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MECHANIC DIESEL - CITS

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2 Connect the red clip to the plus pole of the battery and the black to the minus pole.
3 Connect the inductive pickup surrounds all of the wires from the battery negative terminal.
4 Note down the battery ampere hour rating and CCA rating from the battery label.

5 Load the battery by Turning the load control knob until the ammeter shows three times the Ampere hour rating
or one –half of its CCA rating.
6 Maintain the load for maximum 15 seconds.

7 Note the voltmeter reading. If reading shows 9.6Volts or more battery is good,9.5V or less the battery is
defective and needs replacement.
8 Disconnect the load tester.

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CITS : Automotive - Mechanic Diesel - Exercise 8.2