The Battery Genuis

So you got your new battery and you’re ready to hit the roads and enjoy your toys. STOP! Think ahead and make sure you have properly formatted your battery before forcing heavy discharges to your new battery. New batteries come rated at about 85% of capacity when they reach the end user and will take about 50-100 cycles to reach their peak cycles. A cycle for a battery is a slow discharge in voltage down and a recharge back to full. Batteries need time to get their “legs” underneath them …

A long time ago when I first started in the battery industry a wiser battery man told me about an analogy that has you think of a battery as if it were a swimming pool. Imagine that this swimming pool is empty and at opposite ends of this pool are two hoses. One pumping water in and another pumping water out of the pool. Now to understand this analogy in reference to a battery imagine that the empty pool is your battery with no voltage or charge. A new battery will be a pool full of water …

Dealing with damaged freight can be some of the most frustrating situations to deal with if you are ever caught in a bad situation with your freight deliveries. However do not worry as I will go through some simple steps to help avoid a lot of headaches and wasted time. First step is to not panic, although it can initially be extremely frustrating to find your freight has “disappeared” or arrived damaged the freight companies deal with these types of situations almost on a daily basis. The …

Summer is here! The heat has come and it is relentless in its' attack on your batteries. Ambient temperatures, specifically heat, is one of the most important factors to consider as we go through the summer season. With everything going on in the world, we here at Powerstride Battery know that many of you are not able to take out your favorite toys and get away. So that’s why I am here to remind you to STILL CHECK on your low maintenance batteries. This includes all wet cell/water filled …

How’s Your Business Going?Your company moves only when your fleet & equipment are!What do you rely upon to keep your fleet going, your tractors pulling, your lifts lifting, your carts carrying, and all your equipment running? You may want to think about this before your next piece of equipment loses power. These are your assets working for you but only when they are working. When they are not, they are working against you! You need your stuff to start up and you need power to produce …