Battery System Analyser LiFeP04 24V icon

The Battery System Analyser LiFeP04 24V icon (BSAL24i) was designed to test automotive 12V lead acid batteries (e.g. Flooded, AGM and GEL) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries on cars and motorcycles up to 16V.  

Also, it has the ability to perform Starter and Alternator on 12V system (cars) and 24V system (trucks) as well as the Grounding Test (12V).

Exclusive  Inventions

1. Lithium-Ion Battery test:

    Test starter Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries up to 16V and display results of State of Health (CCA, Volt, Internal Resistance, Life%) with conclusive results

2. Grounding test:

  Analyses the condition of the electrical return circuit contacts resistance between battery negative          terminal and engine or chassis body 

3. Micro-processor-controlled testing method

•  The tester is powered by the vehicle battery being tested, without any worry on its internal battery maintenance.

• Battery testing takes less than 8 seconds to complete and does not harm the battery by draining.

Unique Features

1. Icon display- it uses fully coloured graphical icons on its operation that simplifies the tests and solves language barrier. The symbols used on its step by step instructions are intuitive and universal so its easy to understand.

2. QR code- Scan QR code with smart phone and app, test results transfer to phone, replaced test result print out

3. SD card- stores unlimited test results which can be recalled and viewed later or printed out when required.

Remove SD card and plug into computer SD slot to transfer results. Replace PC Link cable, software and driver. Solve software update when windows upgrade or change to new system

4.  Live waveform - actual presentation of starter (cranking) initial and average voltage drops, time in milli seconds and alternator charging voltage in live graph.

5.  Customizable header (key in shop name, address and contact details to include on test report header) through on-screen keyboard, faster character input.

6. Specially designed clamp- with 2 sides 1. data collection and 2. power. With insulation material which separate the clamp from data cable and power

7. Bar code scanner (optional) - to scan barcodes found on battery label for warranty validation purposes.

8. NFC function (for battery manufacturer)- stores ALL test result on NFC Tag (the tag is pasted on the battery) retrieve test result from the tag of previous and current result.

Functions

1. Battery Test (12V):

Analyses the battery condition during test basing on measurement of CCA, Volt, Internal Resistance, Life% (SOH) and provides conclusive final test results whether GOOD, OK & Recharge, Recharge & Test, REPLACE or Bad Cell.

·       Able to test all 12V Automotive Batteries e.g. Car, Motorcycle, Light Truck, Deep Cycle types, etc.   

·       Battery type -  Starter Lithium Ion, Flooded, AGM, EFB and Gel Cell batteries. 

·      Ratings - CCA, SAE, DIN, IEC, JIS, MCA, CA,  Unknown CCA and AH.

·      Measuring capacity up to 2,000 CCA.

2. Starter Test (12V/24V):

Analyses the cranking effectiveness of the battery to predict when the battery will fail to crank a vehicle basing on voltage profiles during cranking as given below:

·      Initial Volt drop (before engine begins to turn).

·      Average Volt drop (engine still turning before it starts to run).

·      Time taken to start the engine (in Second).

3. Alternator Tests (12V/24V): 

Standard and Smart Alternators  and Diode Ripples-  analyses the  alternator charging voltages on:

      - No Electrical Load
      - With Electrical Loads On 
      - Diode Ripple Volt

4. Grounding Test (12V system) 

- Analyses the condition of vehicle's electrical return circuit contact resistance from battery to engine chassis.

Specification

Operating Voltage:                     9V ~ 30V DC (max)

Test Functions 

                        12 Volts:                       Battery (Standard and Li-Ion) test, Starter test, Alternator + Diode ripple &
                                                                 Grounding tests

                        24 Volts:                       Starter test, Alternator test (Smart and Normal alternator)

Analyzing Capacity (Amps):  

Automotive:                                CCA :     100A ~ 2000A         EN   :  100A ~ 2000A

                                                   IEC  :      100A ~ 2000A        DIN  :  100A ~ 2000A

                                                   JIS# :      100A ~ 2000A        SAE :  100A ~ 2000A

                                                  CA    :      100A ~ 2000A

Motorcycle:                                CCA :      40A ~ 600A           EN    :  40A ~ 500A

                                                  IEC   :      40A ~ 600A           DIN   :  40A ~ 600A

                                                  JIS#  :      40A ~ 600A           SAE  :  40A ~ 600A

                                                  CA    :       40A ~ 600A

Li-Ion Batteries up to 16V max.:             CCA/SAE:         100A ~ 2000A        

                                                                 CA/MCA:           100A ~ 2000A       

DC Volts Accuracy:                               ± 1% Reading

Battery analyzing time:                          Less than 8 seconds.

