by Powertron Battery Co. | Jul 14, 2025 | UPS Batteries, Battery Maintenance
UPS systems bridge the gap when the primary power supply fails, giving you time to save work, shut down equipment safely, or keep essential devices running. The batteries, usually sealed lead-acid (SLA) or lithium-ion types, are at the heart of these systems. They...
by Powertron Battery Co. | Jul 10, 2025 | Battery Maintenance, Battery How-Tos, Recreational Batteries
A poorly maintained car can leave you stranded by the highway, waiting an hour or two for AAA. That’s a nuisance. Poor battery maintenance on a boat is significantly riskier and more problematic than in a car. It can be life-threatening. Why? On a boat,...
by Powertron Battery Co. | Jun 24, 2025 | Car & Motorcycle Batteries, Battery How-Tos, Battery Maintenance
Raise your hand if you’ve ever: Left the car lights on overnight. Experienced parasitic drain (we refer to your car battery, not your digestive system). Left the car sitting for weeks (unlikely in California, but not impossible). In all cases, a dead battery is...
by Powertron Battery Co. | May 28, 2025 | Car & Motorcycle Batteries, Battery How-Tos, Battery Maintenance
No battery, no trip to the supermarket, commute to work, or any of the thousands of little expeditions you take for granted. Minus a healthy battery, a car won’t start unless you’ve got a good set of jumper cables and a donor car to provide a charge. And...
by Powertron Battery Co. | May 13, 2025 | UPS Batteries, Battery Technology
Power outages are seldom planned. Occasionally, the power company may notify you of a scheduled outage for maintenance or repair, but more likely, you’ll be in the middle of something important when it happens. Worse, it may be 108 degrees outside, and...
