Taking Charge: Assisting Customers With Battery Complaints
As extremes in climate and usage cause a battery to degrade, more battery-related customer complaints will begin to roll into repair shops and jobber parts counters.
ASE PS2 Test Preparation Guide: Electrical System
The major components in the electrical system include the battery, starter and alternator. Also included are the battery cables, relays, fuses and bulbs.
Cold-Weather Battery Opportunities
Because a conventional battery retains only 40 percent of its electrical discharge capacity at 0 degrees F, it’s no wonder that the first cold snap brings out the worst in batteries and the best in battery sales.
Technical Forum: Difference between a conventional lead-acid battery, AGM battery?
Counterman magazine presents 11 technical and sales topics in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format.
Batteries Are Working Harder Than Ever
The basic chemistry inside a car battery has not changed, and average battery life is still only about four to six years (and can be as little as three years in really hot climates).
Misfires Could Mean Wire Set Sales
Plug wires are necessary to carry high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plug.
How to Increase Aftermarket Ignition Parts Sale
When the “100,000-mile tune-up” became commonplace, many throughout the automotive service industry predicted that ignition sales were becoming a declining market. Fortunately for most jobbers, perception is not reality.
ASE P2 Test Preparation Guide: Batteries
ASE P2 Test Preparation Guide: Batteries
Hybrids are raising the green bar
As gasoline prices head back above the $3 a gallon mark, so does the public’s interest in fuel-efficient vehicles such a hybrids. Toyota’s third generation Prius (2010 model year) raises the green bar even higher with its latest refinements.
Ask Your Customers the Right Questions
Bench testing a customer’s old alternator or starter can help avoid comebacks.
The Ignition Parts Category Marches On
Find the best coverage mix for your store.
Long-Life Plugs to the Rescue
Most platinum and iridium spark plugs can last up to 100,000 miles.