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Aftermarket Daily News Tuesday, November 5, 2019 8 Braille Battery a World Leader in Ultra Lightweight High Performance Batteries Braille Battery has developed and deliv- ered the MicroLite ML7Ti.V2 spec lithi- um battery to all the teams to complement the new aero kit. The Braille MicroLite ML7Ti spec lithium battery (at only 2.5 pounds and capable of withstanding impacts of 150 Gs) completed six full sea- sons with perfect reliability and was updated with new connector and enhanced cell pack build construction. Braille Battery manufactures all of its lithium bat- teries in its facility in Sarasota, Florida, and is the only "race grade" lithium bat- tery supplying race series, prototype race- car manufacturers and OEM factory built GT cars around the globe. The power, performance and reliability of Braille lithium batteries are paramount and they have a battery failure rate of less than 1/2 of 1 percent annually, with most of those contributed to abuse, misuse, improper maintenance and other factors that can damage any battery. Braille Battery is an American com- pany based in Sarasota, Florida, that is the world leader in ultra lightweight lithi- um-ion high performance batteries, and also distributes and sells the world's first and only AGM carbon fiber race batter- ies. The entire selection is also part of its Green Start line of eco- minded batteries. The lat- est design is based on the group 31 full size battery and can be used in car audio all the way to semi- trucks. This is Braille's first large capacity battery designed for the trucking and off-road market. The company name, Braille, reflects the concept that advan- tages of weight reduction in racing are sometimes only felt, not seen. Braille Battery is currently the lithium battery of choice used exclusively in every car in: Indycar, DTM, SuperGT and Australian V8 Supercars, along with a large majori- ty of the prototypes and GT cars in the IMSA Weathertech sports car series. It is also a supplier to top teams in NASCAR, Formula 1, Open Wheel, Drag Racing, Rally, SCCA, NASA, drift- ing, motorcycle and all lev- els of competition on both two and four wheels. Braille products are available through a variety of online distributors in the U.S., overseas and at local spe- cialty retail outlets. Braille Battery is on display at this year's SEMA Show. See the latest group size 31 at booth #25029 and purchase online today. For more information, go to www.braillebattery.com or stop by SEMA booth #25029. TPMS: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems By Augustin Leung, Vice President, CUB Elecparts, Inc. Flat tires – nobody likes them. Blow outs – even worse. Uneven tire wear – costly and inconvenient. Good driver practices and tire pressure monitoring systems help better the situation. A tire blow-out costs not only the tire, the inconven- ience, potential body damage, wheel damage, but possibly a loss of control which could have a devastating out- come. Most blow-outs occur because the tire is underinflated, or overloaded, both causing the tire temperature to rise beyond its working range, ultimately failing. Passenger vehicles have had fed- eral requirements to install them since late 2007. This means that nearly every- one on the road shouldn't have a good reason to have a blowout. Then why does it still happen? The primary reason for continued tire failures is typically a malfunction- ing or misfunctioning TPMS system. "TPMS sensors typically need to be replaced every three years and are rec- ommended to be replaced before they fail," states Andy Tseng, ITM's TPMS Director. "During tire changes is ideal as the additional labor is minimal." ITM TPMS sensors are available to fit nearly 99.8 percent of the vehicles on the road. The sensors emulate original factory sensors and are easily programmed with the ITM programming tools. The program- ming of the sensors eliminates the need for excessive inventory. Misfunctioning systems are often easily solved by resetting reference values or simple programming of the system. The ITM programming tool is capable of diagnostics, reprogramming and meas- urements. ITM TPMS products are not only available for genuine equipment replace- ment, but retrofit upgrades as well. These applications include motorcycles, pas- senger cars, trucks, recreational vehicles and buses. Kits are available in a variety of configurations to include smartphone apps, multifunction displays and weather resistant dis- plays. Anything between 2 to 24 wheels can be covered by ITM retrofit TPMS systems. ITM retrofit systems feature additional information and features that are typical- ly not offered by original equipment sys- tems. Features include tire temperature monitoring to warn against blowouts due to overloading, blowout alarm when sud- den tire pressure loss is detected, and trailer battery voltage for trailer specific applications. See