Ring has issued advice for technicians surrounding lighting and batteries as the MOT season hits its peak. One test...
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How to check my battery health?
Ring has urged technicians to undertake the ‘holy trinity’ of battery support with every vehicle entering the works...
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VIDEO: Ring Lithium Jump Pack Review
In this video, Ed from Uckfield Motor Services shows you how to jump start your car with the Ring Automotive RPPL10...
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VIDEO: Ring Battery Charger Review
In this video we review the Ring Automotive SmartCharge Pro 50A Battery Charger, discussing the features of this un...
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CTEK’s PRO25SE assists garages
AJ Automedic outlines how using a CTEK PRO25SE has offered a safety net for its workshop as well as added value for...
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Rotronics explains battery drain causes
Ken Clark, managing director at Rotronics explains the difference between modern 12 V battery types and what causes...
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How to avoid car battery replacement
GS Yuasa explains how motorists can avoid the expense of a replacement car battery as the cost of living rises. Bat...
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Varta offers winter battery advice
Varta is recommending technicians replace customer batteries with a like-for-like product this winter. As the winte...
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Replacing batteries on modern vehicles
Banner Batteries is hoping to provide technicians with the information and confidence necessary to successfully rep...
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Product Test: Traction Charger MPL50-Li
Tony Powell AEE MIMI, owner of A P Autodiagnostics has spent a month with Traction Charger’s MPL50-Li. Here’s how h...
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Autoelectro offers ignition advice
Autoelectro’s UK sales manager Nick Hood offers his advice to technicians diagnosing and replacing ignition parts....
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Valeo outlines battery challenges
Valeo outlines the challenges facing batteries and alternators in modern passenger vehicles and what the company is...
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AS-PL investigates starter faults
AS-PL investigates some common issues surrounding starters. The starter does not stop turning The most common start...
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NGK outlines spark plug issues
Spark plug specialist NGK offers the PMM audience its advice on the most common spark plug issues. UK workshops car...
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Lithium Ion and Lithium Iron differences
Traction Charger outlines the key differences between the similarly named Lithium Ion and Lithium Iron batteries. D...
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Different battery types and how to care for them
Ken Clark, Managing Director of Rotronics, has provided a whistle-stop tour of the different types of battery avail...
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Common causes of alternator noise
Electrical components supplier AS-PL discusses some common causes of excessive alternator noise, including both ele...
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The future of battery testing
Rotronics’ Managing Director Ken Clark takes a look at battery testing in the workshops of tomorrow. Futureproofing...
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How to fix a flat battery on a Range Rover Evoque
PMM troubleshooter Andy Horwat tackles a Range Rover Evoque whose battery issues are causing its owner considerable...
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CTEK outlines PRO120
Battery chargers are a feature in every workshop. Here, we take a look at an offering from CTEK – the PRO120. The P...
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How to reduce the risk of battery failure
Rotronics outlines some of the steps independent workshops need to take to reduce battery failure in customers’ veh...
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The evolving relationships of parts
Autoelectro UK’s Sales Manager Nick Hood outlines the evolving partnership between battery, starter motor and alter...
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GYS outlines company processes
PMM visited GYS’ HQ in Rugby to find out a bit more about what goes into making one of the most recognisable brands...
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How to properly maintain batteries
Sometimes technicians need to educate customers on how best to treat their cars and maintain their batteries. Ecoba...
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Supporting the battery during diagnostic tests
3D Group explains why it’s essential technicians use the appropriate battery support when running diagnostic tests...
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Latest developments in battery technology
Battery expert Varta outlines what it has been doing over the past year to educate and inform workshop technicians...
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The complex process behind batteries
ECOBAT charts the complex process behind the modern car battery and seeks to clear up any remaining confusion. In t...
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Rotronics offers battery management tips
Rotronics provides some essential battery management tips to ensure that you provide the best service to your custo...
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The latest developments in Battery Support Units
Here, GYS’ Neil Pulsford explains the latest developments in Battery Support Units and what technicians need to kno...
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NGK outlines BoxClever loyalty scheme
NGK’s BoxClever UK independent garage loyalty scheme is a long-standing success story with thousands of garages gai...
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Varta explores its industry history
PMM goes back in time with Varta to explore the firm’s long history within the industry and to see how it has devel...
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Hella offers a solution for technicians
Hella’s Tech World website is helping technicians across the UK diagnose ignition coil faults. Here, we present so...
