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AUTOOL BT-360 Battery System Tester User Manual

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reference.

Carefully check the device parts list before using. For any doubt, contact

AUTOOL distributor immediately.

Due to the product upgrade, tiny difference betw een the user manual and

the device w ill not be further noticed. Take the device as standard.


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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Product Summary ................................................................................... 1

1.1 Product Profile .......................................................................................... 1

1.2 Product Function ...................................................................................... 1

1.3 Technical Parameters ............................................................................... 2

1.4 Working Env ironment Requirement ........................................................ 3

Chapter 2 Tester Structure....................................................................................... 4

Chapter 3 Operation ................................................................................................ 5

3.1 Pre-Test ..................................................................................................... 5

3.1.1 Connect Tester ............................................................................. 5

3.1.2 Key Description ............................................................................ 5

3.2 Tester Startup............................................................................................ 6

3.3 Select Language....................................................................................... 6

3.4 Battery Test ............................................................................................... 6

3.4.1 IN-V EHICLE or OUT-OF-V EHICLE ............................................ 7

3.4.2 Select Battery Charge State ........................................................ 8

3.4.3 Select Battery Type ...................................................................... 8

3.4.4 Battery System Standard and Rating .......................................10

3.4.5 Battery Test Result .....................................................................12

3.5 Cranking Test ..........................................................................................14

3.6 Charging System and Rectif ier Diode Test ...........................................15

Chapter 4 Daily Maintenance ................................................................................19

4.1 Eliminate Common Fault ........................................................................19

4.1.1 Screen Not Light ..................................................................................19


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Chapter 1 Product Summary

1.1 Product Profile

BT-360 Battery Tester adopts currently the w orld's most advanced

conductance testing technology to easily, quickly and accurately measure the

actual cold cranking amps capability of the vehic le start ing battery, healthy

state of the battery itself, and common fault of the vehic le start ing system and

charging system, w hich can help maintenance personnel to f ind the problem

quickly and accurately, thus to achieve quick vehicle repair.

1. Test all automotive cranking lead acid battery, including ordinary lead acid

battery, A GM flat plate battery, AGM spiral battery, and Gel battery, etc.

2. Directly detect bad cell battery.

3. Polarity reverse connection protection, reverse connection w ill not damage

the tester or affect the vehicle and battery.

4. Directly test the battery w ith loss of electricity, no need to full charge before

testing.

5. Testing standards include currently the w orld's majority of battery

standards, CCA, JIS, DIN, IEC, EN, SA E, GB.

6. Support mult i-languages, customer can select different language package,

which includes: English, Russian, Spanish, French, German, etc. Other

languages can also be customized according to user's need. if you need

such as Chinese ,Japanese etc , Pls contact w ith us,w e can OEM for you.

1.2 Product Function

Main functions of BT-360 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 notif ies the user to replace battery in advance w hen the battery

getting aged.

Cranking test is mainly to test and analyze the starting motor. Through testing


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the actual required cranking current and cranking voltage of the starting motor,

it can f ind out w hether the starting motor w orks f ine. There are several reasons

why the starting motor is abnormal: lubr icating system fault causing the

starting loaded torque increasing or rotor friction of the starting motor causing

the increasing friction of the starting motor itself.

Charging test is to check and analyze the charging system, inc luding

generator, rectif ier, rectif ier diode, etc., thus to f ind out w hether the output

voltage of the generator is normal, the rectif ier diode w orks f ine and the

charging current is normal. Suppose one of the above mentioned parts is not in

normal situation, it w ill lead to over charge or incomplete charge of the battery,

thus the battery w ill be quickly damaged and also greatly shorten the using life

of other loaded electrical appliance.

Additional functions include: Set language, voltmeter and screen br ightness

adjustment.

1.3 Technical Parameters

1. Cold Cranking A mps Measure Range:

Measure Standard Measure Range

CCA 100-1400

JIS 26A17--245H52

DIN 100-1200

IEC 100-1200

EN 100-1400

SA E 100-1400

GB 30-220Ah

BCI 100-1400

MCA 100-1400

CA 100-1400


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2. Voltage Measure Range: 6.5-30V DC.

1.4 Working Environment Requirement

Working Env ironment Temp.: -20°C-50°C

It is applicable for automotive manufacturers, automotive maintenance and

repair w orkshops, automotive battery factories, automotive battery distr ibutors,

and educational organizations, etc.


