New Additions to our Mobility Tyres & Tubes Range
We have new additions to our range of Tyres and Tubes!
6 reasons to choose Strident:
- Fast, efficient despatch and delivery
- Friendly, knowledgeable sales team
- Competitive prices across the range
- Solid, PU and air tyres
- High quality tyres and tubes
- Every growing product range
With over 70 sizes of tyres and tubes in stock, call us now to place your order or visit our traction page to find out more!
How to keep your mobility scooter in top condition
Use Ambersil Cleaning Products
As with all things you buy and use on a day to day basis, the best way to keep them in working order and tip-top condition is to ensure they are properly cleaned and maintained.
Mobility scooters and equipment are no exception to this.
It goes without saying that if you don’t look after your mobility equipment properly, it’s life is going to be cut shorter than expected - just like a car would if you never had it serviced. For this reason, we are happy to announce that we are now offering Ambersil products.
About Ambersil
Ambersil has been manufacturing products for over 60 years. The Ambersil brand provides engineers and maintenance professionals with exceptional product quality and performance, whilst maximising value for money. At the same time, they are committed to maintaining extremely high environmental excellence. They are a great example of a business that prevents pollution, ensures compliance with all applicable environmental legislation and delivering continual improvement.
What Ambersil products are available at Strident?
Amberclens Anti – Static Foaming Cleaner
This product is primarily used to remove grime and heavy soiling on any hard surfaced, upholstery, plastic shrouding or even tyres. It works to gently lift out grime without damaging any material. It is particularly effective as a post-maintenance cleaner for removing finger marks and oil residues and the anti-Static formulation inhibits dust attraction.
Ambersil 40+ Multi Purpose Maintenance Oil
This Ambersil product is an excellent lubricant, penetrant and even acts as an anti-corrosion coating, which works to prevent flash rusting on steel and as a moisture displacer in high humidity environments.
Ambersil Engineer Wipes
The Ambersil Engineer Wipes are very high quality, yet extremely low lint dry wipes leaving minimal cloth fibres during cleaning. They can be used in conjunction with all Ambersil solvents, cleaners and lubricants.
Ambersil Self Adhesive Sticker & Label Remover
There’s nothing more annoying than pesky stickers and labels that simply won’t be moved. The Ambersil Label Remover has an optimum blend of citrus and hydrocarbon oils which quickly releases self-adhesive labels and stickers. It neutralises the adhesive, thereby facilitating clean and easy removal. Use in conjunction with Amberclens for the clean – stick free restoration.
Ambersil Multi-Purpose White Spray Grease – 500ml
It’s important to keep your mobility scooter components well greased and lubricated. Ambersil multi-purpose white grease is easily applied since it’s an aerosol and provides good penetration for even coverage and protection.
Ambersil Tough Wipes – 100 Tub
The Ambersil tough wipes are the ultimate hand and hard surface wipes that come in two convenient quantities, a tub with 100 wipes and a smaller, resealable pouch with 30 wipes.
They are high absorbency, dual sided hand wipes over-layered with a polymer web for all the deep cleaning power of pumice in a handy wipe. The types of soling types they are most effective at cleaning are:
- Adhesives
- Grease
- Oil
- Tar
- Silicone
- Resins
- Paints
Contains anti-pathogen agents highly effective against common bacteria and viruses.
No contamination or lasting fragrance from heavy perfumes.
Ambertron Ultra-Pure Contact Cleaner – 400ml
The Ambersil Ultrapure formulation is perfect for critical maintenance. It works to remove light oils and contamination safely, without damaging your mobility scooter. It’s safe chemical make-up mean that it has excellent compatibility with other materials. It’s safe to use on plastics, rubber, composites, metal and painted surfaces.
Do you have any questions about maintaining your mobility scooter?
If you’re looking to maintain your mobility scooter to the highest standard, then look nowhere else other than Ambersil.
If you have any questions about the Ambersil products on our site, or about maintaining your mobility scooter in general, one of our team will be able to help you. Simply call us on +44(0)1362 300102 or get in touch with us using our contact form.
