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CRANKING VOLTS
××.×× V NORMAL
Cranking volts normal
Thesystemisshowinganormalresult.Press
ENTER
toperformthecharging
systemtest.
CRANKING VOLTS
××.×× V LOW
Cranking volts low
Thestartvoltageisbelowthenormalvalues.Lookforerrorsasrecommendedby
themanufacturer.
CRANKING VOLTS
NO DETECTED
Crancking volt no detected
Thecrankingvoltagehasnotbeendetected.
PRESS ENTER FOR
CHARGING TEST
Ifthecrankingvoltageisnormal,press
Enter
tobeginchargingsystemtest.
MAKE SURE ALL
LOADS ARE OFF
Ifyoupress
Enter
theadjacentscreenappears.
Pressthe
Enter
keyandoneofthethreeresultswillbedisplayedalongwiththe
relevantreading.
ALT. IDLE VOLTS
××.××V LOW
Low charging volts when test at idle
Thealternatorisnotprovidingsucientcurrenttothebattery.
Checkthev-beltstoensurethealternatorisrotatingwithenginerunning.Ifthe
beltsareslippingorbroken,replacethebeltsandtestagain.Checkthecon-
nectionsfromthealternatortothebattery.Iftheconnectionislooseorheavily
corroded,cleanorreplacethecableandretest.Ifthebeltsandconnectionsare
ingoodworkingcondition,replacethealternator.
ALT. IDLE VOLTS
××.××V NORMAL
Charging system normal (test without loads)
Thesystemisshowingnormaloutputfromthealternator.Noproblemdetected.
ALT. IDLE VOLTS
××.××V HIGH
Charging voltage high (test without loads)
Thevoltageoutputfromthealternatortothebatteryexceedsthenormallimits
ofafunctioningregulator.Checktoensurethereisnolooseconnectionand
thegroundconnectioniscorrect.Iftherearenoconnectionissues,replacethe
regulatorofthealternator.Sincemostalternatorshavetheregulatorbuilt-in,this
willrequireyoutoreplacethealternator.Thenormalupperlimitofatypicalauto-
motiveregulatoris14.7volts+/-0.05.Checkmanufacturerspecicationsforthe
correctlimit,asitwillvarybyvehicletypeandmanufacturer.
TURN ON LOADS
AND PRESS ENTER
Followingthechargingsystematidle,press
Enter
forthechargingsystemwith
accessoryloads.Turnontheblowertohigh(heat),highbeamheadlights,and
reardefogger.Donotusecyclicalloadssuchasairconditioningorwindshield
wipers.