Testing for Sales

Testing for Sales – Not all testers are created equal

Accurate testing can identify batteries in a poor condition and could result in a new battery being fitted, keeping your customers happy and on the road.

The challenge is that all battery testers will give a result when testing - good, bad, recharge & retest.

Even a tester that is not capable or designed to work with stop start batteries will falsely give a ‘good’ result.

When a tester is used that doesn’t have a separate search for battery type AGM and EFB it basically passes it as “good” because the algorithm in the tester is incapable of reading the different battery technology of stop start vehicles. It then tests the battery within its own pre-set parameters for standard batteries. The vehicle now has a “healthy test report”, leaves the workshop only to breakdown shortly afterwards because of the report produced was false due to the battery tester incompatibility.