R NEHS0764
July 1999

TOOL
OPERATING
MANUAL

Using the 177-2330 Battery Analyzer

SMC
MCS
S: 0785
 

Table of Contents Specifications

Intro d u c tio n . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Intr Specification Chart
S p e c ific a tio n s . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 2 Description Specification
F e a tu re
ress . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . 3 B a tte ry R a tin g R a ng
ng e 5 0 to 4
4,,0 00
00 C o ld C ra
ra nk
nkin g A m p s
C on ne cti
cting an d O p erat eratiing B att
attery
ery (C C A )
A n a lyze r . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .3 65 to
to 5,000
5,000 C ranking A m ps (C (C A )
6 to 500 A m p H ourourss (A -H r)
M a in te n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
D C Vo
V o ltm e te r R a
anng e 1 .0 to 1 4 V

W a rra n ty a n d R e p a ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 V o ltm e te r A cc
cc u ra c y ±0
0.
.1 V
S e rv
rvi
ic e . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .6 Po
ow
weer
rS o
ou
u rc e 9 V o lt B a
attte ry o r Te st B a
attte ry
Te st T im e 2 0 S ec o n d s

Introduction R everse
everse Po lar
ari
ity Prot
Protecti
ection Yes
O ve r V ol
olta g e P ro
ro te ct
ctio n Y es
es
T h e 1 7 7 -2 3 3 0 B a tte ry A n a lyze r w illq u ic kly te st
A n al
alyze r C a b le L e
en
nggt
th 81
15
5 m m (3 2 in )
a n y 6 o r 1 2 V o lt b a tte ry w ith a :
S ize 210 x 140 x 38 m m
50 to 4000 C old C ranking A m p (C (C C A ),
(8 .2 5 x 5 .5 x 1 .5 in )
65 to 500
5 0000 C rananki
king A m p (C A ), or
6 to 500
5 00 A m p H ou r (A -H r) ca p ac ity. W e ig h t 0 .6 8 kg (1 .5 lb s)
O perating Tem
Tem p. Range 0 to 5
50°
0°C
C (32 to 1
120°
20°F)
F)
Th e ttest
est ca n b e c om p leted
eted in just 20 sec on d s
St
Stor
orage
age Tem per
perat
atur
ure
e R ang e -20 to
to 70°C (0 t
to
o 160 °F)
an d d et
etererm
m ine s w he the r the b at
att
ter
ery
y is g oo d ,
b ad , or in nee
n ee d of rec ha rg e. Th e ana
a na lyzer
yze r
even
eve n w orks
orks on b att
atteri
eries d isch arg
arg ed d ow n to
o n e V o lt.

Features
• Q u ic kly aann d a c c u ra te ly te st th e c o n d itio n o f
6 a n d 1 2 V o lt b a tte rie s ( (ee ven
ve n d isch
sc h a rg e d to
a s lo w a s o onn e vovollt). C h e c ks fo r fu llststaa te
c h a rg e , c o n d itio n o f b a tte ry, a n d b a tte ry
1 7 
7 - 
2 3 
3 0 
 B 
a t 
t e 
r y 
 A
vol
vo lta g e .
n a 
l y y 
B att
atteri
eries ca n b e test es ted in the m ac hine or
z e 
r 
M  C  •
O D  / FF   Y E 

veh
ve h ic le . T h e b a tte ry ddo
o e s no
nott h a ve tto
o be
E  S 

fu lly c
chh a rg e d a t th e tim e o f te sti
stin g .
N O  G 
O 

O N 

S aves tim e and an d m oney

on ey b y allow ing d eal ea lers
ers
O 
F F 
•

®  
to te st th e c o n d itio n o f a b a tte ry w h ile th e
c u sto m e r is p re sen
se n t (w o rks g re a t fo r
w a rra n ty c
clla im s).
s).
• E lim ina tes the ne ed to c ha rg e a nd
d isc h a rg e a b a tte ry to te st its co
c o n d itio n .
• C om p ensat
en sates for col co ld tem p erat
eraturures
es w hen
he n
0764-01 te st
sti
in g b a tte rie s in e xt
xtr
re m e c o n d itio n s.
Illu str
stra tio n 1 . 1 7 7 -2 3 3 0 B a tte ry A n a lyze
yz e r. • P o w e r-d o w n fe a tu re p ro lo n g s b a tte ry life in
th e a n a lyz
yzee r.