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Chapter 2 Tester Structure

BT-360 mainly consists of battery tester main unit and testing cables.

BT-360 Battery Tester main unit cover is made of ABS acid-resistant plastic.


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Chapter 3 Operation

3.1 Pre-Test

3.1.1 Connect Tester

Shake the c la mps back and f or th to make sure they are w ell

connec ted. Tes ter requires the tw o c lamps are w ell connec ted w ith

the battery poles , otherw ise, the tes t cannot go on. Wh en enter the

battery tes t program, sc reen prompts " Che ck Conne ct ion" , do c lean

the poles and re-connec t in the r ight w ay.

Tes ter has reverse connec tion protec t ion f unc tion. When c lamps are

reversely connec ted, tes ter screen w ill not light, but it damages

neither the tes ter nor the automotive load.

NOTE: For parall el connec ted b atter i es , break off the cathode

connec ti on fi r st, then do s i ngl e tes t to each b attery. Suppose

cathode connec ti on is not cut off, there wi ll b e er ror i n tes t resul t.

3.1.2 Key Description

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Up / Down keys

Select upw ards or dow nw ards via w hite UP and DOWN keys.

●

Return key

Return to previous menu v ia blue RETURN key.

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OK key

Confirm the selection via green OK key


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3.2 Tester Startup

Tes ter automat ically s tar ts up af ter the c lamps are cor rectly

connec ted, and displays the A UTOOL s tar tup int er f ace (Def ault

voltmeter is ON) ref er to f igure 1.

Figure 1, Star tup Inter f ace w ith Voltmeter on

A t the midd le botto m of the s tar tup interf ace, it displays the

voltmeter value, w hich can be used as DC volt meter. DC Volt meter

tes t range is 8-30DCV, out of w hich w ill damage the tes ter.

3.3 Select Language

Press UP/ DOW N key to selec t the Language, Inc lude Eng lish,

Franch, germany,spanlish,etc .

3.4 Battery Test

Af ter enter ing battery tes t program, tes ter displays the tes ter model

and vers ion approx . 2 seconds , see f igure 3.


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Figure 3, Inter f ace w ith tes ter model and vers ion

Tes ter w ill display the f ollow ing contents in a sequence, selec t

accordingly.

3.4.1 IN-VEHICLE or OUT-OF-VEHICLE

Press UP/ DOW N key to selec t the battery location, in vehic le or out

of vehic le, then press OK key to conf irm.

IN-V EHICL E means battery is connec ted w ith vehic le generator or

vehic le elec tr ical appliance.

When sur f ace charge detec ted by the tes ter, it prompts "SURFA CE

CHA RGE, TURN L IGHTS ON"

Turn lights on as prompted to e li minate battery surf ace charge,

tes ter w ill then display the f ollow ing messages in a sequence:


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Now the tes ter detects the surf ace charge has been elimi nated, turn

lights off as prompted, then press OK key. The tes ter w ill recover

auto matic tes t

OUT-OF-V EHICL E me ans battery is not connec ted w ith any of the

vehic le loaded, i.e. battery connec tion is cut off .

3.4.2 Select Battery Charge State

Af ter selec ting the battery location, tester w ill prompt to selec t the

battery charge s tate, i.e. Bef ore Charge or A fter Charge.

Press UP/ DOW N key to selec t battery charge s tate, then p ress OK

key to conf irm. In this w ay, it ensures a more accurate tes t result.

In Vehic le, selec t Bef ore Charge f or Cold Vehic le and Af ter Charge

f or Hot Vehic le.

3.4.3 Select Battery Type

Af ter the battery charge s tatus selec ted, tester w ill pro mpt to selec t

battery type, i.e. Regular Flo oded, A GM Fl at Pl ate or A GM Spiral,

and Ge l battery. Press UP/ DOW N key to selec t battery type, then

press OK key to conf irm.


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When it 's IN-V EHICL E tes t, battery ins tallation w ay shall also be

selec ted, e.g. TOP, SIDE or REMOTE ( This selec tion is no need f or

OUT-OF-V EHICL E) , then press OK key to conf irm. REMOTE is

adopted f or some in vehic le battery w hich is too t ightly ins talled to

use the tes t c lamps to connec t the battery poles .


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NOTE: For REMOTE tes t, there wi ll b e a li t tl e tol erance. For any

doub t, take off the b attery and sel ec t "OUT-OF-VEHICLE" to retes t.