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The importance of testing and charging batteries
A recent webinar revealed some very interesting facts to the Rotronics team about technicians’ approach to battery...
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Autoelectro runs through smart charge alternators
Autoelectro provides a look at smart charge alternators, exploring the complexity of their design and how they have...
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VARTA urges garages to check car batteries
As we hit the peak of summer, the Battery Experts at VARTA are urging garages to test the battery of every car comi...
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Rotronics offers battery advice
Batt Rotronics is one of the UK’s leading battery management specialists, and therefore Managing Director Ken Clark...
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VARTA urges UK garages to test car batteries
As the UK experiences an easing of COVID 19 restrictions this summer, the Battery Experts at VARTA have highlighted...
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Scantec uncovers parasitic battery drain cause
Scantec Automotive’s Ross Kemp explains how his team came to uncover the culprit of parasitic battery drain on a Me...
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ECOBAT tracks battery developments
Motorist driving habits have changed in recent years, which means aftermarket products have had to adapt as a resul...
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Rotronics offers update on battery advice
PMM spoke to battery management expert Rotronics earlier this year, to provide readers with the best battery advice...
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ECOBAT develops online assessment
To complement its ONE BOX battery testing solution, ECOBAT has developed a video and online assessment to equip tec...
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Banner Batteries combats emissions
Despite the focus on engines when it comes to air quality, the humble battery remains an integral component in the ...
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Rotronics offers battery management advice
Vehicle inspections have started to rise again, so PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to help you maximise battery ma...
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Varta explores potential increase in battery failures
It comes as no surprise that the extended period of downtime caused by government-sanctioned lockdown has led to an...
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Autodata investigates battery technology
The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technology. So, doe...
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Varta provides advice on battery best practice
In this regular column, VARTA’s technical team demonstrates the capabilities of using the VARTA Partner Portal to a...
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Rotronics releases Covid-19 independent workshop guide
Long-term stationary vehicles and good battery health are not a match made in heaven. We have teamed up with Rotron...
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Batteries to beat winter
With its wide range of powerful batteries, Bosch aims to guide workshops through the cold winter season. The number...
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What to do with your dead batteries?
As extended periods of freezing temperatures become more common, the number of vehicle batteries that fail signific...
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And the WINNER is…
The September edition of PMM featured the opportunity for one lucky reader to win the latest GYS Battery Support Un...
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Electric Avenue
The constant emergence of new battery technologies can be hard to keep up with. To help, HEVRA’s Pete Melville runs...
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Digital development
In light of its recent launch, PMM was invited to try the GS Yuasa Academy, one of the first dedicated online batte...
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Bringing batteries to you
As BBL Batteries closes in on 50 years, it remains a leading UK battery specialist, embracing the latest technology...
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GS Yuasa offers support to homeless group
GS Yuasa has donated two of its YBX5625 Super Heavy Duty (SHD) batteries to the South Wales homeless group, Helping...
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Neither too hot, nor too cold
This month, PMM contributor Steve Carter is back to explain how the battery thermal management system may hold the ...
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CTEK announces partnership with CADEX
CTEK Sweden AB and Cadex Electronics Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to bring a new approach to battery...
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Start-stop battery testing package
Following some detailed research, Ecobat Battery Technology (EBT) discovered that nationally, 43% of garages turn a...
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Charging to victory
Traction Charger has a close relationship with motorsport racer Tommy Bridewell, with Tommy eyeing a podium positio...
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Battery mismanagement
Battery maintenance is a process that remains very much reactive rather than proactive within the automotive indust...
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Powering the electronic revolution
The groundswell of technological advancement in passenger cars requires new thinking about powering and charging ve...
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Micro-hybrid battery technologies
Russell Shea, Business Development Manager at Banner Batteries, outlines what you need to know about micro-hybrid b...
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Modern-day difficulties
Clarios, the global battery manufacturer behind the VARTA brand, estimates that as of 2020 every third car that ent...
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Best Practice Battery Selection
Yuasa discusses how to select the right battery for your customer, based on their vehicle and driving habits.
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Batteries & Charging
PMM hears from a number of leading battery and charging specialists, to find out what technicians can do this winte...
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The Unstoppable Rise of AGM & EFB Batteries
Start-stop vehicles already account for most new vehicle registrations in Europe, and are entering the aftermarket...
