Case Studies

Performance in the field is always the best endorsement for any product. Here are a few examples.  Please feel free to share your experiences with us.

Case I

A major bottling company had been suffering from severe battery-related problems with its delivery fleet and pallet jacks. 

In a test case, the industrial 12-volt solar panel battery maintenance systems were installed on the trucks as well as a 24-volt PowerPulse on one of the pallet jacks to maintain two-year old batteries that were set to be replaced.  The maintenance systems offset the parasitic drain and removed enough sulfation buildup to increase the condition of the batteries, and as a result, Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) on all the truck batteries was up, providing an easier start. The pallet jack usage time was also greatly extended between battery recharges, plus the clean battery once again accepted a full charge allowing for a full 8-hour shift usage.

Case II

 In one recent fleet maintenance case study, a client spent $9,000 on the purchase of multi-station conditioning chargers, maintainers and battery testers to run diagnostics and maintenance on 616 batteries that were thought unusable. Through PulseTech’s program 359 of those batteries were recovered and kept in service, representing a cost savings of just over $40,000.

Case III

Several years ago, we collaborated with the military to create a Battery Manager Maintenance Program (BMMP), which incorporates our “smart” charger and conditioning and maintenance technology along with strong service and support.
 
LTC Anthony W. Adams, who serves as the Surface Maintenance Manager (SMM) for the Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG) instituted the BMMP a few years ago covering a wide variety of tracked and wheeled equipment including Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), Howitzers, Armored Personnel Carriers, Engineer Equipment (bulldozers, scrapers, dump trucks, front end loaders), Heavy Equipment Transporters, Palletized Load Systems, Heavy Expanded Mobility Trucks and High Mobility Purpose Wheel Vehicles.

With approximately 3,500 vehicles, trailers and generators, LTC Adams learned that crafting a maintenance plan that met his unique blend of battery service and maintenance equipment, battery inventory and vehicle usage was best met with a solid plan using the right equipment.

Report from LTC Adams:

“Although our BMM is essentially designed for keeping good, new batteries in peak condition for a longer period of time, we have also learned how to recover or bring back batteries that will not accept and hold a charge using old conventional methods and equipment by using new high tech battery charging and maintenance systems utilizing unique and patented Pulse Technology.

PulseTech’s service and support has proven to be one of the most impressive parts of this program.  When our expectations of the equipment do not meet our observed results, all I do is make a call to the company liaison.  This on-going consultancy has continued to fine-tune and improve our results.
 
In summary we now pay more for our batteries, but they last longer.  How much longer?  We don’t know yet, but already we can see the cost savings in money spent on replacement batteries.  We also spend less time working with batteries, resulting in more productivity for mechanics to perform mechanical work (trouble shooting and repairs).

At the end of the day, our soldiers have greater confidence in the performance of their equipment.”