VEEPEAK 1220 Battery Tester User Guide

May 15, 2024
VEEPEAK

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1220 Battery Tester

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Safety Measures and Warnings

Safety precautions and warnings to prevent personal injury or damage to the vehicle and / or battery tester.
When working on the vehicle, first observe this instruction manual and at least observe the following safety precautions.
Failure to follow the instructions in this manual may damage the instrument. This product is designed and manufactured in strict accordance with IEC / EN61010-1 safety standard.

  • Test shall be carried out in safe environment.
  • Keep clothing, hair, hands, tools and test equipment away from all motor heating parts.
  • Lead compounds and chemical substances are contained in the terminals, terminals and related accessories of the battery. Before measuring the data, the insulation layer of the clamp shall be checked and shall not be exposed or disconnected.
  • Do not use it without properly covering the back cover, or electric shock may result.
  • Do not use or store products in high temperature, high humidity, inflammable, explosive and explosive environment.

This product is suitable for 12V car start-up battery, the working voltage is DC9~18V, please do not use it to test lithium battery.

Product Description

2.1 Product description
12201is a 12V car battery tester, suitable for car owners and car maintenance technicians. The battery tester can quickly read important car battery data, such as voltage, internal resistance, cold cranking current and battery capacity, battery health and state of charge. The ability to provide accurate test results, calculate the battery’s cold-cranking capability and age, allows for faster and more precise vehicle repairs. The 1220 can test ordinary flooded batteries with a capacity of 100-2000 CCA, AGM flat plates, AGM spirals, and GEL batteries.
2.2 Specifications

Display 1281’64
Function button UP, DOWN, OK, ESC
Operating Temperature -20 to 60 °C
Storage Temperature -20 to 70 °C
External Power 12V
Size 128.572.522.2

Support Language
English, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Russian

2.3 Include attachments

  • User’s manual – Tool operating instruction
  • Battery test cable – provides power to the tool and communicates between the tool and the vehicle.

2.4 Standard of optional battery

CAA:100-2000 DIN:100-1400
BCI:100-2000 IEC:100-1400
CA:100-2000 EN:100-2000
MCA:100-2000 SAE:100-2000
JIS:26A17-248H52 GB:100-1400

Battery Test

3.1 Precautions

  1. Turn off the engine, connect the red clip of the tester to the positive terminal of the battery and the black clip to the negative terminal of the battery, the device will automatically power up and be ready to test.
  2. If you are testing the battery in the car, do not insert the key or keep it in the off position. Make sure all electrical equipment is turned off.
  3. If the battery voltage is higher than normal, turn on the headlights for 2 to 3 minutes, and check the battery when the voltage drops to normal.
    3.2 Battery test function

3.2.1 Select the Battery Test, enter the interface, select the battery type, and press the OK button to continue:
3.2.2 Press the OK button to select the correct battery standard: VEEPEAK
1220 Battery Tester - battrey function 13.2.3 Press the OK button to continue, for example enter the rated current value: 350 CCA Use the up and down keys o enter the correct CCA value. 3.2.4 Press the OK button and wait, the screen will display the test results. 3.2.5 Press the ESC button and wait, the device will return to the main menu.

Cranking Test

4.1 Select the cranking test function, press the OK button to enter the test interface, start the engine at the same time, and follow the instructions on the screen. VEEPEAK 1220 Battery Tester - battrey function
44.2 The test results will be displayed on the screen later. 4.3 Press the ESC button and wait, the device will return to the main menu.
4.4 Cranking Test result instruction (For 12V battery)

Cranking voltage Discharge performance
>10.5V Good
10-10.5V Normal
5-10y Bad
<9.5V Very Bad

Charging Test

5.1 Start the engine and turn on all electrical equipment, select the charging test function, and press the OK button to enter the voltage ripple test interface. 5.2 Turn off all powered devices and press the OK button to continue.
Follow the screen prompts, step on the vehicle accelerator pedal, increase the RPM to 2500r/min and hold for 5 seconds. 5.3 Press the OK key and the test results will be displayed on the screen. Press the ESC key to return to the main menu. 5.4 Charging Test result instruction (For 12V battery)

Status Battery Voltage Engine Performance
All Electric System Off > 13.5V Normal
13.2-13.5V General
13.0-13.2V Attention
<13.0V Inspenction
All Electric System On 13.4-14.6V Normal
13.2-13.4V Attention
<13.2V Inspection

Review Select the Review data function and press the OK button to enter. The screen will display the latest test data. VEEPEAK 1220 Battery Tester -
review 1Press the ESC key to return to the main menu.

Setup

7.1 Select the setting function and press the OK button to enter the language setting interface. VEEPEAK 1220 Battery Tester - setup

7.2 Select the language, press OK to confirm, and jump to the main menu after completion.
Support and Warranty
For technical support or warranty service, please contact us via one of the following ways:
Email: support@veepeak.com
Visit www.veepeak.com to submit a contact form.
Please describe your issue in as many details as possible and include a screenshot if you get any error message. Emails usually be answered in 24 hours.
Products are covered by one-year hassle-free replacement warranty against defect.

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