Schumacher Electric PTI900X Mode D'emploi page 41

REPLACING THE OUTPUT LEADS
1. Remove the screw in the backside bottom cover of the battery tester, then remove
the cover.
2. Disconnect the old cable connectors and insert the connectors of the new cable into
the corresponding same color sockets. (Yellow Connector into Yellow Socket; Red
Connector into Red Socket; White Connector into White Socket; Black Connector
into Black Socket).
3. IMPORTANT: There is a small rib on the tester case. Place the first slot of the rubber
strain relief attached to the cable over this rib. There is also a rib on the cover you
removed. Make sure that the rib is in the first slot of the strain relief when you replace
the cover. Replace the cover and tighten the screw. Do not over-tighten.
7. GLOSSARY
What is a SLI battery?
These initials stand for Starting, Lighting and Ignition, which are the three basic
functions a battery must perform on all normal vehicles.
What is a GEL battery?
A gel battery:
• is sealed using special pressure valves and should never be opened.
• uses thixotropic gelled electrolyte.
• uses a recombination reaction to prevent the escape of hydrogen and oxygen gases
normally lost in a flooded lead-acid battery (particularly in deep cycle applications).
What is an AGM battery?
An AGM battery is an absorbed glass mat lead-acid electric storage battery that:
• is sealed using special pressure valves and should never be opened.
• has all of its electrolyte absorbed in separators consisting of a sponge-like mass of
matted glass fibers.
What is a VRLA battery?
Valve Regulated Lead-Acid Battery – This type of battery is sealed, Maintenance-Free with
a "Bunce" Valve or Valves in the top that opens when a preset pressure is realized inside
the battery and lets the excess gas pressure out. Then the valve resets itself.
What is STATE OF HEALTH?
How much battery capacity is left (%), compared with the marked original battery capacity.
What is STATE OF CHARGE?
To what percent the battery is actually charged.
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