Battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A-
1 - Green LED “Unit operating”
2 - Red LED “Unit connected with reverse polarity”
3 - Red LED “Battery cannot be tested” Battery -A- has to be

replaced.

4 -

Start

button

5 - Low-temperature current selection switch
6 -

ON/OFF

function switch

7 - Selection switch (pick-off point on battery -A- /on jump-start

point)

8 -

Paper feed

button

9 - Printer

2.4.2

Battery load test

WARNING

Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regula‐

tions

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

2. Checking battery A

Note

Note technical solution ⇒ TS 2012182 for battery tester with

printer -VAS 5097 A- .

Carry out following procedures:

WARNING

Do not test or charge batteries -A- whose magic eye is “col‐

ourless/light yellow”. Do not slave/jump start the vehicle!
Danger of explosion when checking and charging or slave/

jump starting
These batteries -A- must be replaced.

Note

The temperature of the battery -A- must be at least 10 °C.

– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
– Check magic eye on batteries -A- with magic eye

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– Switch on battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A-

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– Check low-temperature test current in amperes (A) according

to DIN from details on battery -A- and refer to the table

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to determine the setting range of battery tester

with printer -VAS 5097 A- .

Note

If the battery -A- values are shown in IEC or EN/SAE units instead

of DIN units, then convert figures using table or using table

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on battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- .

– Select low-temperature test current via low-temperature test

current selection switch

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– Select measuring range (80 to 379 A or 380 to 499 A) with

ON/OFF

function switch

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Batteries -A- with a low-temperature test current greater than

499 A according to DIN can be tested using setting for 499 A

according to DIN.

– Connect red terminal clamp (+) to positive terminal of battery

-A- .

– Connect black terminal clamp (-) to negative terminal of bat‐

tery -A- .

Note

♦

Ensure test clamps have a good contact!

♦

Note technical solution ⇒ TS 2012182 for battery tester with

printer -VAS 5097 A- .

– Select point of connection of test terminals with selection

switch

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1 - Connected directly to battery -A- .
2 - Connection to jump start point
– Check that the low-temperature test current given on battery

-A- is correct for the setting on battery tester with printer -VAS

5097 A- .

– Press

start test

button

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The green LED lights up

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. The test program runs through

automatically. The test result is printed out by the printer

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. If battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- does not

start (LED does not light up, no printout), recharge battery -A- .

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– Switch off battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A-

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– Remove test terminals.

Note

♦

The test is completed after about 20 seconds.

♦

The result of the test is printed out by the printer.

♦

Perform test once only. Repeating the test falsifies the results.

♦

The battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- needs approxi‐

mately 30 minutes (to cool down) before it is ready for the next

measurement.

2.4.3

Table showing low-temperature test current

Low-temperature test current in A

EN/ SAE

IEC

DIN

136 – 177

95 – 124

80 – 104

178 – 219

125 – 154

105 – 129

220 – 261

155 – 184

130 – 154

262 – 303

185 – 214

155 – 179

304 – 345

215 – 244

180 – 204

2. Checking battery A

EN/ SAE

IEC

DIN

346 – 387

245 – 274

204 – 229

388 – 429

275 – 304

230 – 254

430 – 471

305 – 334

255 – 279

472 – 513

335 – 364

280 – 304

514 – 555

365 – 394

305 –329

556 – 597

395 – 424

330 – 354

598 – 639

425 – 454

355 – 379

640 – 657

455 – 464

380 – 389

658 – 675

465 – 474

390 – 399

676 – 693

475 – 484

400 – 409

694 – 711

485 – 494

410 – 419

712 – 729

495 – 504

420 – 429

730 – 747

505 – 514

430 – 439

748 – 765

515 – 524

440 – 449

766 – 783

525 – 534

450 – 459

784 – 801

535 – 544

460 – 469

802 – 819

545 – 554

470 – 479

820 – 837

555 – 564

480 – 489

838 – 855

565 – 574

490 – 499

2) Batteries -A- with a low-temperature test current greater than 499 A according to DIN can be tested using setting for 499 A according

to DIN.

2.4.4

Results of battery load test

Because of the high load on the battery -A- during this test, the

battery voltage drops.
♦ If the battery -A- is OK, the voltage only drops to the minimum

voltage.

♦ If the battery -A- is defective or has a low charge, the battery

voltage quickly drops below the minimum voltage.

♦ After the test is completed, this low voltage value remains over

a longer period, and the voltage increases very slowly again.

♦ Perform test once only. Repeating the test falsifies the results.
♦ The battery tester with printer -VAS 5097 A- requires approx.

30 minutes to cool down before carrying out another test or

testing another battery -A- . This ensures that the results are

not falsified.

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