How To Easily Test Your Battery and Charging System With The Ancel Battery Tester
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2020
- I purchased the Ancel Battery Tester to keep track of the state of health of my batteries. This tester can test 6 and 12 volt batteries as well as do a starting and charging system test. While using this tester I found one of my deep cycle batteries was faulty due to low cold cranking amperage even though the voltage looked good with a volt meter. I would recommend to add this tool to your tool box to help maintain your batteries related to vehicles, extra batteries, lawn tractor, motorcycle et.
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As somebody who bought this tester I can tell you it's extremely accurate, against my Volt metre it was 0.8%. Tested a class 8 tractor today that wouldn't start. This tester detected a bad cell indicating as such with a 10.2 volt reading. Starter and alternator readings are accurate. .Buy with confidence!!
You're the only one that did charging test correctly upping to 2500 rpm then hit enter . You don't need a helper and you don't need to press enter during the 5 sec of 2500 rpm ramp up.
Thanks for this thorough presentation of the Ancel Battery Tester. I purchased, per your video, the ANCEL BM700 All System OBD II Code Reader for BMW Vehicles Diagnostic Scanner and am very satisfied with its performance. Great information for BMW lovers!
Hi James! Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your experience with the scan tool. It is always great to find some cool tools that are cost effective for us DIYers.
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Thank you for your time making this great and thorough review! Just learned about this type of tester and purchased this one because of your video!
I have this tester. When you test the battery the first % and gauge you see is the state of health SOH, which is how close it is to the CCA you selected. To see the state of charge SOC you need to press the down arrow and the % and gauge show you the charge %, you'll also see the arrow on the right point to the voltage now.
Thanks for your share.
Good video, concise explanations, thank you!!
Thanks bud! Glad you found it helpful :)
Thanks for ur videos need ur help buddy
17:13 If you look at the clamps closely, you can see there's actually two isolated contacts in each clamp, which should be clamped to the battery terminals so they touch down independently on opposite ends. If you clip it on with just the tip you won't establish the proper connection for a good measurement.
One side is used to deliver the load current, and the other is used to make the voltage measurement, in what's called a 4 wire measurement.
Make sure they're both connected to the same point, not with one contacting the battery post and the other on the battery cable terminal, which could throw off the results.
Excellent Advice! Thanks for sharing!
Wow awesome that's why I read comments but wanted to thank you for your time to explain making ppl better with tool! Much appreciated
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8:45 Bingo. If anyone thought these were just fancy volt meters, this proves they are not. The battery was reading 12.84 (fully charged) but the tester indicated very low CCA, which is what the battery needs to power high current devices. A voltmeter says it's good, a conductance tester correctly identifies it as a bad battery. BTW, the cranking time on these and others is wrong. That truck started in less than a second, not 4 plus seconds.
15:58 It does look like this tester isn't correctly measuring the cranking time. Not sure how it's trying to do it, maybe it started timing from when it saw a voltage drop from opening the door or turning on the ignition rather than the actual cranking start.
If that's the case it's a rather useless measurement.
On the Konnwei tester I've got, it shows RPM detected as cranking is started, so it's not using a voltage drop to trigger the timing. measurement.
@@wingerrrrrrrrr Agree. If it had to suck at one test, the crank time would be the one! It's not like we can't tell long crank from a short one.. Other than that one glitch, it's a great tool. These supposedly can be updated with new firmware. I haven't checked in a while, maybe they'll address that in a newer firmware.
@@ohger1 it should be easy enough for them to require a minimum number of voltage pulses for the criteria to start the measurement rather than just one. Mine doesn't have any USB connection or anything though, so I wouldn't be able to do any firmware update -
Hi there. Due to Covid-19 I left my 2010 BMW X3 in the garage for nearly 15 months. The battery is dead according to my neighbor who tried to start the engine. I plan to go back next month. The question is: will jump-cable the battery make it run again as before or will it die again and a replacement is inevitable?
Also any suggestions of good battery options?
