Dial a Battery (DAB) Agency Information:
BACKGROUND
We provide training and equipment to recondition old vehicle batteries. Every vehicle needs a battery – the market is huge, especially in Africa where customers are looking for quality and value for money. As such, we offer a very unique charger that is imported from Taiwan and have been used for many years worldwide with excellent results.
DAB consists of an Agency specializing in the supply of equipment specially designed for the refurbishing of used motorcycle, car, truck, boat and forklift batteries. These batteries are readily available from New Battery Dealers, Battery Scrap Yards and Customers such as transport companies and secondhand car dealers that are looking to replace old batteries for reconditioned ones at a reduced price.
DAB offers a product that delivers just that.. we support the protection of the environment by recycling
and other eco friendly methods of looking after the environment. Instead of discarding your old battery, we will recycle it with our unique desulfation machine and offer a 6 month guarantee on reconditioned batteries.
The cost per battery to recondition varies between R 7 and R 9 -electricity and battery additive – the chemical needed for the reconditioning process.
We sell these recycled batteries for 60-70 % of the new price and our clients hereby affords a huge saving- in difficult times.
There are 2 basic marketing models
1. You make a deal with a fleet owner such as truck company, courier service or any other fleet owner to
manage the batteries and aim to bring battery replacement overheads down by as much as 50%. For a
fleet owner this is sweet music to his ears. We will then recondition all old batteries on site and manage
future battery usage on a contract basis. Thus no need to buy stock!
OR –
2. The retail model of buying and selling used batteries, reconditioning them and
offer for sale to second hand car dealers, public and companies. Remember a
battery is inherently valuable due to the lead content which is recycled by scrap
metal dealers.
WHAT YOU GET OR ONLY R 13500 ALL INCL.
- Battery Analyser
- 2X1 Channel Desulfating charger
- Load Tester
- Hydrometer
- Gloves/Goggles
- Terminal Cleaner
- 5 litre Battery Additive
- One day Training
- Telephonic and Technical Support
- Courier for clients account
Potential production and income with the Dial a Battery system;
- Recondition time per battery about 3-6 hours on machine-15 minutes preparation
- 4 batteries at once on 4xchannel machine
- Load machine 6am
- Remove reconditioned batteries 1800 evening
- Reload fresh batch 7pm evening
- That is 8 batteries per 24 hours (day and night)
- 7 days x 8 = 56 batteries per week
- 56 batteries (90% success) 50×4 = 200 batteries per month
- 200x R 250-00 R 50 000 pm production potential.
Our retail/home shop offering for only R 19500-00
- 4 x 1 channel machines
- 1x battery Analyser
- Hand held load tester
- Heavy duty load tester
- Hydrometer
- Engraver
- Practical Training
- Heavy duty truck charger
- Safety equipment
- On site setup included in training
- No monthly fees
- Training manual
- Posters and banner artwork for shop
Very conservative starter projection
Recon battery Sales – first 6 months average of only 3 batteries per day @ average
gross profit R 350 = R 1050 pd x 25 = R 26 250 –excluding trade in batts
New battery sales – first 6 months average of only 1 new battery per day @ average
gross profit R 220 (discounted price) = R 220 pd x 25 = R 5 500 R plus R 26 250 = R 31
750 profit pm
REMEMBER every time you sell a new or recon client must give old battery!
Second hand Car dealers make up 60% of sales.
Battery Basics and Sulfation:
Lead-Acid Battery Basics
A lead acid battery consists of a plastic case containing one or more cells. Each cell is made up of 2 plates, one made from sponge lead (Pb), and the other from a paste of litharge (PbO), red lead (Pb3O4), lead sulfate (PbSO4), and sulfuric acid (H2SO4) mixed with certain proprietary binders and expanders.
During the forming process most of these ingredients are converted to a coating of lead dioxide on tiny strands of metallic lead. The sponge lead metal forms the negative battery terminal, and the lead dioxide paste forms the positive terminal. The cells are filled with diluted sulfuric acid (H2SO4) having a range of specific gravities depending on the particular application.
Typical SLI batteries, for example, have a specific gravity of 1.275 – 1.285. Each cell, when connected to a load at room temperature, produces electrical current at approximately 2 volts per cell. A 12 volt battery, for example, consists of 6 cells connected in series.
There are many causes of sulfation, including acid stratification, excessive battery discharge, chronic undercharging, infrequent use, and leaving batteries (even new batteries) in a discharged state for extended periods of time. Subjecting batteries to extended periods of float charging also creates ‘dendritic’ sulfation. Over time, and without exception, sulfation will reduce the performance and life of every lead-acid battery.
