Last year auto clubs received millions of calls nationwide from strandedmotorists with battery problems, making battery issues the #1 cause of emergency roadside assistance. TheArgus Battery BugTM monitor uses patented new technology to alert motorists to battery and charging problemsBEFORE they are left stranded, empowering them to solve this primary cause of automotive downtime.
"Motorists can now avoid that costly tow or inconvenient battery jump by knowing when to replace their batteryBEFORE it leaves them stranded," says Andrew Kallfelz, President of Argus Analyzers.
Nearly one in five calls to the major auto clubs are specific requests for battery service. Last year AAAprovided battery service to over a million stranded members and 10% of these members purchased a newbattery on the spot because their existing battery needed to be replaced. (source: www.aaa.com)By monitoring the cranking ability of the battery at every start, the Battery Bug (part# BB-SBM12) nearlyeliminates these 'surprise' dead batteries and greatly reduces a motorist's reliance on emergency assistance.
These proactive alerts afford the car owner adequate time to purchase a new battery or correct automotivecharging problems that will eventually cause the battery to fail prematurely. Once informed of a problem,motorists can then install a new battery themselves or take advantage of programs like AAA's Mobile BatteryReplacement Program, where a representative will replace the dying battery at the motorist's home or office.
The Battery Bug's visual alerts and audible alarms identify the main causes of battery failure: old age,undercharging, and overcharging. These problems nearly always go undetected by the simple voltage warninglights on the dashboard. "Simple voltage measurements cannot predict a battery's health," says Kallfelz, "TheBattery Bug's key difference is that it performs a test during the engine start, while the battery is under a largeelectrical load."
The Battery Bug installs directly to the battery in minutes using household tools and provides batteryperformance data including: % battery life remaining, battery voltage, and alternator voltage. The display alsoshows icons indicating: replace battery, low charge or high charge. At every start the Battery Bug monitors thebattery's ability to start the engine and, as the battery's performance drops below an acceptable level, itprovides alerts. For cars in storage, the Battery Bug provides alerts for undercharging and overcharging bothwhich will kill a battery prematurely. The water-resistant, 2"x2" Battery Bug is designed to weather the corrosiveenvironment under the hood of a car and will fit any 12volt starting battery.
The Battery Bug monitor is available online at www.griotsgarage.com and www.amazon.com as well as in retailautomotive stores nationwide like O'Reilly Auto Parts at a list price of $39.95.
Based in Jamestown, Rhode Island, Argus Analyzers www.argusanalyzers.com offers battery testing andmonitoring solutions for multiple markets including handheld testers for professional automotive technicians,Battery Bug monitors in the retail automotive aftermarket, and embedded battery analysis technology forautomotive OEM customers. The innovative team is composed of scientists, engineers, manufacturing andmarketing professionals with extensive experience in battery and power technology. The Argus line of BatteryBug monitors is now available and shipping in North America, Europe and Asia.