24v 5Amp Mobility Scooter Battery Charger Review
If you are looking for a 24v 5Amp mobility scooter battery charger, then here is a review of one of Strident Batteries' most popular products - the Strident CHE Charger CHE24-5. This is one of the top selling battery chargers in the Strident range and is recognised by mobility and disability equipment installers and maintenance companies for some industry leading features.
But aren't all 24-volt battery chargers the same?
Are all battery chargers the same? We don't think so - and given the vital role of a mobility scooter battery charger, we believe users need to have peace of mind that they can get the very best from their batteries. In addition to the quality of the battery itself, the battery charger plays a key role in achieving optimum battery performance.
What does a 24-volt battery charger need to offer in a mobility or medical setting?
The main factors that relate to the requirements for mobility and medical batteries:
1. Correct levels of charge need to be applied to every stage of recharging
2. Eliminate any risk of gassing caused by overcharging
3. The recharging process doesn't damage the battery plates
How does Strident’s 24v 5Amp scooter battery recharger meet those requirements?
All Strident Battery chargers use an intelligent three-stage charging process in order to meet all of the requirements listed above. The three stages are:
Stage 1: Bulk Charge
Where charging current is set to the maximum safety level. Continuing until the voltage has increased to 80 – 90% of the full charge level.
Stage 2: Absorption Charge
The charging voltage remains constant, whilst the current reduces due to the increase in internal resistance. It is during this stage that the charging voltage is at its highest.
Stage 3: Float Charge
Once the battery has reached optimum charge level this final stage helps to increase the longevity of the battery because the charging voltage and current is significantly reduced which maintains the battery at peak charge. Through the units intelligent monitoring of the battery condition this final and critical stage reduces the risk of gassing and minimises the possibility of self-discharge.
Through utilising our range of chargers you can be assured that your batteries are being charged, conditioned, and maintained to ensure peak performance and longevity.
Strident Service on top of the technology
In addition to our range of batteries, chargers, and traction products, Strident provides a very high level of service. If, for example, you would like any help identifying exactly the right product, then just call us on 01362 300102. One of our experts can talk you through all the options.
Please visit our Product page for details and enquiries or in order to arrange a callback.
12v 34ah mobility battery – the UK’s most popular?
As we near the end of the year, we will now start to see all the lists of “top things in 2016”. So, we are going to strike first and declare the 12v 34ah mobility battery THE most popular battery for the mobility vehicle market.
Whilst we won’t pretend to have done a statistically representative poll of the whole market, we have seen the 12v 34ah battery consistently be our best seller through our large network of mobility distributors. So why is this?
First of all due to Scooter Manufacturers
The first simple reason for this high demand is that the 12v 34ah is one of the most popular industry standard batteries that mobility scooter manufacturers put on their vehicles. They specify such a deep cycle rechargeable battery to match the typical pattern of use that a mobility scooter gets.
Secondly - The balance of power output and length of operation
If you think of the contrast between a car battery and a mobility scooter battery, the car battery is used predominantly for a short burst of high energy to start the car. This kind of battery is never propelling the car!
A mobility scooter, however, has a different requirement and the battery is typically going to be for a more constant use e.g. driving the scooter from a house to local shops or for a visit to friends and family. The battery is, of course, propelling the vehicle, which takes a certain amount of energy to achieve.
For the average user weight and travelling distance required, the 12volt battery rated at 34 amp hours (AH) would suffice in the majority of applications
Performance vs Budget
Finally, we believe the popularity of this 12v 34ah battery is due to the match between performance and cost. There are always more powerful batteries but costs start to rise. Cheaper batteries either don’t hold the charge or don’t deliver enough operating time to make them a good choice. So the 12v 34ah does seem to be in a good price/performance place for the average scooter.
Why use Strident’s 12v 34ah mobility battery
Take a look on our batteries page to see an outline of the key features of our batteries that make them work so well with mobility scooters, our range of high performing medical batteries extends to other medical devices like patient hoists. There are a few things in our design that optimise battery performance and life.
Specific details of our best seller can be clicking the image below:
12v 7ah Battery Product Review – for Mobility Applications
If you are looking for a 12v 7ah rated AGM Battery for use with a Mobility Scooter or Medical Hoist, then here is a review of the Strident Batteries AGM GP12-7. This is one of the best selling batteries in the Strident range and recognised by mobility and disability equipment installers and maintenance companies for some industry leading features.
