APH 1-03968-00 EZ Test Battery Tester User Guide
- June 6, 2024
- APH
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APH 1-03968-00 EZ Test Battery Tester
EZ TEST BATTERY TESTER OPERATING GUIDE
The EZ Test Battery Tester is manufactured by CareTec in Austria. It is sold
in the United States and its territories exclusively by the American Print
House for the Blind.
There are two versions of the EZ Test Battery Tester. The tactile EZ Test (APH
Catalog Number 1-03969-00) reports its results through both vibrations and
audible beeps. The Audible EZ Test (APH Catalog Number 1-03968-00) signals
battery status by audible beeps alone. Otherwise, they are identical to the
touch.
DESCRIPTION
Your EZ Battery Unit comes packaged with the following: The Battery Tester
with attached elastic band, two sealed AAA Batteries, Cassette Instructions,
Print and Folded Braille Instructions.
The EZ Test is four-and-a-half inches long, just over an inch wide and about
three-fifths of an inch thick. There is a bulge near one end of one face of
the EZ Test. The opposite face is almost flat. A plastic covered test lead
comes out of the end of the EZ Test near the bulge. An attached elastic band
about half an inch wide surrounds the EZ Test. This band serves to keep the
test lead from making electrical contact when the EZ Test is stored away. On
the broad flat face of the EZ Test, you will find two test points for checking
nine volt batteries as well as the battery compartment cover.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Both models of EZ Test are powered by two AAA batteries. Though they are included, batteries are not installed. To install batteries, remove the elastic band and place EZ Test on a table with the bulge side down and to the left. At about the mid-point of the upper surface, you will feel two marks. One is a tiny circle while the other is a solid dot slightly larger than a braille dot. These show how the AAA cells used to power the EZ Test should be positioned within the battery compartment. Just to the right of these marks is the catch for the battery compartment cover. Place a thumb nail under this catch and pry upward. The cover will swing up and to the right. Remove it and set it aside.Place one AAA cell in the battery compartment with its flat end facing the tiny marker circle mentioned earlier. The other cell lies with its post end facing the dot. Guide the right end of the compartment cover and press down slightly to fasten the catch.
TESTING 1.5 VOLT BATTERIES
EZ Test battery testers can be used to test either 1.5 or nine volt batteries. To test a 1.5 volt battery, place the EZ Test on a table with the bulge side facing up. Less than half an inch from the inner edge of the bulge, you will find a post with a rounded top. Place one end of the battery that is being tested against this post; you may find it easier to touch the flat end of the battery against this post, though either end will work. Touch the metal tip of the test lead to the other end of the battery. If the battery being tested is at or near full strength, you will receive three beep signals or vibrations depending on which model of EZ Test you have. Two signals indicate medium strength, and a single signal indicates an extremely weak battery.
TESTING NINE-VOLT BATTERIES
The EZ Test can be used to test nine-volt batteries that have snap terminals
side by side. Place the EZ Test with its bulge side down. Near the end with
test lead, there are two holes with a large dot in each. Place the end of a
nine volt battery over these holes so that its terminals touch these dots. It
makes no difference which terminal touches which dot. Signals reporting
battery status are the same as for 1.5 volt batteries.
When you have finished testing, be sure to replace the elastic band around the
EZ Test. Slide it down toward the end away from the bulge to keep the test
lead securely fastened.
WARRANTY
Your EZ Test battery tester has a one-year warranty from the date of purchase.
This warranty covers parts and workmanship. In no event will the manufacturer
or the American Print House for the Blind be liable for indirect, special or
consequential damage resulting from use of the EZ Test battery tester.
Exposure of the EZ Test to liquids, electromagnetic fields, dropping of the
instrument, opening the case or other forms of abuse will void the warranty.
In the event of a problem, please contact:
American Printing House for the Blind, 1939 Frankfort Avenue Louisville,
Kentucky 40206
Phone: 1-502-895-2405
Toll-free: 1-800-223-1839
Fax: 1-502-899-2274
E-mail: cs@aph.org
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