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Varta explores its industry history

|Date: September 27, 2021

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 ...

PMM goes back in time with Varta to explore the firm’s long history within the industry and to see how it has developed over time. Varta has a long history of designing and manufacturing automotive ba ...

September 27, 2021
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Hella offers a solution for technicians

|Date: September 24, 2021

Hella offers a solution for technicians

Hella’s Tech World website is helping technicians across the UK diagnose ignition coil faults. Here, we ...

Hella’s Tech World website is helping technicians across the UK diagnose ignition coil faults. Here, we present some of the advice found on the website for measuring ignition coils. Regardless of the ...

September 24, 2021
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The importance of testing and charging batteries

|Date: September 23, 2021

The importance of testing and charging batteries

A recent webinar revealed some very interesting facts to the Rotronics team about technicians’ approach t ...

A recent webinar revealed some very interesting facts to the Rotronics team about technicians’ approach to battery management. Here, Managing Director of Rotronics, Ken Clark emphasises the importance ...

September 23, 2021
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Autoelectro runs through smart charge alternators

|Date: September 22, 2021

Autoelectro runs through smart charge alternators

Autoelectro provides a look at smart charge alternators, exploring the complexity of their design and how ...

Autoelectro provides a look at smart charge alternators, exploring the complexity of their design and how they have evolved over time. Smart charge – or intelligent charge – alternators have been avai ...

September 22, 2021
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VARTA urges garages to check car batteries

|Date: August 09, 2021

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 ever ...

As we hit the peak of summer, the Battery Experts at VARTA are urging garages to test the battery of every car coming into the workshop. Trips to the coast or to visit family in other locations within ...

August 09, 2021
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Rotronics offers battery advice

|Date: July 30, 2021

Rotronics offers battery advice

Batt Rotronics is one of the UK’s leading battery management specialists, and therefore Managing Director ...

Batt Rotronics is one of the UK’s leading battery management specialists, and therefore Managing Director Ken Clark is best placed to provide excellent battery advice for PMM readers. Here, he highlig ...

July 30, 2021
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VARTA urges UK garages to test car batteries

|Date: July 27, 2021

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 h ...

As the UK experiences an easing of COVID 19 restrictions this summer, the Battery Experts at VARTA have highlighted how it’s vital that garages test the battery of every car coming into the workshop. ...

July 27, 2021
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Scantec uncovers parasitic battery drain cause

|Date: March 15, 2021

Scantec uncovers parasitic battery drain cause

Scantec Automotive’s Ross Kemp explains how his team came to uncover the culprit of parasitic battery dra ...

Scantec Automotive’s Ross Kemp explains how his team came to uncover the culprit of parasitic battery drain on a Mercedes C220 CDi Sport. We were recently asked to investigate an intermittent parasiti ...

March 15, 2021
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ECOBAT tracks battery developments

|Date: January 26, 2021

ECOBAT tracks battery developments

Motorist driving habits have changed in recent years, which means aftermarket products have had to adapt ...

Motorist driving habits have changed in recent years, which means aftermarket products have had to adapt as a result. One such product is the battery, as the technical team at ECOBAT explains. As a st ...

January 26, 2021
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Rotronics offers update on battery advice

|Date: November 17, 2020

Rotronics offers update on battery advice

PMM spoke to battery management expert Rotronics earlier this year, to provide readers with the best batt ...

PMM spoke to battery management expert Rotronics earlier this year, to provide readers with the best battery advice available. Now, following a year of motoring upheaval, PMM finds out whether this ad ...

November 17, 2020
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ECOBAT develops online assessment

|Date: October 27, 2020

ECOBAT develops online assessment

To complement its ONE BOX battery testing solution, ECOBAT has developed a video and online assessment to ...

To complement its ONE BOX battery testing solution, ECOBAT has developed a video and online assessment to equip technicians with the skills to confidently install stop-start batteries. Following the s ...

October 27, 2020
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Banner Batteries combats emissions

|Date: October 26, 2020

Banner Batteries combats emissions

Despite the focus on engines when it comes to air quality, the humble battery remains an integral compone ...

Despite the focus on engines when it comes to air quality, the humble battery remains an integral component in the fight against emissions. Russel Shea, Business Development Manager at Banner Batterie ...

October 26, 2020
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Rotronics offers battery management advice

|Date: October 23, 2020

Rotronics offers battery management advice

Vehicle inspections have started to rise again, so PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to help you maximise ...

Vehicle inspections have started to rise again, so PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to help you maximise battery management opportunities. Since March, Rotronics has had a surge of enquiries from cons ...

October 23, 2020
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Varta explores potential increase in battery failures

|Date: September 24, 2020

Varta explores potential increase in battery failures

It comes as no surprise that the extended period of downtime caused by government-sanctioned lockdown has ...

It comes as no surprise that the extended period of downtime caused by government-sanctioned lockdown has led to an increase in battery failures. With the increased practice of home-working, the new ‘ ...

September 24, 2020
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Autodata investigates battery technology

|Date: July 02, 2020

Autodata investigates battery technology

The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technolog ...

The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technology. So, does this spell the end of the 12V? PMM, in conjunction with Autodata, investigates the ...

July 02, 2020
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