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PRO-LOGIX Delivers Best in Class Battery Maintenance

There are dozens, maybe even hundreds, of options when looking for a battery maintainer for your car, truck, boat, ATV or other vehicle. It can be confusing to choose among all those options, especially when there are many different approaches to this seemingly simple task. For many reasons, we’d say that PRO-LOGIX battery charger/maintainer products deliver the most beneficial maintenance routines on the market today. In this month’s article, we are going to lay out the reasons why we feel this way.

Module Reprogramming: Resources and References

We worked a show earlier this month and had hundreds of conversations with store owners, shop owners and technicians. A very hot topic during those conversations was advanced vehicle system service, including module reprogramming, ADAS recalibration and more. It definitely feels as though these services have reached critical mass, with more and more shops bringing these services in-house than ever before. In particular, we spoke to dozens of shops that either had recently moved reprogramming/reflashing in-house or were planning to make this change soon.

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.

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?

Product Spotlight

BA9 Battery Tester: Don't Let an Ailing Battery Ruin Your Fun

This time last year, we ran a product spotlight on our great PL2112 12V 1.0A Battery Maintainer called “The Secret to a Fun Toy Season” where we highlighted the importance of proactively maintaining your batteries so that, when you have a window to use your favorite toy, it’s ready to go. This month, we’re spotlighting the other side of the coin for such pursuits, which is the importance of having a good handle on the health of your batteries.

CLORE STORIES

JNC Enables Self-Sufficiency

“I purchased the JNC318 about 7 years ago. I had an original Subaru battery that kept needing a jump. It would drain even if I left the interior light on. Grrr. It is also getting more challenging to get other car owners to assist with a jump. Even the Subaru

Blizzards are No Match for the JNC660

“I worked a weekend for AAA and had 6 Jump-N-Carry JNC660 packs with a blizzard and white out conditions. I kept a fully charged pack in the tow truck and one in the service truck. I jump started 25 vehicles in that storm and they never let me down and

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,

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Subaru Mystery Takes an Unexpected Turn

Here’s a great reminder of how systems are interdependent in today’s complex vehicle command and control systems. In this post, Oscar from New York reviews how he dealt with a Subaru Legacy that was showing that O2, Catalyst and EGR monitors weren’t ready. Yet, he was getting no DTCs. As

No-Start Case Study – Motor Age Wrench Tales

Here’s a really nice video case study from Sadel Martinez and Brandon Steckler on the Motor Age YouTube channel, discussing how they resolved a no-start condition on a 2020 BMW X5. When the X5 was towed in, Sadel encountered codes and conditions that were new to him. This presented a

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

Children's Mercy Partnership

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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