Online Capacity Tester MK70 User and PC-Software
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1. 5 6 T Print the Test Report Add Legend or print in black white instead of color Save Graph as Bitmap file only Save whole Test Report as a MS Word file Copy graph to clipboard Help Back to start page NOOhWN2. Online Capacity Tester MK70 User and PC Software Manual User manual Online Battery Tester Plus connection Connection to the charger i Minus black connection to Battery PC RS 232 d Display change Fress button to change the wed Next menue START STOP SA Will run the menu command o Up Button F Mimar Raitran Will be used ina menu to change value R Minus connection to the charger or s mj Plus red connection to Battery User manual Online Battery Tester 3 Introduction With this processor controlled capacity tester you can measure the the C20 capacity of the 12V battery The discharge current will be set automatically For batteries below 25Ah C20 capacity it will be the C1 rate e g for 18Ah battery it will be 18A For batteries above 25Ah C20 capacity the discharge current will always be 25A The cut off voltage The voltage limit where you want to stop the discharge is set to 1 6V cell The tester calculates 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 in hours In the menu of the tester you decide if you start with a charge or discharge cycle Starting with a charge cycle the battery will be charged until the programmed charging time is over The battery then will be discharged with the related C20 discharge current unt
3. SVGA graphics adapter 1024x768 Pentium II processor 64 MByte RAM SVGA adapter 1024x768 resolution 32K color depth Operation system Windows 9x ME 2000 XP Short description of file menu Read Last Measurement To transfer the measured data from the unit to PC Send header Add 4 column of information s to the test Open file To open a previously downloaded and saved measurement Qn Line Load Starts the On Line test screen Read Last 3 Measurement Transfer last 3 measurements to PC Open Open existing file Save Save file to directory Export to Microsoft Excel To create a Microsoft Excel xls file Test report Creates a complete test report with discharge curve Settings NOTE It is absolutely necessary to select the appropriate COM port Otherwise it may cause abnormal operation Correction To set the current and voltage correction values Set the correction values The software re calculates all the values I U according to the selected correction Voltage It multiplies ALL voltage values with the multiplier or adds the offset value Current It multiplies ALL current values with the multiplier or adds the offset value Rename Here you can change the filename Close Exit User manual Online Battery Tester 8 With the provided software you can either see the discharge and charge graph whilst performing the test or you can download the graph and create a test report for furt
4. add your own logo and name Voltage v y peung Time minutes The following is an example of a battery test including charge discharge and charge in a mil st See ee E og pe ae P A ee Sr y F o ii et Y EF SE a MM maps ww as r Ti z J eme PE Th User manual Online Battery Tester me lk ee at Report LE alah x wae roaa ae Voltage 13 34 V Curen C00 A Time 2634 minutes MEK Battery International i Unit 6B Weron Court Henson Way Telford Way Industrial Estate Kettering NN1b BRA United Kingdom Name Paul Ross Place of measurement Kettering Insbumentsi IMKT SSS Date f 9 04 2007 Voltage w 9 panung Time minutes Measurement parameters Comment other The data has no measured parameter l Voltage correction Voltage offset Current correction Current offset Legend sa White To comment the graph click with the right mouse button on the voltage or current line Choose Type of label on the top left of the Test report to place the marker on voltage or current line To remove a marker click right on it and confirm the message box You can add Name Place of measurement Instruments and date with the actual information s You can add further comments in Comment other on the Test Report User manual Online Battery Tester 12 n 7 1 2 3 4
5. es You can then see the amps and volts that the charger produces over a set charge time You need to connect a 24 volt charger to the positive and negative charger plugs on the front of the tester and also connect two batteries To connect two 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 You then need to link the spare positive terminal of one battery and spare negative terminal of the other with the link cable included in your MK tester box Press Start Stop to start the test remember to make sure that you set a charge time in menu screen 4 and turn your charger on after you press start 24V charger test 7 Read Test Results The MK tester will store your last three test results Press Start Stop and you can view each of the three results You will be able to see the a h 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 three results Test one is the last test that you completed To exit this menu press Start Stop Read Test Result User manual Online Battery Tester 6 8 Meas Data gt PC lf a PC with the tester software Akku is connected you can send the stored data of the tester to the PC IMPORTANT Make sure that you select the software option to download before you press Start Stop a
