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Lithium Jump Starters: Safe, Smart and Effective Usage Tips

We get many emails and phone calls related to the use of lithium jump starters. The specific topics of interest vary, but they typically fall within a handful of areas related to effectiveness and safe use. Here are a few examples: What do I need to know? Where can I use them? How do I take care of them? How do I keep them safe?

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Spring is Springing: Are You Making it Count?

Here in KC, it’s been a nasty winter, at least compared to our normal. For many of you living in truly cold and snowy parts of the US, Canada and the world, this comment might bring a snicker. But, we were at -10˚F last Thursday morning when we headed to work and we’d say that’s cold by almost any standard. The good news is that, by Sunday, the worm had turned in our area and we’re now experiencing highs in the mid-60s, which is great while it lasts.

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LiFePO4/LFP Lithium Batteries

In the period from 2012-2021, we spent a lot of time talking about AGM batteries: what they are, what makes them different from traditional flooded acid lead acid batteries, and what shops and vehicle owners/consumers need to know when it comes to servicing them. While the knowledge transfer on AGMs is still ongoing, there are new battery chemistries making their way into the North American market, both as OE-installed batteries and as aftermarket replacements. A critical newer battery type is the LiFePO4 (or LFP) Lithium battery type.

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The 5-Step Playbook for a Successful Winter of Driving

We spend a fair amount of time obsessing about the weather here at Clore and within the pages of this blog. There’s good reason for that. Weather can have an enormous impact on battery performance and useful life. Summer heat can be very damaging to batteries, depending on how high it gets and for how long. Just ask anyone who lives in Phoenix or Las Vegas how long they expect their vehicle battery to last and contrast their answer with that of someone living in Northern Michigan. Similarly, winter cold exposes battery weakness – a problem battery is really going to reveal itself if you are in the midst of a serious cold stretch in upstate New York.

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Product Spotlight

PL6850 - 12/24V Flashing Power Supply

The PL6850 is designed to provide stable power, on demand up to 120 amps, to a vehicle electrical system to support module reprogramming. It is also designed specifically for fleet service battery charging with a maximum charge rate of 120 amps, to quickly and effectively bring 4- and 8-battery Group 31 packs back to full charge.

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ES1224 – Keeping Vehicles of All Sizes Moving

“When the power inverter in my Kenworth W900 runs the battery dead, I use my ES1224 jump box to power up the battery so that I can continue to work. My ES1224 has also helped me to jump my girlfriend’s 2014 Chevy Cruze. When the car went into limp mode,

A Garage Full of Clore Products

“My JNC660 is almost 10 yrs old – hasn’t let me down. Can’t believe an AGM battery has lasted this long. My JNC325 is a new purchase 2024 and replaces a NOCO top model that suffered lithium cell swelling. My Clore BA6 digital battery tester has worked flawlessly for years

JNC770 Starts It All on the Farm

JNC770R 12V Jump Starter • 1700 Peak Amps • 425 Cranking Amps • 68″ #2 AWG cable leads • PowerJaw clamps • Master ON/OFF switch • Dual USB outlets • 12VDC outlet • Repair Service Coupon • 1 year limited warranty “I live on a farm in Northern Ohio and

AGM Batteries – Helpful Service Bulletin

AGM batteries continue to grow in terms of OE usage in new vehicle starting systems, driven largely by the increasing prevalence of Start-Stop Systems in today’s North American carpark. For many reasons, AGM and Start-Stop AGM batteries are best tailored to meet the specific needs of these systems, with their

Key Programming Issues – Maybe It’s Not the Key

So, you go to reprogram a key and it doesn’t work. Try again and get the same result. Now, you’re wondering, “What’s going on here?” Well, this post by Travis in Wisconsin offers one additional thing to watch out for during this service. In this great piece, he lays out

Brick-Free Legacy GM PCM Reprogramming

Bricking modules seems to be as much a topic in 2025 as it was in 2015. The reality seems to us to be that, if you are doing programming, you eventually are going to brick a module. But, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of

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We have worked with Children’s Mercy Kansas City for many years, supporting various programs in support of their mission to “transform the health, well-being and potential of children, with unwavering compassion for those most vulnerable.”

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