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Professional battery care on the move
Ring Automotive introduces the JUMPSTART PRO 3000 into its professional battery care range, designed for workshops, mobile technicians and fleet operators. Weighing in at 3KG, it is easy to carry around and built-in clamp holders keep the wires tidy. The portable lithium jump starter is 12V and 24V compatible and can be used to jump start all petrol engines and up to 13L diesel engines.
The unit automatically detects the voltage, ensuring safe operation when working on different vehicle types. Battery status and the various modes are highlighted on the interface with easy to navigate lights and a warning light illuminates if there is a connection issue. A solid light indicates reverse polarity protection and a flashing light is for temperature protection. There is also a boost function charges complete flat batteries.
The jump starter also features a bright LED light, ideal for working in low-light environments, the unit can also be used as a power bank and it takes just four hours to fully charge.
Battery support...
Ring’s SmartCharge Pro range don’t just simply charge, they optimise battery performance with smart charging technology, while also functioning as battery support units, delivering a constant 13.6V output to ensure uninterrupted diagnostics and data uploads.
Available in 100A, 50A, 30A and 20A, each SmartCharge Pro has three functions: Smart charging, battery support and built-in diagnostic tools (battery and alternator test). The latest 20A unit also adds an 80A jump-starting function.
Marketing Director, Henry Bisson, commented: “While our previously named battery care range had multiple functions to support technicians, we felt this rebrand to battery support units further explains that these units are multi-functional, meaning the need for fewer tools - and therefore, saving money.
“Our battery support unit range continues to expand rapidly, as we regularly ask our customers for feedback, and one piece given was that they wanted multiple use equipment, so they don’t have to keep switching tools as they work.”
Enhanced battery support through garage network...
The Servicesure nationwide network of garages has announced it has enhanced the support given to its members through a new partnership with Yuasa.
Batterysure provides garages with tools to advise customers on battery health to avoid breakdowns and the new partnership means members will receive a point-of-sale information pack, battery tester, promotional material and an additional 3% rebate on all Yuasa and DriveTec battery orders.
Adam O’Neill, Partnership Director, GSF Car Parts, said: “With Batterysure, we want to empower garages to give battery advice with confidence, so when a vehicle comes into the workshop, an easy test can be carried out and the owner can be advised on whether they’ll need a battery in the next twelve months.
Expanded EFB battery range...
Banner has extended its range of Enhanced Flooded Batteries, EFBs, developed specifically for vehicles with start- stop technology and mild-hybrid systems.
“Banner’s starter and onboard power supply batteries are ideally suited for all types of vehicle drives – from combustion engines and hybrids to battery electric vehicles (BEVs). And this product range expansion is an important step in continuing to offer customers the most comprehensive coverage possible of the European aftermarket vehicle fleet through the supply of OE-quality battery technology,” explains Lee Quinney, Country Manager, Banner Batteries.
The Running Bull EFB 552 11 (H4/L1 – 52 Ah/540 A EN) is suitable for numerous modern models from Alfa Romeo, Audi, Fiat, Lancia, Seat, Skoda, Suzuki, and VW. Running Bull EFB 595 11 (H8/L5 – 95 Ah/850 A EN) additionally covers new model series from Alfa Romeo, Audi, Fiat, Maserati, Nissan, Renault, Seat, Skoda, and VW. The range is complemented by the Running Bull EFB 555 16 (45NS/B24 – 55 Ah/460 A EN), developed specifically for Subaru Boxer and e-Boxer models with a dual-battery system. With a total of 16 different start-stop batteries, Banner now covers around 90 percent of the European vehicle market – eight of which are specially designed for Asian makes.
Don’t get caught out with a misdiagnosis due to battery faults...
Veloris (previously Ecobat Battery) says that many workshops will now be aware that several vehicles are equipped with two batteries, one for starting the engine and running the main systems and an auxiliary, nominally for its back up systems. However, as is the case with many applications, in the Land Rover Discovery/Discovery Sport, for example, both batteries contribute to the correct operation of the start-stop function, so both need to be tested.
Exide is the original equipment (OE) supplier of the EK151 used not only in the Discovery/ Discovery Sport, but also the Jaguar E-Pace, F-Pace, F-Type and XF, plus the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, as well as the Evoque and Velar. So, as the brand’s primary supply partner, it is readily available from Veloris, along with many other auxiliary batteries, to allow workshops to make a like for like swap for the first fit battery.
Electric vehicles also feature two batteries because, alongside the high voltage battery that powers the motors for propulsion, is a 12-volt battery that powers the vehicle’s other systems like the lights, doors and windows, as well as the alarm and starting circuit.
In common with combustion engine powered vehicles, aside from tyre problems, most EV breakdowns are because of an issue with the 12-volt battery. This provides the independent workshop with a great opportunity and Veloris stocks numerous types, including the AGM U1 for the Tesla Model S and the VARTA A10, which is used in the Ford Mustang Mach-E.
Veloris positively encourages technicians to test every battery that comes into the workshop, and to support every battery with a stable 12-volt power supply while the vehicle is being worked on, particularly during diagnostic processes.
“A discharged 12-volt battery can severely compromise the accuracy of vehicle diagnostics, often leading to false DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Codes) and incomplete scans. When the voltage drops below normal levels, electronic modules may shut down or operate erratically, causing the diagnostic tool to misinterpret low-power issues as component failures.”
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