Charging Low Voltage (12/24V) Lithium Batteries – An Update
Several years ago, we first explored the increasing prevalence of lithium batteries being deployed in low voltage (12V/24V) vehicle applications. These include usage of lithium batteries as the starting battery in an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, as well as the low voltage battery in Hybrid (HEV), Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) and Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) vehicle designs. In this month’s article, we further explore this topic, as lithium batteries continue to gain exposure in vehicle applications, creating more questions for our customers related to how to manage these batteries.
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Product Spotlight

Are You Trickling? There's a Better Way.

This time of year, the natural inclination is to wonder what to do about all our batteries that aren’t being used, now that the cold has set in. For many people, the first thought is that they need a trickle charger to keep their batteries from excessive discharge until spring arrives. We’d like to suggest a better way. you’re covered for 90%+ of the vehicle batteries you are likely to encounter.

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ES5000 Beats the Cold in the Frozen North!

1500 peak amps 400 cranking amps Automatic recharging 43-inch #4 AWG cables HotJaw clamps DC outlet to power  One-year limited warranty  “The ES5000 is so awesome to have. I have used it in Banff for charging my equipment while at Two Jack Lake main camp ground. Also, recently, it was

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ES2500 is an All-Around MVP!

“I have had my Booster PAC ES2500 for many years now. I never really thought it would last this long, but it has. It’s never been worked on, nor have the batteries been replaced. I’ve never had a problem with it, if it was charged back up. I can’t begin

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JNC325 Starts it All – Even an Old Tractor!

“We just received our Jump-N-Carry JNC325 jump starter yesterday. It is for my daughter’s 2005 Ford for just in case. So, we decided to try the Clore JNC325 on an Allis Chalmers 185 tractor that has two very old (like 15 year old) very dead batteries. We hooked up the

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RESOURCES

Always Check the VIN

This is one of those “always cover the basics” reminders, but it is a good one with a great example of how failing to check the simple things can lead to trouble and waste a lot of time. Here, Ryan from Indiana uses the example of a mismatched PCM causing

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Equinox Needs an Exorcist

With Halloween just having passed, we couldn’t resist spotlighting this recent case study from our old friend Michael from Utah. This one is a great tutorial on using your system knowledge and vehicle-specific knowledge to quickly and accurately diagnose an electrical system issue that was wreaking havoc on a 2009

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Mercedes-Benz Ghost Codes

We’ve got another quick one, this time related to a Mercedes-Benz E550, but with implications across the model offering. In this post, Will from Rhode Island breaks down issues he encountered on his own vehicle, which occurred while he was performing an entire suspension update. As he notes, “Just prior

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