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Coping With the Cold
Workshops and motorists alike are well aware that potential battery issues can arise during the colder months of th...
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The Changing Role of the Battery
Johnson Controls assesses how start-stop technology will effect change in the aftermarket over the next decade.
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Serve & Protect
PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to deliver some top tips for outwitting the weather this winter and protecting you...
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Changes in the Battery Market
Ecobat explains why garages need to be clued up on changes in the battery market.
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EFB Guidance
There seems an air of mystery about EFB batteries and how to look after them. The reality is that there is no myste...
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The Next Generation
Exide explains why the automotive world is moving on from conventional batteries of old.
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Hybrid Drive System Warning Lamp & MIL Illuminated – Toyota Prius
Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, availa...
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Testing Times
The most common cause of vehicle breakdown across Europe remains battery-related, says Ecobat.
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Meeting The Standard
It's easy to assume that all AGM batteries are the same, but the truth is that only a few batteries meet today’s co...
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Changing How You Measure Battery Maintenance
Rotronics describes ROBIS, its newly developed web-based dashboard and reporting system, which collects and analyse...
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Don’t Put Your Reputation on the Line
Workshops are putting their reputation at risk by installing the wrong batteries on start-stop cars. This can cause...
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Are You Ready For AGM?
Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT) considers the long-awaited move towards AGM batteries.
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Battery Testing a Routine Procedure
Based on the results of a market research survey looking at the levels of battery maintenance carried out by indepe...
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Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid
In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius.
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Is Leaking Coolant to Blame?
Dally Singh, Tech Manager, Autoelectro, urges technicians to avoid a fitting error that leads engine coolant to cau...
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“Is the S-Class Still Top of the Class?”
The Mercedes S-Class plug-in hybrid: an industry leader or simply a technical ‘stop-gap’? Jonathan Sampson, MD at A...
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Battery System Check
Rotronics explores the value of introducing a simple and speedy battery system check that can be built in to every...
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Workshop Essentials – Battery Maintenance Data
According to Autodata, the number of vehicles with battery issues doubles in the period between November and Februa...
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Battery management – why wait for winter?
CTEK explains why effective battery management all year round is essential for the well-being of both the battery a...
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Battery replacement
Steve Carter, Train4Auto Consultancy, explains how to overcome common problems with fitting batteries to ‘smart cha...
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How do you configure replacement batteries?
With the introduction of new CO2 production control systems such as smart charging and Idle Start/Stop (ISS) it is...
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How to fit modern car batteries
Today’s batteries need to be installed correctly or the customer may soon need to return to the garage. Without bat...
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How Carbon Boost technology is further improving battery performance
With claims that it’s new Premium battery will recharge up to 1.5 times faster, Exide looks at how the use of Carbo...
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The role that battery management systems play in modern vehicles
Steve Umney, HELLA’s Electronics Product & Brand Manager, looks at the role of battery/power management in vehicles...
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Spark plugs – the ‘small giant’ of the powertrain
Expert: Tim Howes, Deputy General Manager – Supply Chain & Technical Service, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) When it comes t...
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Audi A4 battery programming
Author: Tom Johnson,Tecnodiagnostics Procedure: Stop-Start battery programming using the Autocom CDP+ diagnostic t...
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Micro-hybrid batteries: Meet the challenges
Designed to spearhead Yuasa’s ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, the 2013 European Car and Light Van rang...
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Battery technologies put to the test
Over the coming months, it’s inevitable that your attention will be drawn to breakdowns and faults caused by batter...
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Stop Start battery technology – Questions & Answers
In the not-so-distant past, and despite the major manufacturers naturally investing in improving the performance of...
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Battery charging and testing – 6 simple steps
During a recent six week winter workshop trial, CTEK research identified that as many as 25% of vehicles arriving i...
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How to replace the battery on modern day vehicles
In modern cars, the battery is much more central to the vehicle’s electrical management system, meaning you can no...
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Start-Stop batteries – diagnostic installation and testing
One of the potential issues with micro-hybrid/Start-Stop vehicles comes in the shape of replacing the battery which...
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Hybrid technologies – battery types
Hybrid vehicles are defined as those with the ability to use two forms of power, which in most cases in the automot...
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Battery charging and conditioning – best practice
During the winter months the car battery is placed under considerable strain. With the colder weather making it har...
