CBA Amplifier - Add-on 500 watt amplifier accessory

Perform Fast, High Power Testing

• Test at 5 times the power with a CBA amplifier in between a CBA and your battery
• 500 watt discharge with a single amp and a CBA
• 1000 watt discharge with two amplifiers, a harness and a CBA
• Designed for commercial or industrial use
• Test a Lithium cell at up to 120 amps / 500 watts with a single amplifier
• Test a Nickel cell at 160 amps regulated down to .9 volts with a single amplifier
• Test batteries at or near their current and temperature limits
• Each amplifier includes a Pro Software license for one CBA (CBA III hardware not included)

Test at Real World Load Conditions

• Increases 100 watt continuous capability of CBA to 500 watts
• Discharge rates at up to 500 watts or 160 amps maximum, whichever is higher
• High voltage testing at up to 55 volts; the equivalent of 1 to 38 NiCad or NiMh cells

Pro Software Upgrade License Unlocks Features for Serious Battery Testing

• Support for operation with one or two CBA 500 watt amplifiers
• Programmable automatic duty cycle test with up to 999 second on/off cycle periods
• Regulated constant power discharge (current goes up as battery voltage drops)
• Temperature graphing with a recovery time option
• Ragone power density charting using battery weight (used for performance comparison of energy sources charting energy density (Watt-Hours/kg) vs power density (W/kg))
• Test-lead resistance voltage calibration utility to give higher accuracy voltage readings right at the battery terminals
• Enables placement of user notes on graphs

Easy-to-Use Software for Data Analysis

• User selected battery cell chemistry, number of cells and test current
• Software recommends safe tests based on user supplied battery information
• Automatic graph setup and scaling
• Measures and displays voltage, current, amp-hrs, watts and temperature (requires optional temperature probe)
• Easy overlay comparisons of multiple graphs may be displayed saved and recalled
• Save, display and print battery test graphs and battery labels
• Plug and Play high speed USB interface, with easy to use and intuitive Windows software supplied on CD ROM

Hardware Requirements

• CBA III

Computer System Requirements

Basic Requirements:

• A PC with a Pentium 233 or better
• At least an 800 X 600 graphics card and display monitor
• 98SE, W2K, XP, Vista: 32 or 64 bit, Windows 7: 32 or 64 bit
• An available USB port

Recommended:

• AMD or Intel 1.2 GHz or better
• Better than 800 X 600 graphics and display monitor
• Windows XP or Vista 32 or 64bit 1 GB RAM
• An available USB port (external hubs not supported)

For graph and label printing:

• Any Windows compatible, laser or ink jet, color or black and white, printer.
• Avery 5160 labels are required for label printing.

Specifications

• Maximum continuous discharge rate: 500 watts
• Discharge rate amplification typically 10X +- 1%
• Absolute maximum operating voltage: 48 Volts
• Maximum discharge rate: 160 amps (3.12 Volts at test start)(Battery dependent)
• Minimum Voltage for a 160 amp discharge: .9 volts at completion of test (Battery dependent)
• Supplied with copper bus 5/16 bronze bolt battery connections and plug in Powerpole CBA connector.
• On/off/bypass switch. On and over-temperature LED indicators, viewable from across a room.
• Automatic fan operation senses 1 amp or more current from the CBA. Stays on approximately 5 minutes after test completion.
• Dimensions (overall): 5.5" H x 6.25" W x 13.75" D.
• Weight: 134 oz.