6. her use Start the Akku exe programm User manual Online Battery Tester 9 ON Line Test Screen Allows you to watch the test on a computer as it happens Press the icon for the On Line load or choose in the menue file On Line load A AKKU ver 417 File window Help 9 Ga On Line load A new window will open with a blank grey screen ATTENTION To see the online graph you have to start the software before you press the START STOP Button on the online tester Otherwise you will see no date m ale La Fs rma Cie es pe Cape FE Eo eg a 2 el bie Cees me l i oa Fae ea ial E torts Ep TE TETT RTH a ee Ee Ee AAI u u F H G LE i a 5 bo i 4 i j i es e ae mT gt i i i Er The ce me is i aa 2 ps ak n Ti et bmi wE Ea FEI im 1DE IE E LE LE eee ae i ae en ee a m al User manual Online Battery Tester 10 _ You see a green and a red line that shows the area between 60 and 100 capacity The battery should be in between these two lines or above Measurements will be taken every 15 minutes and displayed When the test is over you press the continue button and will be transferred to the software You now can add comments to the graph and create a Test Report This following application is an example graph of a discharged battery with a measured capacity of 55 In the test report you can
7. il 1 6V cell Finally the battery will be charged again If you start with a discharge cycle the battery will also be charged after discharge If you set 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 total results in the menu of the tester The standard delivery includes the battery tester MK70 a 9 pole RS 232 cable for connection to a COM Port on your PC a power supply for use of the tester if no battery is connected the software CD and the user manual 24V Charge test connection is also included Start up procedure Software installation Insert software CD into your computer and double click on CD icon 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 you can see the software version and the serial number of the tester for a few seconds After that you will be able to see the voltage of the battery connected on the display User manual Online Battery Tester sAn Menu System The main menu consists of 8 screens You can change between the screens with the Display Change button 1 Voltage screen Voltage 12 8 V This shows the voltage of the battery that you have connected 2 Battery a h capacity screen C20 Capacity 000 0 Ah This screen allows yo
8. t this menu Meas Data gt PC During the test During the test you can see the following on the tester 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 Capacity of your battery you will see the calculated C20 capacity When the battery test is finished the tester will show the as a test result the indication Pass or Fail Battery lt 60 will be indicated as Fail You can stop the discharge or charge any time if you press the start stop button Technical Data Version 12 V Measured Voltage Range 6 18 V Max Input Voltage Min Inout Voltage 6V Ooo O6 O Discharging current 0 3 25 A 0 1 A Current error 2 0 05 A Cut off voltage 6 15V Charging time 1h 99h Max Number of cycles 1 ae Dimensions 200 x 140 x 90 mm Weight 1 5 kg User manual Online Battery Tester 7 PC Software instruction With this software you can download the measured data of the Capacity tester draw and print charging discharging curves or test documentation The device reads the measurement data through RS 232 Minimum hardware requirements Pentium processor 32 MByte RAM 2 MByte free capacity on the hard drive VGA adapter 800x600 resolution with 256 colour Recommended hardware requirement Pentium II processor 64 MByte RAM
9. u to set the C20 a h capacity of your battery You do this by pressing the yellow the Up Down button If the C20 a h capacity of the battery is not defined on the labelling of your battery please ask your battery dealer for the correct value 3 Discharge 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 a h capacity of the battery in screen 2 before starting the discharge test 4 Charging time 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 yellow Up Down button ATTENTION Please make sure that this is set to 00 if you are just using the Discharge option to test one battery Charging time 00h User manual Online Battery Tester 5 5 Charging This option has three stages it will charge the battery discharge the battery and then charge the battery again You will need to set the correct a h capacity of the battery in screen 2 and then set a charge time in screen 4 Attach a 12 volt charger to the positive and negative charger plugs on the front of the tester Press Start Stop to start the test Remember to turn the charger on after you have pressed start Charging 6 24V Charger test This option will allow you to watch record the charging curve of a 24 volt charger and charge two 12 volt batteri
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