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2. Operation :
a. Insert the male jack of one of the leads into the output jack of the battery tester
b. Press the back-light pushbutton to switch on the screen (it will remain lighted for
5 seconds)
c. Set the selector to 12 or 24 V
d. Connect the clips, lugs or cigarette lighter adapter to the battery to be tested
e. Read the value displayed, referring to the table below.
A/12 V battery test
Battery
Indications Extreme
Comments
voltage
discharge
indicator
The voltage is less than
<5,0V
-
-
-
yes
5,0V, charge immediately
or
replace
The voltage is less than
5,0-11V
-
-
5,0-11V
yes
11V, charge immediately
11-12V
- 11-12V no Low battery, charge
immediately
Battery charge OK,
12-12,5V
-
12-12,5V
no
can be used but charge
soon
Battery charge OK,
12,5-13V
-
12,5-13V
no
can be used but charge
soon
Battery fully charged,
13-13,7V - 13-13,7V
no
can be used
13,7-14V
13,7-14V no Charging is functioning
correctly
Charging in progress, the
14-15V 14-15V
no
battery will soon be fully
charged
15-17V
15-17V
no
The battery is over-charged