But all 12 volt batteries are the same…aren’t they?
What is the purpose of a review if every battery is the same? Well, if you consider that these standard valve regulated lead acid rechargeable batteries were first launched in the 1970’s, you won’t be surprised that there design and performance has evolved somewhat since then.
What does a 12 volt rechargeable battery need to offer in a mobility or medical setting?
There are 3 main factors that feature in the requirements for mobility and medical batteries:
1. The ability to sustain high demands of constant use
2. Being able to perform a high number of operational cycles
3. Trust from dependent users that it will perform when and where it is needed
How does Strident’s 12v 7ah battery meet those requirements?
- Valve Regulated. The performance of the valve equipment is to key to the effectiveness and longevity of a battery – particularly when it comes to charging. Strident use the highest specification for optimal venting.
- Quality Control. A stringent testing procedure at both point of manufacture and point of despatch is essential. The second check is as crucial as the first and so Strident test each battery going out of its automated central warehouse.
- Plate Separator. All high performing batteries need to have a plate separator system for increased efficiency and longevity. Strident use a superior quality glass matting separator in all AGM batteries and high performing polymer in Gel battery range.
- Plate Composition. To give maximum performance during both cyclic and standby applications, Strident use a purified lead blended with critical conductive properties.
Strident Service on top of the technology
If the technical review of our 12v 7ah battery is not enough information, then we can also share this review of the whole Strident experience from a recent customer.
I chose this mobility battery for 3 reasons. Reasonably priced, fast delivery (also here when they were meant to be), and finally – VERY good quality! No problems with recharging them and they are fully charged in about 3 hours.
Thanks so very much.
AS June 2016
Please visit our Product page for details and enquiries or in order to arrange a callback.
Batteries for the Medical Sector
You might be surprised at just how many different battery types are used in a modern hospital. Between heart-rate monitors, respirators, comms devices and pacemakers, there’s an essential need for different battery types throughout the medical sector.
But the most commonly used batteries for life-critical medical applications are SLAs or ‘Sealed Lead Acid’ batteries. Contained in plastic casing, these are perfect for backing up equipment like emergency lighting and ventilators.
But why are SLAs right for such important applications?
Characteristics of Batteries for the Medical Sector
First seen in the 1970’s, SLA batteries were designed with a built-in valve to control venting of gases during stressful charge and rapid discharge. Rather than submerging the battery plates in a liquid (like most others at the time), the electrolyte is fed into a moistened separator, enabling use of the battery in any position without it leaking.
Perhaps the most significant advantage of sealed lead acid is its ability to prevent water loss. It does this by combining oxygen and hydrogen internally; creating water and greatly increasing its own longevity.
Over time, several types of sealed lead acid batteries have emerged - the fastest growing being gel (also known as valve-regulated lead acid/VRLA) and absorbent glass mat (or AGM.) Because of their low cost, reliability and low maintenance requirement, these battery types have established themselves as the default choice for the medical sector.
While VRLAs remains the most requested batteries on the market today, the technology has evolved rapidly through proactive research and development.
Here at Strident we offer a range of batteries for the medical sector, such as Gel and Lithium. We also stock a range of lead crystal batteries, that hold many unique features suited to any critical power application.
With over 15 years of direct experience with battery power, our knowledgeable team is happy to assist in choosing a reliable, long-lasting product.
If you work in a medical environment that uses batteries for life-critical applications; get in touch with us today on 0845 555 5511 or message us via the contact page.
New High Performing Gel Batteries launched at Trade Days exhibition
Strident entered the Trade Days show with a larger stand pace and once again as the main show sponsor. With an elevated presence, Strident was well positioned to launch its range of high performing Gel batteries.
With the addition of a very large replica battery along with other innovative ideas, Strident attracted a large amount of interest from both existing clients and prospect who all saw the true value in the brand.
The 2015 show brought us a vast number of leads, and it connected us to companies who believe in our products and who saw value in our leading level of service.
We trust that you had the opportunity to visit our stand and discover what it’s like to work with an industry leading company. Should you have any queries, please call on 44 (0)1362 300102 or email the Sales Team at Strident.