No more winter woes
Batteries from Hella
Published: 24 January, 2016
Winter months have traditionally placed far more pressure on a vehicle electrical system and the battery in particular. Today's modern cars now have twice as many electric motors, systems and technologies than a decade ago including electric seats, power windows, electric handbrake and most recently, stop/start technology. All place far more pressure on the electrical system and ultimately on the battery.
The top five causes of winter breakdown are engine problems, tyres and mechanical issues but at the top of the list by far are battery issues amounting to 18% of all causes of a breakdown, this means that 1 in 4 vehicles are at risk of a battery failure this winter.
- Online fitment solutions
Yuasa's upgraded version of their online battery lookup system is live at fit.yuasa.co.uk. The fully updated, mobile optimised website has a photo number plate lookup feature and live technical support.
- The right charge
CTEK has launched the PRO60, an innovative, versatile and highly efficient 60A battery charger and power supply, designed around the needs of the modern workshop.
- Find the information you need
With the company establishing itself under the ECOBAT brand, the successful battery finder website launched by Manbat will continue to run, giving technicians additional information they need when selecting the right battery for a vehicle, including fitting instructions and product related data.
- Health check for batteries
The portable battery tester BAT 131 from Bosch is perfectly suitable for testing 6V and 12V starter batteries (lead-acid, gel and AGM batteries). The cold cranking current can be set as required between 100 and 2000A. The load free test procedure provides fast, precise and reliable measurement results. The battery tester has a robust housing specially designed for workshop requirements. The enhanced user interface enables simple and intuitive operation.
- Validate critical
The ability to make profit does not just rest with the larger work, sometimes a garage needs to invest in other areas of tooling to ensure that smaller jobs charged by the hour are coming in through the doors.