3.4.4 Battery System Standard and Rating

BT-360 battery tes ter w ill tes t each battery according to the selec ted

sys tem and rating.

Use UP/ DOWN key to selec t according to the actual s ystem

standar d and r at ing marked on the battery. Use UP/ DOW N key to

selec t according to the ac tual sys tem s tandard and rating marked on

the battery . See in the below pic ture, the ar row indicated location.

CCA: Cold Cran king A mps , spec if ied by SA E&B CI, mos t f requently

used value f or s tar t ing battery at 0°F ( -18°C) .

JIS： Japan Industr ial Standard, displayed on the battery as combination of

the numbers and letters, e.g. 55 D23,80 D26.

DI N：German A uto In dus try Committee Standard

IEC： Internal Elec tro technical Commiss ion Standard

EN： European Automobile Industry Association Standard

SA E: Soc iety of A utomotive Eng ineers Standard

GB： Chi na Nationa l Stand ard

There are other f eatures : BCI、MCA、CA


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Ratin g range as f ollow ing:

Measure Standard Measure Range

CCA 100-1400

JIS 26A17--245H52

DIN 100-1200

IEC 100-1200

EN 100-1400

SA E 100-1400

GB 30-220Ah

BCI 100-1400

MCA 100-1400

CA 100-1400

Input cor rec t tes t s tandard and rating, press OK key, t es ter star ts to

tes t, and dynamic inter f ace "TES TING" prompted. See be low :


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It takes around 3 seconds to display the battery tes t result.

3.4.5 Battery Test Result

Battery tes t result inc ludes 5 types as f ollow ing:

1) Good Bat ter y

The battery is w ithout any problem, please be relaxed to use!

NOTE: SOH means State of Health

SOC means State of Charge

2) Good, Re charge

SOH:96% SOC:98%

12.64V 490A

Rating 500A

GOOD BATTERY

SOH:78% SOC:30%

12.20V 440A

Rating 500A

GOOD, RECHARGE


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Good battery but low current, recharge bef ore us ing.

3) Re place

The battery is near to or already reached the end of the us ing lif e,

replace battery, otherw ise, bigger danger w ill be f ollow ed.

4) Bad Ce ll, Re place

Battery inter ior damaged, broken cell or shor t c ircuit, replace

battery.

5) Charge, Re tes t

SOH:46% SOC:80%

12.68V 340A

Rating 500A

REPLACE

SOH:0% SOC:20%

10.60V 0A

Rating 500A

BAD CELL，REPLACE

SOH:39% SOC:20%

12.08V 310A

Rating 500A

CHARGE-RETEST


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Uns table battery shall be recharged and r etes ted to avoid er ror. If

same tes t result appears af ter recharge and retes t, the battery is

regarded as damaged, replace the battery.

Atte nt ion: If "Replace" resulted from IN-V EHICL E mode, it might be

the reason that vehic le cable is not w ell connec ted w ith the battery.

Ensure to cut of f the cable and retes t the battery under

OUT-OF-V EHICL E b ef ore makin g a dec is ion to replace battery.

NOT E: After tes ti ng, i f need to return, press RETURN key to di rectl y

return to the s tar tup i nter face.

After tes ti ng: i f i t 's " IN-VEHICLE" tes t s tate, press OK key wi l l b ri ng

to Crank i ng Tes t.

3.5 Cranking Test

Tes ter prompts as f ollow ing:

Star ting the engine as prompted, tes ter w ill automatical ly complete

the c ranking tes t and display the result.

Nor mal ly, c ranking voltage value low er than 9.6V is regarded as

abnorma l and it is OK if it is higher than 9.6V.

Tes t result of the tes ter inc ludes ac tual c ranking voltage and ac tual

c ranking t i me.


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When c ranking tes t is abnor mal, battery tes t result w ill also be

displayed at the same ti me.

This is f or the convenience of the maintenance personnel to qu ickly

know the w hole s tate of the s tar t ing sys tem according to the data.

Af ter tes ting f inished, do not shut dow n the engine, press OK key to

enter Charging Tes t.

3.6 Charging System and Rectifier Diode Test

When enter the charging tes t, tes ter w ill prompt " Charging Tes t?"

Press OK key aga in to s tar t the charging tes t.