Maximum key-in:                                   17 characters

Internal Memory storage:                       Store up to 70 test results.

PC communication:                               Through USB port.

Barcode Scanner:                               

            Light source:                             650nm - 670nm（Laser）

            Type：                                     Single line bi-directions scan 

            Scan Speed：                           200 lines @ 100 cycles/sec
            Scan Area:                                45° Inclination / 60° View Angle

Printer:                                                Built-in

            Printer head:                              Thermo unit.

            Paper width:                              57.5 mm ±0.5mm

            Paper roll diameter:                    Max. 45mm O.D.

            Printing Speed:                          50 mm / sec

Safety:                                                  Reverse polarity protected. Analyzer will not power ON.

Working Temperature:                           0ºC (32°F) – 50ºC (122°F)

Working Humidity:                                 10% – 80 %

Approvals:                                            CE, ROHS

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: What exactly is hidden behind the lithium test function? For the voltage or current thresholds hardcoded in the software, what are the values?

A: Unlike Lead Acid E.g. Flooded, AGM, EFB, GEL Cell batteries where its 100% SOC is 12.85V or a bit more.

The construction of Starter LiFePO4 batteries are made up Li-ion battery packs with a Battery monitoring circuit (BMC) built-in internally. 

Due to its construction in material and compositions, its 100% SOC is around 13.30V or more therefore its test algorithm is very much different from Lead Acid type. Unless there is an indication on CCA or CA values on the battery label where you can key it in the test process in order to compute its accurate test results. If not then you have to select unknown [? CCA] for those batteries that only shown Amp/ Hour values. Due to the unknown CCA capacity, the test can only judge its condition based SOC (V) of the battery. 

You may argue that this may leads to questionable tests result. To address to this issue, therefore its test algorithms will consider 13.20V or more as GOOD, 12.91V to 13.19V as OK RECHARGE, whatever below 12.90V to 10.01V will display [Before Charge] and [After Charge].

Here selecting [Before Charge] will lead to the final test results as [Recharge and Test] and after the battery has been recharged, it is advisable to discharge it with high wattage bulb for at for about 5 minutes before conducting another test. This is to check whether the battery can retain the voltage after it has been charged.  Next selecting [ After Charge] in the test process will straight away leads to [Replace] in its result.

Q: What is IN-VEHICLE TEST and OUT OF VEHICLE TEST on battery test?

A: IN-VEHICLE TEST

This test is conducted with the battery still mounted inside the vehicle. This battery has been subjected to frequent charging while the vehicle is in motion, therefore its test algorithm eliminates the appearance of [Before or After Charge] icon with the Final test results shown as GOOD or OK Recharge and REPLACE basing on the limits set.

On the other hand, taking into consideration of batteries that has been left idle for months without the vehicle being driven where its State of Charge is below 12.20V then the test algorithm will evoke the appearance of [Before / After Charge] icon display and the Final Test results will depend on the selected choice made.

1. If [Before Charge] was selected, then the Final Test result will show [RECHARGE & TEST] to ensure it is fully charged first in order to yield accurate measuring test results.

2. If [After Charge] was selected, its algorithm will determine the measured results (SOC - Volts, measured CCA, Int. R. and Life %) are within the set limits which will display [GOOD or OK RECHARGE] and if not, then it will display either [REPLACE] or [BAD BATTERY].

 OUT OF VEHICLE TEST

This mode is used to test batteries that have been removed from the vehicle or those stock units laying in the warehouse. Therefore, its Final Test results will show either [GOOD], [OK RECHARGE], [ RECHARGE & TEST], [BAD BATTERY] or [BAD CELL] instead of [REPLACE] depending on the measured results. The appearance of [Before/ After Charge] icon display will be shown when it detects uncertainty in the measurement results.

