Battery, Charging

Battery, Charging

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Midtronics Inc-940 Battery Charging Station (INC-940)

Requirements

Do not check or charge a battery when the visual indicator has no color or is bright yellow. Jump starting must not be used!

There is a risk of explosion during testing, charging or jump starting.

The battery must be replaced.

• (INC-940) output - setup performed (unit number, date/ time), refer to (INC-940) Operating Instructions.

• General Information, checking, refer to => [ Midtronics Battery Charger ] Midtronics Battery Charger.

• Visually inspect the battery. Refer to => [ Inspecting ] Inspecting.

• Determine if it is a standard battery (wet battery) or an AGM battery.

• Close all the vehicle doors.

• The battery temperature must be minimum 10 °C (50° F).

• Additional information, refer to (INC-940).

Procedure

• Switch off the ignition and all electrical consumers.

• Remove the key.

- Attach the red charging clamp (+) to the battery positive terminal.

- Connect the black charging clamp (-) to the negative terminal on the battery/negative connector.

- Connect the (INC-940).

- Switch the EIN/AUS button on the (INC-940) to "ON".

- Select charging mode (automatic or manual).

- Select inside the vehicle or outside of the vehicle.

- Select the battery type (standard or AGM).

- Select the type of test (Warranty or other). Note any other additional details (depending on the type of test).

• For more information, read the Operating Instructions for the (INC-940).

• If necessary, go through all the menu points when performing a "Warranty" test. Refer to Warranty Service Circulars.

The (INC-940) tests the battery and starts the charging process. The display then show one of three results with the exact charging time.






• If other malfunction messages or text displays, other than ones already mentioned, appear in the display on the (INC-940) battery charger, then refer to => [ Troubleshooting ] Troubleshooting.

If the battery starts to vent gas heavily, stop the charging process. Press the Stop button on the front.

After the charging and testing process is completed, the (INC-940) battery charger will display "battery good" or "replace the battery" as well as the total charging time.

Depending on the individual circumstance (Warranty Claim, Repair Order, Evaluation and File), there are three possible messages:

• Produce a test code (possible only after automatic charging and testing).

• Print last test result (for Warranty)

• Display the last test result.

• For more information, read the Operating Instructions for the (INC-940).

End the battery charging process

- Remove the charger clamps from the battery terminals.

- Disconnect the (INC-940).