NOTE: Do not shut do wn th e engi ne dur i ng the tes t. Al l el ectri cal

appl i ance and device are i n OFF state. Turn on/off any el ectri cal

appl i ance i n the vehi c l e dur i ng the tes t wi l l affec t the accuracy of the

tes t resul t.

Tes ter w ill do the f ollow ing tests in a sequence:

Operate accordingly to inc rease the engine rotating speed to

3000turns or above, and keep f or 5 se conds.


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Tes ter s tarts the charging volt tes t af ter inc rease rev detected.

Af ter the tes t f inished, tes ter displays the eff ec tive charging volts ,

r ipple tes t result and charging tes t result.

NOTE: If no inc rease rev detec ted, it shall be the f ault of ge nerator

regulator or connec tion w ith battery f ailed. Tes ter w ill tr y 3 t imes to

f ur ther detec t, if s t ill f ailed, it w ill s kip the inc rease rev detec t and

the tes t result displays "No Volt Output" . See b elow :

Check the connec tion betw een generator and ba ttery, then retes t.

Char ging Tes t Res ult :

1) Charging Volt : Norm al

Charging sys tem show s the generator output normal, no proble m

detec ted.

2) Charging Volt : Low

Charging volt of the charging sys tem is low .

Check dr ive belt of the generator w hether s lip or running off . Check

the connec tion betw een generator and battery is normal or not.

If both of the dr ive belt and the connec tion are in good condit ion,

f ollow the manuf ac turer 's sugges tion to eliminate generator f ault.

3) Charging Volt : High


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Generator output volt is high.

Since mos t of the vehic le generators are us ing internal regulator, the

generator assembly has to be replaced.(So me o ld s ty le cars are

us ing ex ternal regulator, then direc tly replace the regulator.)

The nor mal h igh volt of the voltage regula tor is max imu m

14.7±0.5V.If charging volt is too high, it w ill overcharge the battery.

Theref ore the battery lif e w ill be shor tened and troubles w ill be

caused.

4) No Volt Output :

No g enerator volt output is detec ted. Check the generator

connec tion cable and the belt w hether they are normal.

5) Diode Tes t :

Through the tes t of charging cur rent r ipple, tes ter w ill f ind out

w hether the diode is normal or not. When r ipple volt is too high, it

proves at leas t one diode is damaged. Ch eck and replace the diode.

Till now , all tes ts have been done.


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Chapter 4 Daily Maintenance

4.1 Eliminate Common Fault

4.1.1 Screen Not Light

Check connec tion w ith the battery w hether it 's w ell or reverse

connec ted.

Check the tes t cable w hether break off or drop dow n.


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Warranty Clause

The w arranty clause is only applicable to users and distr ibutors w ho

purchased A UTOOL products via the regular process.

Within 1 years since the delivery, A UTOOL guarantee the products damaged

due to the mater ial or craft defects. Any damage to the device or part due to

abuse, unauthorized change, usage other than designed to, operation not

follow ing the user manual, etc. is out of the w arranty. Compensation for the

auto instrument damage due to the device defect is limited to repair or

replacement, A UTOOL is not responsible for any indirect or accidental loss.

AUTOOL w ill clar ify the device damage according to the specif ied test method.

Any distributor, employee and business representative of AUTOOL are not

entit led to do any confirmation, presentation or promise related to A UTOOL

products.

Statement of Disclaimer

The above w arranty clause can substitute for any other form of w arranty

clauses.

Purchase Order

Replaceable parts and optional parts are available from A UTOOL authorized

suppliers. Purchase order should include:

Order quantity

Part Number

Part Name

Customer Service Center

Any question dur ing the operation, please call to 86-755-27807580 or email

to [email protected]

For maintenance and repair, please send back to A UTOOL w ith Warranty Card,

Product Qualif ied Card, Purchase Invoice and problem description. A UTOOL

w ill maintain and repair the device for free w hen it is w ithin the w arranty.

Otherw ise, AUTOOL w ill charge the maintenance and repair and the shipping.

AUTOOL Website: http://www.autooltech.com


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and specif ications w ithout notice. The actual object may differ a litt le from the

descriptions in the manual in physical appearance, color and configuration. We

have tried our best to make the descriptions and illustrations in the manual as

accurate as possible, and defects are inevitable, if you have any question,

please contact local dealer or after-sale service center of AUTOOL, AUTOOL

does not bear any responsibility arising from misunderstandings.

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