ITM TPMS products in the South Hall at SEMA booth #41125. Learn more at www.cubautoparts.com. SATA Compressed Air Filtration and Its Importance in the Paint Booth SATA air filtration started in 1931 and continues today meeting the highest stan- dards in air quality and performance, offering two different filtration series in the U.S. market. The quality of filtration is the same between the two series; the only difference is the amount of CFM that flows through the unit. The SATA 200 series filters allow for 72 CFM at 90psi, while the SATA 400 series filters allow for 129.9 CFM at 90psi. Both are modular fil- ter systems allowing the user to adapt to varying shop conditions and requirements, and are easy to service and maintain. The first stage of the SATA filter removes water and oil by spinning the air through a cyclone tube and starts remov- ing particulate by filtering the air through a sintered bronze filter. The first filter stage captures contamination down to 5 microns in size. SATA's first filter unit has next to no maintenance cost. Every six months, the plastic cyclone tube can simply be washed with soap and water to remove any oil or debris. The sintered bronze car- tridge should be rinsed with solvent and blown off, from the inside out. For stub- born debris, you can use a soft nylon brush to scrub the cartridge. The second filter stage houses a fine media filter cartridge that filters the air down to 0.01 microns. Once the air passes through the second filter stage, it is con- sidered 99.9 percent clean air. The fine media filter is 10 times finer than most other filters. The second stage cartridge should be replaced every six months to ensure air quality. After leaving the sec- ond filter stage, the air has been removed of water and oil particulate, and dust and debris contamination has been filtered down to 0.01 microns. To safely breathe air from the com- pressed air line, one more critical step of filtration is needed to meet the require- ments of Grade D air quality level – hydrocarbons, oil vapor, odor and taste need to be removed from the air. These are removed in the third filter stage, which houses the activated carbon filter unit. As the air passes through the acti- vated carbon filter, any remaining con- taminants are essentially absorbed, clean- ing the air to achieve Grade D air quality level. The air that passes through all three stages of fil- tration is now considered 100 percent clean, breathable air. The third filter stage needs to be maintained, and the car- tridge replaced every three months. Two-stage filters are ideal for a shop trying to deliver clean, dry air to a shop that is utilizing a solvent borne paint system, while three-stage filters are ideal for a shop needing clean, dry air for the paint shop utilizing a waterborne paint system, as well as needing Grade D air for breathing. SATA makes a conscious decision not to use desiccant to dry the air, due to the potential health effects of silica dust. For more information, go to www.satausa.com, call 800.533.8016 or stop by SEMA booth #10609. Customizable Touchscreen Display Who's in charge? You! That's right, Kenwood is introducing a new user cus- tomization feature, touted as the "cus- tomizable multi-widget," to six of its new Kenwood and Kenwood eXcelon line of multimedia receivers. Now, the choice is yours! Widgets were first introduced in 2016 to Kenwood's "S" series of multi- media receivers, allowing for user selec- table displays on the home screen, such as a clock/date, visual EQ, compass and more, with enhancements added each year since. What's interesting about many of these widgets is that you can touch the widget to be taken to the corresponding screen's settings or function (visual EQ will display the actual EQ adjustment menu, compass will display the Garmin navigation map on DNX models, etc.). On DNX Garmin navigation models, the compass will actually morph into turn-by- turn lane guidance during an active route. Users can now choose exactly what they want dis- played on their Kenwood multi- media home screen. Your choice of four widget panels can be displayed on the Home screen. You can save different multi-widget pages to display exactly what you want, when you want. Depending on the model, widget options can include album art of a current song, clock, com- pass, photo frame, visual EQ, weather, turn-by-turn Garmin navigation and more. When adding in an optional iDatalink Maestro radio replacement interface, addi- tional widget options can include climate controls, radar detector information, tire pressure monitoring sys- tems and more. Further user customizations have also been added to these receivers, including the ability to change the text size, allowing for more artist/title/song information to be displayed if desired. New wallpaper selec- tions are also available, displaying in the background on select sources.

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