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Safety Operating Instruction

Connecting the Analyzer
B efor
efore e the an alyzer
yze r is c coo nn ec ted , m ake sursu re
A lw ays stand back fro m a ba b a ttery durin g
th e b a tte ry c
caa b le s an
a n d te rm in a ls a
arre c le a n .
testing . A uto m o tive batteri
eries contain sulfuri uric
C le a n a lld irty aann d /o r c o rro d e d p a rts w ith a
ac id and can produce explosive gases tha t
w ire b ru sh
sh,, if n e c e ss
ssaa ry.
m a y result in seri
erious injury. To p rev
even
en t ig nition
of g ase s,kee p lig hted tob acc o, spa rks, fla m e ss,
, 1. C la m p th e b la c k lo a d le a d to th e n ne e g a tive
and other ig n ition sources aw ay fro m the (– ) b a tte ry t
te
e rm in a lo n th e ve h ic le .
b attery at
a t a lltim e s.
2. C la m p th e re d lo a d le a d to th th e p o sitive (+ )
b a tte ry t
te
e rm in a lo n th e ve
vehh ic le .
D o not te st a frozen batte ry, it m ay explode.
A llow the battery to w a rm u p b ef
efore atte m p ting 3. W ig g le the clam p s bbac
ac k an
andd fort
orth to
any testing . ensur
en sure e a g ood
oo d conn
co nn ect
ec tion is m ad e on b oth
sid es o f each
ea ch clam p .
D o not
n ot sp
sprray liq uids on the battery analyzer.
Liq uids m ay en
ent ter the analyzer and cau se
p erm a n en
en t dam age to the ele c tric a l
co
com ponents.
m ponent Fla m m a b le liq uids m ay cause
cause an
Test Procedure
explosion . B e fo re te stin g a b a tte ry, tu rn th e ig n itio n , a ll
a c c e sso
ssor rie s, a n d lo a d s O F F. C lo se th e ve veh h ic le
W ear an Am ericacann N ation al S tandard s Institute d o o rs. A llo w th e b a tte ry to s stta b ilize fo r o n e
(A N S I) ap p roved eye shie ld w h e n test es ting m in u te , th e n b e g in t th
h e b a tte ry te st.
st. If th e
b atteri
erie s. P rovide ventilation and have
have w ater b a tte ry w a s r re
e c e n tly r
re
e c h a rg e d , a llo w th re e
availab le for eye o r b od y flushing should any m in u te s ffo
o r th e b a tte ry tto
o sta
sta b ilize b e fo re
b attery acid splash on you. b e g in n in g a b a tte ry t te
e st.
1. If th e b a tte ry te m p e ra tu re is le ss t
th
h a n 0 °C
(32 °F ), p ress
es s the M O D E key to sel se lec t the
NOTICE “C o ld B a tte ry Te
Tesst”. If th e b a tte ry is fro ze n ,
allow it to w armarm up ab ove 0°C (32 °F )
Do not remove the test leads while the battery
b e fo re te st
sti
in g .
test is running. This could
could cause
cause damage to
to the
analyzer.

D o no t te st a frozen battery, it m ay explode.

A llow the battery to w a rm up abov
above
e 0°
0°C
C (32°
32 °F )
b efore atte m p ting any testing .

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2. F o llo w th e d ire c tio n s gi

g ive n b y th e D isp la y 4. P ress the M O D E ke y and selec t on e of the
S cr
creeeens.
ns. b a tte ry am p ra tin g c h o ic e s: C o ld C ra n kin g
A m p R ating (C C A ), C ranking A m p R ating
a. C on ne ct the cl
c lam p s and p ress the
(C A ), or B att
attery
ery A m p H ou rs R ati ating (A -H R ).
“G O ”ke y.
T h e b a tte ry r
ra
a tin g is u
ususua
a lly fo u n d o n th e
to p o f th e b a tte ry. P re ss th e u p o r d o w n
C O N N EC T C LA M PS a rro w key
ke y t
c a p a c ity.
to
o sel
se le c t th e p ro p e r b a tte ry

PR E
ESS S 'G O ' 0 0 .0 0 V
CCA = 5
5550 'G O '
0764-02
B a ttery Test
Te st S ta rt S c re e n .

b. S e le c t th e b a tte ry vo lta g e (6 oorr 12 M ODE CHG U N IT S

V o lts).
s). T Th
h is m e ssa g e is di d isp la yed
ye d o n ly 0764-05
if th e a c tu a lb a tte ry V o lta g e is le ss th a n C old C ranking A m p R ating (C C A ) D isplay S creen.
creen.
6 V o lts.

