Safety Precautions; Before Use; Test Procedure - Forch EBT 03 Manuel D'utilisation

Electronic brake fluid tester EBT 03
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The EBT 03 permits the testing of the boiling point and water content of various types of brake
fluid, e.g. DOT 3, DOT 4, DOT 4 Plus and DOT 5.1.
The tester is process controlled and menu assisted by way of the display, with the result that
the testing process is carried out automatically.

Safety precautions:

The tester may only be used by suitably trained personnel.
Caution: Brake fluid is corrosive. Care should therefore be taken to prevent contact
with the skin, the eyes and clothing.
Care should also be taken to prevent brake fluid from coming into contact with the
vehicle's paintwork, which could otherwise suffer demage.
The safety instructions laid down by the brake fluid manufaturers must be followed.
Important notes:
• The EBT 03 is only suitable for testing brake fluids.
• New brake fluid cannot be tested with the EBT 03 as it does not contain any water
• In order to function-test the EBT 03 itself, however, the probe can also be immersed in clean
tap water. In this case, the choice of brake fluid in the menu is of no significance.
• If other fluids are tested, a result will be in fact be displayed, but this will be of no signifi
cance.
• If the measuring result is below 130 °C boiling temp. "Siedetemp: <130 °C" is displayed.

Before use:

Open the battery compartment at the back of the tester and install a 9 V monobloc battery.

Test procedure:

1. Switch on the instrument by pressing the ON/OFF button (4).
2. After the company logo and version number have been overlaid, the message "Display lights
on?" appears. Either switch on the display backlighting with the DOWN button (3) or press
ON/OFF button (4).
Note: To save the battery, only switch on the display backlighting when necessitated by the
ambient light conditions.
3. To choose the DOT specification for the test (DOT 3, DOT 4, DOT 4 Plus, DOT 5.1), use the
DOWN button (3) and confirm with the ON/OFF button. A brake fluid manufacturer can be
selected within this specification (e.g. DOT 4 FÖRCH). If the manufacturer is not known, use
the 'DOT...Universal' setting. Confirm the brake fluid for testing with the ON/OFF button.
Note: If you have inadvertently selected and confirmed an incorrect DOT specification, you
can return to the menu by pressing the ESC key (2).
4. With the ON/OFF button, confirm the "Clean sensor" display after the sensor has been
cleaned.
5. With the ON/OFF button, confirm the "Zero point is aligned" display.
6. The EBT 03 is now ready for use. Testing starts automatically when the sensor (5) is
immersed in the brake fluid.
Note: Immerse the sensor at least as far as the mark (6) and keep it immersed during the
entire testing process.
7. After approx. 3 seconds, the test result will be displayed in the form of the boiling
temperature in °C and water content in %.
These statements as to the condition of the brake fluid are only recommendations. In
any case, the manufacturer's instructions must also be followed.
8. To carry out a further test, press any key. With this repeat function, the previously selected
brake fluid will appear on the screen. Either confirm this or select another and continue at
point (4).
9. If no test is carried out for a period of 1 minute, the tester will switch off automatically.