Ring Automotive has reminded drivers and technicians of the need to maintain vehicle batteries, after warm temperatures throughout summer threaten battery health as cold weather approaches.

Henry Bisson, marketing director at Ring, said, “Longer spells of hot weather, such as the heatwaves we’ve experienced over the summer months have a lasting effect on battery chemistry and can cause untimely failure if not taken care of. It’s thought that colder weather is typically the cause of most battery failures, but the chemistry within a vehicle battery is far more active in hotter weather, which speeds up the aging process. Then when more charge is required to start a vehicle when it’s colder, that’s when issues present themselves. Fortunately, there are tools available to keep track of your battery’s health.”

Ring has developed the RSC804, RSC806 and RSC808 smart battery chargers and maintainers to keep drivers safer on the roads and able to easily restore power to their motorcycles, cars, 4x4s, vans and trucks in the event of a battery failure. All three of the 800 series battery chargers are recommended for use with start/stop vehicles, and are compatible with lead acid, gel, calcium, EFB and AGM batteries.

RSC804, RSC806 and RSC808 all feature a cold weather charging mode that protects batteries in cold temperatures. Ring’s smart charger and battery maintainers keep batteries in good condition without the risk of overcharging, automatically adjusting to long-term maintenance mode when the battery is full.

Ring’s RSC800 range is available at Ring stockists nationwide.