Automotive Battery Chargers - Auto Parts

Automotive Battery chargers range from 1-amp-output promotional models to commercial units with amp ratings in excess of 100. For normal home auto use, a 3- to 10- amp rating is sufficient for slow charges and 60 to 100 amps for fast charges. The amp rating is the output of the charger and controls the length of time required for the battery to charge. Most car batteries are rated around 50 to 70 amp/hours. A constant amp output multiplied by the number of hours would indicate the charge in the battery.

Battery Jumper or Booster Cabels - Auto Parts

Booster cables are insulated conductors with alligator clamps at each end to provide a temporary booster charge from a live battery to a low battery.

Automotive Battery - Auto Parts

An automobile battery produces electricity through chemical reaction. Two plates, made of different metals, are immersed in sulfuric acid (an electrolyte) which creates a flow of electrons to produce electrical power. Automobile batteries have several cells, each of which produces 2 volts of power. Most automobiles require 12V batteries consisting of six cells. Each cell has its own plates and electrolyte to produce a portion of the total output of the battery. These are wired in series to the positive and negative posts of the battery.