Batteries And More

Though about 36,794 South Africans registered new cars in January 2017, more residents can better afford used cars. In May 2016 alone, 89,390 completed applications for used cars. In addition to lower cost, used cars cost less to insure and you can oftentimes get more interesting features. Of course, there’s always the concern that an individual selling a used car will take advantage and hand you a bunch of problems on four wheels. Take heart, most used sales are legitimate and most sellers are honest. Still, with all sales, the buyer must always be careful. Here are some tips to make sure the used car in which you’re considering purchasing doesn’t have problems: o Don’t fall in love. This is admittedly hard, especially when the car has great looks and features. o Stay ordinary. With used cars, ordinary is safer. Of course you want the car you loved a kid, but it’s better to save that for the dealers, where warranties are offered. Plus, dealers can some of those...

As of 2014, 28,5% of South African households had access to a car. That reflected a 5,6% increase in ten years. Since then, car sales have gone up and, in July 2017 alone, they increased 4,1% (the Ford Ranger, as in past years, sold the most). While sales haven’t always been perfect and the economy has fluctuated, the industry nonetheless has a positive influence on the market. Car makers highly pursue the industry and just last year, Toyota opened a plant in KwaZulu- Natal, Durban. Driving certainly is a fantastic convenience that also offers independence. In 2016, about 4,3 million workers drove a car at least to and from work. If you don’t already own a car, perhaps you ride along as a passenger or plan on someday owning a car yourself. The statistics indicate that these situations are possible now or very likely in the near future. Cars, however, occasionally breakdown. Even the most highly rated, most expensive cars experience trouble once in a while. The South Afric...

When most people get a flat battery, they right away seek out another car and reach for the jumper cables. But, many actually don’t know how to correctly use them. Or, perhaps, you’ve never used them before. Here’s an easy guide:  o First read your car manual. Some cars have a certain procedure when it comes to using jumper cables. o If possible, wear gloves and eye protection. Car batteries contain sulfuric acid and other dangerous chemicals. If you’re in the dark, use a flashlight. Many smartphones have one. o Use high-quality jumper cables. Use cables that are at least 2,5 meters long and colour coded. Poor quality cables could cause sparks and fires. o Ready the cars. The cars should be close enough for the cables to reach, but shouldn’t touch - such could create a shock. Turn off each car’s ignition and electronics (radio, air conditioner, etc.). o Hook cables in correct sequence. Open the hoods and locate the positive (+) and negative (-) posts on eac...

Have you ever wondered how a car battery worked? If you look at a car battery, like every battery, it has a positive and negative part. Look at the kind of battery you use in a toy or the TV remote control - it’s positive on one end and negative on the other. When you put it in the toy or remote control, you connect the two end sand produce electricity. Please note that this is an extremely simplified explanation of how it all works. A complicated chemical reaction actually takes place inside a battery – even in those tiny ones.  Basically, a car battery works the same way. When you turn the key, (crank the engine), you tell the battery to send an electric current to the starter, which then turns on the engine. The car battery also keeps the electric current even. So, your car battery both starts your vehicle and steadies the electric current. Once again, this is an extremely simplified description of the all the work and chemical processes that are actually going on in t...

We all get a terrible feeling when our car needs service. It’s bad enough that our mode of transportation is out of commission. We have to ask other people to drive us or call a taxi or use public transportation to take us where we need to go. But, having to take the car to a service station can be a nightmare.  Many people have to use up an entire vacation day and even reschedule important meetings just to take their car in for service. Some people must reschedule long-awaited doctor appointments and arrange babysitting. All of that must be done so they can spend hours in the waiting room of a service station. And, we haven’t even touched on what they must do if their car needed towing or the myriad of potential situations that could and usually do arise. Batteries & More Batteries & More provides door-to-door service. Its professional, experienced and skilled experts actually come to you. Batteries & More offers Alternator Repairs & Replace J...

A car is needs various parts to function for it to work properly. It’s sort of like the human body. If you think of car like the body and its parts like organs, just imagine an organ getting sick or failing. Then, it’s not that hard to imagine why your car fails when just one part goes bad or stops working. Your car uses electricity to start the engine and run other devices (radio, air conditioning). If it only depended upon the battery, it would soon deplete the battery. That’s where the alternator comes in If you look at the engine, it’s in the front and has a belt and vents on either side (cars prior to the 1960s used dynamos). The alternator is like a generator. It provides power for the headlights. These days, too, it powers all the cool extra gadgets with which modern vehicles are coming. Most think the battery does all that. Not so. The battery only starts your car. The moment the battery starts your engine, the alternator takes over the supplying power job. The ba...

Starting with today, we will do reviews of essential car related items since we're sure that some of you are taking a gander at discovering which batteries are great, what tires to buy, together with insights about oil, rooftop boxes, gear transporters and in addition different embellishments. A driver must consider car battery costs a need from their financial plan as well. Any car needs an electric charge to begin its motor. The best way to get power for each vehicle is through the battery it utilizes, and the length of it performs well. There are many variables that influence the execution of different car batteries. The cost of these different car batteries completely rely on upon its execution. Not surprisingly, the higher the cost of the batteries and more Auto car battery the better its execution is. With a value it is worth, we realize what we can anticipate from our obtained car battery. There is no compelling reason to stress for the cash we pay the length of...