The above conditions do apply to Lithium Battery tests.

Q: How does the internal resistance affects the final test conclusion on battery?

A: The CCA value of the battery is calculated by using the internal resistance of the battery. If the measured internal resistance is high then the calculated outcome of the CCA value will be low or vice versa (lower internal resistance means higher CCA)

The internal resistance value of the battery will be affected by the following conditions:

1. Low State of Charge Voltage.

2. Sulphated battery plates.

Therefore, it is very important to fully charge (100%) the battery before conducting a CCA test.

Q: Why our Battery Analyser measurement range is from 40 CCA ~ 2,000 CCA only?

A: our Battery Analyser can be extended but we do not recommend it because of the following reasons:

1. Our Battery Analyser measurement range from 40 CCA ~ 2,000 CCA has been calibrated with actual batteries with power capacities ranging from 40 CCA to 1,800 CCA to ensure its accuracy in the tests results. Generally speaking, the smaller the measurement range it has, the better precision in its measurement during test.

2. We do not find any batteries having a capacity of over 2,000 CCA selling in the market nor any battery Manufacturer making them.  So, what some competitors claimed can cover range up to 3,000 CCA is just a sales gimmick. Even most reputable brands found in the Market had test measurement ranges starting from 100 CCA onwards.

3. After the measurement range is extended, it's test results accuracy will be sacrificed as its tolerances will be widened.

 Q: What voltage is set for each result?

A: In order for the Battery Analyser to compute the final test results of the battery being tested e.g. Good, OK-Recharge, Replace, Charge & Test or Bad Cell, the algorithms in its software program will analyze its measurement readings as shown below before displaying the final test results:

1. Battery State of Charge (SoC) in Volts.

2. Life % (State of Health) – Measured CCA against Rated CCA based on our R&D calculation formula.

3. Working Temperature (Above or Below: 0 deg. C or 32 deg. F) – Temperature compensated.

4. Before charge or After charged condition.

Therefore, just using voltage alone will not give the true picture of the final test results.

Q: What is Diode Ripple Voltage Test?

A: While in the Diode Ripple Test, the Analyser does numerous sampling of the volt difference between Vmax peak and V min peak cycle (during the countdown period from 10 to 0 secs in the testing process) and registered it in its memory and then calculate the result which should not more than 0.5V difference as its limit to be considered GOOD.

Q: What is the difference between Alternator No Load and Load Test? What is the point behind Load Test V max > 13.8V?

A: To check whether the Alternator is working properly, it needs to conduct the following tests:

1) 2.5K ~ 3.0K RPM without electrical Load (Free Load).

2) 1.5K ~ 2.0K PRM with electrical Load - ON

3) AC Ripple Voltage test.

1) Without Electrical Load (2.5K ~ 3.0K RPM) Test

For example:

During testing the Tester will detect (V max) and (V min) voltages (reason: the voltage displayed is not stable due to the variation in speed while controlling the engine RPM at the required speed). With the displayed (max. and min.) voltage readings, the Tester will show the results whether it is OK or Not OK when compared with the limits as shown in table 1 above.

If the reading is more than 15V then it will show Not OK. This will tell us that the alternator has problem with its voltage regulation in its circuit.

2) With Electrical Load ON (1.5K ~ 2.0K RPM) Test

The purpose of this test is to check whether it is performing well in lower speed (1.5K ~ 2.0K RPM) with electrical loads ON. Same as above, it will display (V max. and V min.) voltage readings and will show the results whether it is OK or Not OK when compared with the limits as shown in table 2 above.

Your query on why the V max. limit was set at more than (> 13,8V) and not e.g. less than (< 15,0V). The explanation is that once the Alternator is operating at lower speed, the charging voltage will decrease accordingly because of the amp draw under the electrical loading and this should not fall below 13,8V as the limit set. If it falls below the limit, then it tells that either the Alternator drive belt is running loose or having a slippage.

Anyway, to compute the Final test results of the Alternator tests it will always depend on the measurement results of the three tests performed.

Q: On Ground Test, what resistance value is set for Good & Bad displays?

A: In the Grounding Test, when the resistance value was below 30 mOhm, it is considered Good. If anything goes above that then it will be considered as high resistance contact which needs to be checked.