Regards
Nabeel
Hi Nabeel, Sorry to hear your battery died during Covid. You should replace the battery. Most batteries after a full drain do not recover and will lead your stranded. It is always recommended to use OEM parts but the die hard brand batteries tend to last a long time. Hope this helps!
@@AskTheCarExperts definitely helped, thx a bundle. One last question: do you recommend to have a workshop replace it or myself?. I’m ok with tools but not an expert!!
what is the AH ratings range ?
I have a question, yesterday i was coding my light in my bmw e46 when i code it the car not starting and dashboard lights came on and shaking, the battery is good and i dont know how to fix the car. some noise came from the engine and from dashboard
Pls i need your help
When doing the Charging Test and it says raise RPM to 2.5k for 5 seconds and press continue. How does the tester know there is a load on the alternator? Because I thought a loaded test would be to turn all accessories on inside the vehicle and then test the voltage. Im curious because I have a similar tester and always thought a loaded test was with all the accessories on.
esa prueba la hace el probador marca FOXWEL, tiene una parte donde te manda a encender todas las cargas del vehiculo, en esta plataforma hay varios videos de ese equipo, es el mas completo para testar baterias, mucho mejor que el ancel o komwey y launch ua-cam.com/video/V0uzJi8f-zM/v-deo.html
@@miguelc_seeker uhh??
@@404notfound..... This test is done by the FOXWEL brand tester, it has a part where it commands you to turn on all the vehicle loads, on this platform there are several videos of that equipment, it is the most complete to test batteries, much better than the ancel or komwey and launch ua-cam.com/video/V0uzJi8f-zM/v-deo.html
@@404notfound..... You can use Google Translate when you want to know what another language says .... 🤦🤦🤦
@@miguelc_seeker Thank u
Спасибо за видео! Очень хорошо, что Вы показали тест батареи, но для тех пользователей, которые уже посмотрели тест прибором Konnwei KW600-KW650 100500 раз данное видео не несет никакой полезной информации, так как приборы одинаковы. Было бы интересно видео сравнения этого прибора и какого то другого, чтобы видеть отклонения в показателях, на сколько точен этот прибор. Информация о состоянии Вашего аккумулятора, аккумулятора вашего соседа, или сотрудника по работе не имеет большой ценности для других зрителей. Сравните пожалуйста его показания и другого тестера. Еще знаю, что на Konwei можно войти в инженерное меню и сделать калибровку точности, если заметили отклонения. Можно ли на этом приборе войти в инженерное меню и подходит ли для этого код (пароль)1212?
Hello Alexander, Thank you There are a lot of new products available to test batteries. I do like the Ancel product line if you are considering one.
@@AskTheCarExperts Good afternoon! I recently bought an ANGEL BA301 device and I am interested in the accuracy of its readings. It measures only 2 parameters Voltage and Resistance, the rest is calculated by formulas. If the voltage is removed with a deviation, then the remaining readings after the calculation will have an error. I wonder how accurate it is, I don't have a reference voltmeter. I would like to see a video comparison of this device and the like, how much the values will differ.
Does anyone knows if there is any significant difference with ba201?Thank you in advance.
BA201 only does 12V Testing BA301 does 6V/12V
Deep cycle battery! will it be possible that this little machine reads solar batteries? i have trojan batteries that are not CCA they are Amps hours.
Simply multiply your amp hour rating by 7.25 and this will be the CCA rating. Then you can use the tester with the value calculated in CCA. I hope this helps!
@@AskTheCarExperts Good but what is this number 7.25?
@@norbertrivera That is the multiplier to change amp hours to CCA
@@AskTheCarExperts ok thanks
It's related to no crank no start on my e46 you made a video on it but need a little help
Hello, I can try to help. There are a lot of reasons for a no crank no start unfortunately.