Symptoms of Sulfation
How can you tell if your battery is suffering from excessive sulfation? Higher temperatures are observed during both charging (since higher charge voltages are needed to overcome the higher internal cell resistance), and discharging (since a sulfated battery puts out a lower voltage, but power requirements remain the same so the current increases). The net result is that running times of battery powered equipment are shorter, electrolyte specific gravity decreases, CCA (cold cranking amps) output is reduced, and charge acceptance is slower and less efficient. Terminal corrosion also increases because the higher operating temperatures increase water loss and the generation of sulfuric acid mist.
Impact of Sulfation on Battery Performance
Hard sulfate, large lead sulfate crystals that do not decompose during charging, are non-conducting and dramatically increasing the electrical resistance of the battery. The crystalline lead sulfate coating also reduces the capacity of the battery, both by permanently reduce plate surface area, and also by separating the active material (lead and lead dioxide) from the electrochemical reaction sites. Thus, the rate at which current can be supplied (Cold Cranking Amp output, quantified by a CCA Test) is diminished significantly. As the lead sulfate crystals cover more of the surface area of the battery plates, load voltage, which correlates with battery storage capacity (amp-hours), and CCA (ability to deliver peak current) continue to decline. The electrochemical driving force of a battery declines with decreasing temperature, so that in extreme cold, the energy available to start a vehicle is substantially less than at room temperature. In addition, the viscosity of the lubricating oil in the engine increase as temperature decreases, so more energy is required to start it. Sulfation exacerbates cold weather starting problems by further reducing the available energy in a battery. All of these factors combine to increase the rate of battery failures in cold weather.
Equalization Charging – Does it Reallly Help Reduce Sulfation?
Typical charging voltages cannot breakdown the crystalline lead sulfate buildup, so sulfation gradually gets worse, and the performance of the battery declines. Battery users believe they can reverse sulfation by “equalization charging”, which raises peak charging voltages. It is possible that, depending on crystal particle size, some of lead sulfate is converted to sulfuric acid, but probably most of the ‘benefit’ comes from the physical separation of the crystalline coating due to the vigorous gassing which occurs at such elevated voltages. Fresh plate surface is exposed at the expense of losing active material which simply falls to the bottom of the cell. Battery temperature increases dramatically during equalization charging. The higher charging temperature increases positive grid corrosion, water loss through gassing (the electrical conversion of water to hydrogen and oxygen, which can re-combine violently causing an explosion), and sulfuric acid ‘misting’ which, in turn, causes terminal corrosion. All of these phenomena reduce battery life significantly.
Sulfation Affects More Than Just the Battery…
Sub-par batteries strain all electrical system components, shortening the life of starters, alternators, halogen lights, contacts, motor windings, brushes, and electronic components. Poor battery performance always results in more frequent and higher maintenance costs. Sulfation also negatively affects battery charging. Increased resistance results in longer charging times, lower charging efficiencies, increased energy consumption, incomplete charging, and excessive heat generation (higher battery temperatures). Higher charging temperatures mean longer cool-down times for motive power batteries, and will also accelerate positive grid corrosion. Reduced battery capacity caused by sulphation means that more motive power batteries are required to keep battery powered equipment operating than would otherwise be required of sulfate-free batteries. Increased maintenance and less efficient batteries ultimately result in one of the most expensive impacts to the bottom line, reduced labor and equipment productivity.
Dial-a-Battery Energizers – the Solution to the Sulfation Problem
To improve a battery’s performance and extend its life significantly, sulfation must be eliminated. Dial-a-Battery is SA’s leading supplier of the most effective desulfation technology. Its patented battery energizers revitalize and extend the useful life of lead-acid batteries by preventing and even reversing the sulfation process. Our battery energizers connect to a battery or charging system and emit a high frequency electrical pulse that reverses the lead sulfate crystallization process. Hundreds of tests and actual field installations have shown that Dial-a-Battery’s Advanced Desulfation Technology improves battery performance by eliminating sulfate build up on older batteries, and preventing it from forming on new batteries. Our battery energizers help maintain batteries in “like new” condition. Batteries operating at peak voltage absorb voltage spikes from the alternator and other equipment, and deliver clean, stable power, protecting the entire electrical system.
In Summary…
If sulfation is not treated, it will slowly and continuously reduce battery capacity, increase electrical resistance, reduce the operating voltage, and ultimately cause the battery to fail. Now, there is an answer to the normal battery “death spiral”. By uniquely delivering high frequency, crystal-destroying, high current pulsed energy[U1] to the battery, our battery energizers deliver the energy necessary to destabilize hardened crystalline lead sulfate. Sulfuric acid is released boosting acid specific gravity and overall battery performance. By eliminating or reversing sulfation, thousands of Rands can be saved in electrical system maintenance, battery replacement and energy costs, as well as the amount of working capital tied up in batteries. Moreover, worker and equipment productivity can improve dramatically.