PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-707

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 707

OCTOBER 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-707 - Page 9 of 33
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PS 707
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PS 707
OCT 11
A conductance tester, such as the Pulse Tech (PT)
490 conductance tester is very sensitive. It can fnd
deFects or battery weaknesses long beFore any problem
or capacity loss appears.
And the mini battery tester (MBT-1)
is a micro-ohm load tester designed
as a diagnostic tool For the operator. A
fxed post positive connector and coil
cord moveable negative connector make
checking multiple batteries easy and Fast.
But the PT 490 can’t analyze the condition oF
a battery pack iF it is connected in parallel; you
need to isolate each battery. Use the MDX 700P
HD conductance tester.
Saving
Good
Batteries
W
hat do you do when your vehicle’s
lead-acid battery, NSN 6140-01-485-
1472, doesn’t work? Just turning it in as
unserviceable is one choice, but not the
right one! The right choice is to test it first
to make sure it really
is
unserviceable.
Save your unit the cost of new
batteries by testing them when you think
they could be bad. Turn them in only
when testing shows they are bad.
Testers
Lead-Acid Batteries…
Saving
Good
Batteries
Testers
wow!
LOok at aLl
these unserviceable
batteries!
I’m
not
unservice-
able!
Yeah, me
neither!
PT 490 Conductance Tester, NSN 6130-01-510-9594
load testers
indicate the
battery’s ability to
hold its voltage
while under load.
make sure you read
the owner’s manual
for load testers
before using them.
otherwise, you
might get incorrect
results.
fully charge the
batteries
before
putting them into
service. recharge
the batteries
after
removal
if you’re
going to store
them. you don’t have
to recharge the
batteries if they
are headed to dla
disposition services.
the test equipment you
need is in the standard
automotive tool set
(sats). you can also order
individual testers.
Midtronic’s MDX 700P HD
replaces Micro 700 Series
conductive tester,
707 14-15.indd
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