IS IT A 6V B A T? C A = 550 'G O '

YES NO
Low Vo ltag e D isplay S creen
creen .
(G O ) 0764-03 M ODE CHG U N IT S 0764-06

C ran king A m p R ating (C A ) D isp lay S cree

cree n.

c. S e le c t th e “
C o ld B a tte ry Te
Tesst”
, if
necessary.
A -H R 60 'G O '
C O LD B A TT TE S
STT
M ODE CHG U N IT S
P R E S S 'G O ' X X .4 0 V
0764-07
B attery
ery A m p H our
ours
s R ating (A -H R ) D isp lay S cree
cree n.
0764-04
C old B att
attery T
Tes
estt D isp lay S cree
cree n.

3. P ress the G O ke key y to b eg in testi

esting . Tw o
lo a d s a re p la c e d o n th e b a tte ry, th e n a
sho
sh o rt re c o ver
ve ry tim e ta
ta kes
ke s p la c e b e fo re th
th e
fin ish o f th e te st.

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5. P ress t
the
he G O key a nd the an alyzer d isp lay 6. R em ov
ovee the test cla m p s from the b at
att
ter
ery
y
w ill sho
sh o w th e c o n d itio n o f th e b a tte ry (g
(g o o d , p o sts w h e n th e te st is fi
fin ish
shee d a n d p re ss
low ch ar argg e , ch ar
argg e a nd retes
etest t, or ba d ). the O FF key o n the an alyzer.
Th e sta te of the b at att
ter
eryy cha
c ha rg e (sho w n as a
p e rc e n t o f b a tte ry c h a rg e c a p a c ity
re m a in in g ) w ill a lso b e d isp la ye
yed d. Maintenance
Test Leads

G O O D BAT
TTTE R Y C
Clle
eaan
n th
tth
hee te
tcl
eam
st le
p aen
d sdws iw
thitah ma ism
ld dal
eltw
e rig
ree n
b tr.ush .

C H ARG E 85%
0764-08
Internal Battery Replacement
B at
att
tery Pa ss. Th e 1 77 -23 30 B at attter
ery
y A na lyzer
yze r ha s an int nter
erna
na l
Th e b at
att
tery is cap
c ap ab le o f ho ld ing a c ha rg e.
9 V o lt b a tte ry w h ic h is u se
sed d to p o w e r th e
an a lyzer
yze r w he n th e b at attter
ery
y b eing tes est te d ha s a
vo lta g e o f le ss th
th a n 9 V o lts. T h e in te rn a l
b a tte ry al
a lso p o w e rs th e a n a lyz
yzee r b e fo re it is
G O O D /L O W C H A R G E c o n n e c te d to th e b a tte ry b e in g te ste d . If th e
an alyzer d oe s no t P ow er O n w itho ut b eing
c o n n e c te d to a te st b a tte ry, th e in te rn a l b a tte ry
C H ARG E 15% m ay ne ed to b e rep rep lac ed . F ollow the
0764-09 in st
str
ru c tio n s list
ste
e d b e lo w to re p la c e th e in te rn a l
B att
attery
ery P ass / Lo w C ha rg e. b a tte ry.
Th e b att
attery
ery is g oo d , b ut sho uld b e rec
rec ha rg ed .
1. Lo ca te a nd op en the b att
attery
ery d oo r on the
b o tto m o f th e a n a lyze r.
2 . R em ov
ovee the old b at att
tery
ery and
a nd rep lac e it w ith
C H A R G E & R E TE
TE S T a 1 U -9 5 3 4 A lka lin e 9 V o lt B a tte ry.
3 . C los
ose e the b at
att
ter
ery
y d oo r on the b ot
ott
tom of the
a n a lyz
yzee r.
C H ARG E 0%
0764-10
C harge
harge A nd R etest.
T h e b a tte ry c o n d itio n c a n n o t b e d e te rm in e d u n tilit is fu
fu lly
c h a rg e d . I
If
f th is m e ssa g e a app p e a rs af
aftte r th e b a ttery is
fu lly ch
c h a rg e d , th e b a tte ry is b a d .

B A D B A TTE R Y

0764-11
B ad B att
attery
ery.
Th e b at
att
tery w illno t ho ld a c ha rg e a nd sh
shou
ou ld b e
rep lac ed .