@@AskTheCarExperts thank you very much I wrote every thing in the comment after the one you seen cab you read it and tell me what you think when ever you have time of course need all the help I can get im going crazy with this.. can't figure it out lol but thank you once again
@@straightup6027 The first thing to check will be to see if you are getting power to the starter motor solenoid when the key is held in the start position. If you do then the starter is most likely faulty. I would also put an additional ground from the engine to the ground jump terminal to rule out a bad ground. If you do not have power to the starter it can be a key or ews issue.
is good battery internal resistance is in the order of 5 milliohm ? Seems a lot lower than my research shows
Hi R HP, Not sure exactly what info you are looking for but I generally use the tester to determine if the battery is internally faulty.
i was wondering about the internal resistance with respect to current and state of the battery
@@rcarioca The internal resistance of an automotive battery should be about .02 ohms. But as for calculating internal resistance with respect to state of charge it out that is not something I usually deal with thankfully :) I leave that to the tester! ;)
@@AskTheCarExperts Thanks. Mine reads a very low resistance of 5 milliohms (0.005 ohms). I also read that it is approx .02 ohm.
Just as a theoretical exrecise :
But when I do the rough calculation assuming battery open circ. voltage is 12.6 V and min cranking voltage of approx 9 V : for 0.02 ohm resistance , gives a cranking current of (12.6 -9) / 0.02 = 180 A, which is extremely low for a car battery. Using .005 ohm for the internal resistance yields 720 A yields a high approximation but more realistic cranking current.
These types of testers uses a 3.00V drop basis for determining the CCA measurement. They apply a pulsed load of about 1.5A, and measure the voltage drop that results, then use that to calculate how much current corresponds to a 3.0V drop, and calls it "CCA" (though it's not actually a cold temperature measurement).
From there, the resistance is simply 3.0 divided by the CCA number, representing the internal resistance of the battery using that 3V threshold.
You should find that all your measurement results show that relationship between the CCA and resistance numbers.
problem with this tester which i have one is that you have to input the type of battery and rating of which in our place has no rating, no date of manufactured and cca for most batteries, which is difficult to guess
Hi Nelson, Maybe you can look up the brand. All battery testers require this info
@@AskTheCarExperts kingbolen battery tester only requires the cca not the type of battery or etc. which is good
@@nelsonq6037 Excellent thanks for sharing that information 👍
Quick question. 335i rattles on cold starts and deceleration but goes away, any idea ? Thanks
Hello, If you do a quick rev at idle and as it comes down do you hear a rattle or ratcheting noise?
@@AskTheCarExperts yeah
@@AskTheCarExperts I’ve noticed it sounds different than videos on UA-cam people saying it’s wastegate it’s more of a sizzling rattle Metallic,
@@lifeclips3329 Most likely it is the turbo wastegate. You can disable the actuator by taking the vacuum supply off or if electric unplug the actuator. If the noise is gone then it is the turbo wastegate.
@@AskTheCarExperts I just tested it with that I noticed a small difference maybe no difference with the rattle.
it is possble to test 12v 7ah ups battery?
Hello Danielle, I do not think this tester will be able to check a 7ah battery.
@@AskTheCarExperts With which tester I could, do you know someone ? tnx
Just a FYI don't leave batteries on the floor will discharge them need to have raised off the floor.
Hello, That is actually a common misconception. That was true when batteries cases where made from wood. With current battery case technology batteries will not discharge on concrete. They will lose voltage over time normally and should still be maintained.
Well I had one on the floor and it went dead but it probably was due to my neglect so I guess I stand corrected.
@@soobieblitzen It is a very common misconception. I thought the same thing before I became a master tech :) One thing to keep up with is to check and charge stored batteries every 3 month. Also make sure the top of the battery is clean as any dirt or contamination actually can bleed voltage between the positive and negative terminals. Hope this helps Scobie!
saludos, ese equipo es el mismo KW650 de la marca konwey.... tambien es el mismo sofware del KW600 y del kw210 yo compre el KW210 y hace exactamente lo mismo que tu ancel, la unica diferencia es que solo mide baterias de auto no de moto...... esos chinos compran el mismo equipo y solo le cambian el nombre y colores..... lo mismo hacen con los multimetros y scaners automottrices.