Batteries
Book Free Battery Check
Our mechanics will carry out a free diagnostic check to your vehicle’s alternator before replacing your battery.
D&G Autocare stocks a great range of our branded batteries for different vehicles. We have taken our time to seek out a product that will match our trusted D&G Autocare brand.
If you’d like any advice on the condition of your battery or to know which would be the best battery for your needs, pop into your local D&G Autocare Garage?
Heavy duty batteries, standard batteries and commercial van batteries.
Our garages have a massive range in stock at all times.
Heavy duty batteries supplied and fitted from only £39.95
Our mechanics will carry out a free diagnostic check to your vehicle’s alternator before replacing your battery.
Interesting Battery Fact
The car battery is a storage device, which stores energy. This supplies a current at a particular voltage (DC) to the conductive parts of the circuit. The standard car batteries in today’s vehicles are rated at 12 volts. Each battery has six cells which are 2.1 volts each. A car battery is considered fully charged at 12.6 volts. When a battery drops voltage, even by a small amount, it makes a big difference.
For instance, when a battery drops from 12.6 to 12.0 volts, its power drops from 100% to 25%! At 12.4 volts, a car battery is only 75% charged. At 12.2 volts, it’s 50% charged. A car battery is considered charged at 12.4 volts or higher. It is considered discharged when it’s at 12.39 volts or less. The current is heavily dependent on the type of battery and the resistance of the ‘load’.
DC stands for Direct Current and is the term used, in electronics, to indicate a steady positive constant voltage (i.e. not alternating like the electricity in your house).