Battery Tips

You know those mornings when there’s too much to do and you’re in a rush? Well, maybe that’s every morning. Between an emergency puncture repair and getting all your vehicles ready for the day, you might be tempted to fast charge that car battery to save some time. But when you go back to it, […]

Let us paint you a picture. It might be familiar to you. It’s 6am and still dark. You can see your breath in the air as you rub your hands together to try to stay warm. All around you, the vans are starting up to begin their long days of deliveries. All, that is, except

The 24-volt battery systems in your trucks, lorries, buses, coaches and other utility vehicles naturally feel harder to stay on top of than those in standard 12-volt vehicles. With a 24-volt system, the vehicle can run normally until one morning, it won’t start. In many cases, the cause is an imbalance between the two 12-volt

A new battery for your fleet vehicle. Perfect. But just before you attach the terminal clamps, you have a thought. That old battery charger you’ve used faithfully for ten years now. Will it even work on this new battery? The short answer is that the charger’s age matters far less than how it works. This

Automotive businesses need a good battery tester. Whether you serve everyday drivers, other companies, or work on in-house vehicles, ether in a workshop or on the road, there’s an ideal battery tester out there for you. Rotronics helps automotive operations across the UK design and implement tailored systems for battery management, no matter their speciality.

Most EV drivers and operations are used to thinking about battery health, at least on some level. Many people spend a lot of time (even subconsciously) thinking about the range and when and where they’ll need to charge up. But most people don’t think too much about battery management, which is the most effective way

A rechargeable car battery is a fundamental component of every single modern car. Its most important job is to power the starter motor, as well as the alarm and central locking and the vehicle’s low-voltage bus and ECU memory. Of course, a battery forms an integral part of a car’s electrical system. It’s mainly discharging

Whether you work in a fleet operation or for a garage subcontracting HGV repairs and servicing, you might be familiar with the following: Repeated early failure of one battery in a 24-volt pair Vehicles that test fine one week and flag low voltage the next Alternators and chargers blamed, replaced, then blamed again. And now,

Battery failures happen all the time. And if your vehicle, or a customer’s, is stranded on the side of the road somewhere, you’re probably in the market for the best portable car battery charger you can find. But what should you expect from it? On this page, we’ve compiled a few key points about how

Every fleet manager knows the dreaded sound of a non-start on a cold December morning. You sigh,  and rightly so. Because that one battery failure can kickstart a chain of expensive events. That’s bad for business. Not only do you have to pay to diagnose the problem and potentially return the vehicle to your depot,