the AC
voltage. This tester is designed from this principle actually.
6-2 Is the result affected by the installation of negative current for
the vehicle?
All the negative currency will affect the result. Therefore please remove the
negative currency prior to checking, in order to achieve the accurate data.
6-3 Can this tester predict when the battery goes down?
The internal resistance of the sealed lead-acid battery is complicated. It is
generated by ohm internal resistance, concentration polarization internal
resistance, chemical reactions internal resistance and interference effect
caused by double capacitance’s charging. The ingredient of internal
resistance and its relative content will change with different test method
and different test moment, which can lead to different tested value of the
internal resistance. And there is no strict relationship between internal
resistance (or conductance) and capacitance of the sealed lead-acid
battery. So it is impossible to predict the life of battery according to a
single battery’s internal resistance. But it can be predicted the life of the
battery will be over soon from the sudden increase of its internal
resistance and decrease of its conductance.
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6-4 Is the CCA value tested by this tester correct?
CCA is considered as a control standard with the produce of the battery.
According to the accumulated records, the tested value of new battery is
10-15% higher than the standard value, and along with consuming of
the battery, the value is getting close to standard, even lower afterward.
6-5 What is the difference between the method of this tester and
the load test method?
The load test method: According to the physical formula R=V/1, test
equipment forcibly make the high permanent DC current ( presently 40-
80A large current is available ) go through the battery shortly ( about 2-3
seconds). And then the tested voltage of the battery can be used to
figure out the internal resistance by the formula.
Disadvantages of load test method:
(1) Just available for large capacitance battery or storage battery.
The small capacitance battery can not load 40-80A large current in 2-3
seconds.
(2) When the large current going through the battery, there comes
out polarization phenomenon from internal electrode, which can cause
polarization internal resistance. As a result it has to be tested in a short
time. Otherwise there is a large error of the internal resistance value.
(3) The internal electrode will be damage generally when large
current go through the battery.
The method of this tester: Battery is actually equivalent to an active
resistance. So we add a fixed frequency and small current to it, and then
sample the voltage value. Eventually the internal resistance can be
figured out after some operation such as rectification and smoothing.
Advantages of this method:
(1) It can be used for checking almost all the batteries including low capacity
battery and internal resistance of the notebook battery exclusively.
(2) It will not harm the battery to use this method.
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