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Warranty and Repair T h e fo re g o in g w a rra n ty is in lie u o f a ll o th e r

w a rra n tie s, e xp re sse d o r im p lie d , in c lu d in g b u t
Service n o t lim ite d to a n y im p lie d w a rra n ty o f
m e rc h a n ta b ility, fitn e ss
ss,, o r a d e q u a c y fo
fo r a n y
If the 17 7-7-23
23 30 B attattery
ery A na lyzer
yze r d oe s n ot p a rtic u la r p u rp o se o r u se . C a te rp illa r sh a ll n o t
o p e ra te p ro p e rly, re p la c e th e 1 U -9 5 3 4 A lka lin e b e lia b le fo r a n y sp e c ia l, in c id e n ta l, o r
9 V B a tte ry an
a n d re c h e c k th e o p e ra tio n . If it st
sti
ill co ns
nseqeq ue nt
ntiial d am ag e s, w he the r in c on trac t,
d o e s no
n o t o p e ra te p ro p e rly, it c a n b e se
sennt b ack to rt, o r o th e rw ise .
to C a te rp illa r fo r re p a ir.
F o r w a rra n ty se
s e rvic e o r re p a irs o f you
yo u r
Warranty C a te rp illa r 1 7 7 -2 3 3 0 B a tte ry A n a lyze r, c o n ta c t
S P X C orp
orp orat
orati ion . S P X C orp orp orat
oratiion R ep air
C a te rp illa r w a rra n ts thth is in st
str
ru m e n t to b e fre e C e n te r in fo rm a tio n is listste
e d b e lo w . P le a se
from d ef efec
ec ts in m at ater
eriial an d w ororkm
km an sh shi ip in c lu d e a n o te d e scscr rib in g th e p ro b le m w ith th e
un d er no rm al use an d servi service for a p er eriiod of to o lw h e n se n d in g it in fo r re p a ir.
on e ye ar from the d a te o f p ur urch
ch as
ase.e. Th is
w a rra n ty e xte n d s o n ly to to th e o rig in a l S P X C orp
orp orat
orati
ion
p u rc h a se r. T h is w a rra n ty sha sh a lln o t a p p ly to W a yla n d F a c ility
fu se s, d isp o sa b le b a tte rie s, o r a n y p ro d u c t o r A tte n tio n : D e p o t R e p a ir
p art
arts w hich ha ve b ee n su b jec t to m isuse , 80 1 S ou th M ain S tree t
n e g le c t, a c c id e n t, o r a b n o rm a l c o n d itio n s o f W ayland , M I 493 48
o p e ra tio n . 1-
1-80
80 0-
0-83
83 3-
3-33
33 7 7 O p tio n 4,
4 , O p tion 1
In th e e ven
ve n t o f fa ilu re o f a p ro d u c t c o ve re d b y
th is w a rra n ty, C a te rp illa r w ill re p a ir a n d
c a lib ra te th e in str
stru m e n t re tu rn e d to a n
a u th o rize d S e rvic e F a c ility w ith in o n e ye a r o f
se , p ro vid e d th e w a rra n to r’
th e o rig in a lp u rc h a se, s
e xa m in a tio n d isc lo se s t to
o its sas a tisf
sfa
a c tio n th a t
the p rod uc t w as d efec efec tive. Th e c ustom ustom er p ays
th e fre ig h t to th e S e rvic e F a c ility a n d th e
S e rvic e F a c ility p a ys fo r th e fre ig h t b a c k. T h e
w a rra n to r m a y, a t its o p tio n , re p la c e th e
p ro d u c t in lie u o f re p a ir. W ith re g a rd s to a n y
in stru m e n t re tu rn e d w ith in o n e ye yeaa r o f th e
o rig in a l p u rc h a se , sa id re p a irs oro r re p la c e m e n t
w ill b e m a d e w ith o u t c h a rg e . If th e fa fa ilu re h a s
b ee n ca use d b y m isuse , ne g lec t, ac cid en t, or
a b n o rm a l c o n d itio n s o f o p e ra tio n , o r if th e
w a rra n ty p e rio d h a s e exp
xp ire d , re p a irs w ill b e
b ille d a t a n o m in a lc o st. In su s u c h c a ses,
se s, a n
e stim a te w ill b e su b m itte d b e fo re w o rk is
st
staa rte d , if re q u e ste d .
T h is w a rra n ty is e xc lu sive , a n d C a te rp illa r
m ak
akeses n o o the r w arrarran ty of a ny kin d
w h a tso
soe e ve
ver r, e xp re sse d o r im p lie d , w ith re sp e c t
to the p rod uc ts m an uf ufac
ac tur
uree d an d sol
so ld b y it,
w h e th e r a s to
to m e rc h a n ta b ility, fitn e ss fo r a
p a rtic u la r p u rp o se , o r a n y ootth e r m a tte r. N o
a g e n t, e m p lo ye
yeee , o r re p re sen
se n ta tive o f
C a te rp illa r h a s a n y a u th o rity toto b in d C a te rp illa r
to a n y a ffirm a tio n , re p re se n ta tio n , o r w a rra n ty
c o n c e rn in g C a te rp illa r p ro d u c ts o r p a rts,
e xc
xce e p t a s p re vio u sly sts ta te d .

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NOTES

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