For some critical application like Aircraft auxiliary supply or on board a large ship or submarine, It becomes necessary to check the performance of a battery bank on a regular basis just to see how well it will cater to a fixed load for the entire duration of its journey including emergency operations. This is usually done by measuring its Ampere Hour Capacity. The Capacity Tester is one such equipment or device useful for measuring the capacity of Lead-Acid or Ni-Cd battery bank of 6V, 12V & 24V up to 500Ah capacity. It also has the facility of checking the capacity of a single 2V cell 200Ah capacity.
- Rugged construction and portable.
- Long service life since the unit is fully solid-stat, micro-controller based.
- Provision of 6V, 12V and 24V battery capacity test and protection against wrong Battery Switch Selection.
- User friendly, all controls and settings are provided on the front panel. The under voltage setting at which the battery discharging is terminated is done through Key Pad.
- Temper proof settings such that the unit stops all operation reset if the settings are changed during operation.
- Provision of a direct Ah reading.
- Audio alarm for “Battery Low” and “Test Completed”.
- Retention of capacity reading even after power shut-down.
| Electrical | Values |
| Input voltage range | 230V AC (180V-270V), 50Hz± 3Hz, 1-Phase |
| Battery Voltages Test range | 6V, 12V, or 24V DC |
| Discharge Current range | 0.1A to 50A settable with potentiometer |
| Current Regulation | Within ± 1% |
| Current Setting Accuracy | Within ± 0.2A |
| a) Battery Cut Off | Settable for 6V, 12V and 24V independently up to second decimal point through keypad |
| b) Single Cell Cut Off Voltage | Settable up to second decimal point |
| Protection | Reversal of Battery under test Single Cell reversal Battery deep Discharge Unit failure (by using a fuse) Wrong Battery Selection Over Temperature |
| Metering | Digital Voltmeter 4½ digits. Digital Ammeter 4½ digits. Ampere-Hour (AH) meter (accuracy 2% ± 3 digit) |
| Stand-by Battery | Provision for connection of 12V/180AH stand-by battery externally. |
| Provision of separate single cell discharger | One independent circuit to discharge 2V, 200Ah Lead Acid Battery. |
| Type of cooling | Force cooled with over temperature trip feature. |
| Mechanical | |
| Installation | Indoor in a well ventilated area away from direct heat and sunlight |
| Type of enclosure | Sheet enclosure, table top type. |
| Dimension | Height: 275mm ± 5mm. Width : 500mm ± 5mm. Depth : 500mm ± 5mm. |
| Color shade of enclosure | Siemens grey |
| Weight (without packing) | 40 Kg. approx. |
| Climatic | |
| Operating temperature | 450C max. (However it is advisable to use the unit in well ventilated normal room temperature). |
| Humidity | 90% RH non-condensing. |
| Altitude | Upto 1000M above MSL. |
