We spend a good deal of time talking to customers, answering emails and responding to blog comments, not to mention writing blogs articles, about the topic of preventive maintenance and proactive battery service. This most often places the focus on battery charging, since modern batteries
When most people think of jump starting, they think of traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and the time when grandpa had to come and jump their dad’s car because the battery was dead, or when dad had to come and bail you out when
For much of North America, the school season has ended or is about to end. And we all know what that means – summer road trip time! There are many different things that go into planning the ideal summer road trip. Picking your destination, choosing
Electrical system diagnostics is a subject that is virtually limitless in terms of the number of topics contained within it as well as the many nuances involved in each of those topics. This complexity is the reason why this subject is at the center of
Powersports Season is just a few months away, particularly in the southern US. That means garages and barns are seeing lots of activity in preparation for getting the season kicked off right. Over the last 10 or so years, we’ve seen a huge shift in
This month, we’re jumping back into the world of module reprogramming, as we a look at a bunch of resources on this continually hot topic. Every week, we are talking to shops, technicians and our channel partners about this application and the equipment needed to
As we move into December, for most of us, that means we are dealing with much colder temperatures than we saw in recent weeks. Which brings all kinds of changes and adjustments to our routines. One big thing to contend with when temperatures drop is
Here in the Northern America, we’ve reached the time of year when vehicles and equipment of all sizes get put away, as we deal with things like frozen lakes and salty roads. Here in KC, next week is going to bring our first wave of
The world of electrical system diagnosis is both wide and deep. Today’s successful technician needs to have both a breadth of knowledge across many makes and models as well as specific knowledge about component function, the way different system components interact and the way these
It has been quite some time since we did an article focused on the most common questions we receive via phone, email and blog comments, so we thought it was time to take a swing through the mailbag in the hopes that it just might
