Let's not get confused. A good battery recondition is nothing like a battery rejuvenation. A battery recondition is a bit like a jump start for a car or truck. It brings it back to life and gets you going in just a few minutes. There is no need to remove the battery and start fiddling about with the cells. It is exactly the same with battery reconditioning.
Over half of all batteries supposed dead can be brought back to life in under 5 minutes with a battery recondition. Normally you can get them back to over 90% of their nominal capacity. Most people are totally unaware of this and simply discard the battery in the assumption that they will need to buy a replacement.
The number of batteries is endless. They are used for iPods, Blackberries, palms, laptops, cell phones, cordless phones. There are then a succession of power tools: screwdrivers, hammer drills, drills, jigsaws and so on. Often the battery is more expensive than the tool. Then you move to automotive, lead acid, batteries which are used in cars, trucks, lorries, boats, fork-lifts, golf carts, wheelchairs etc.
Lead acid batteries and nickel-based batteries are especially good for rejuvenation if reconditioning proves unfruitful. And the most interesting development in recent times is the hybrid car. As auto makers become more resourceful and more in tune with the demands of modern day customers, battery technology in the auto industry will advance rapidly.
But batteries will retain their inherent problems like memory, shorts, reversed cells and sulphate build up. The opportunities for the battery doctor, whether just for himself and his nearest and dearest, or as a business venture, are only set to multiply. In fact, it is already in the top 5% of growth industries in the USA.
Now that opens up a couple of opportunities. It means that if you possess the know-how, you can save hundreds and thousands of dollars reconditioning your own batteries and those of your family. It also means you can make a fair amount of money repairing other people's batteries.
Along with my brother, I have 8 battery doctor workshops in the States, 5 in France, 2 in Japan and 2 in India. They are not franchises, just family owned businesses. They are places we happened to end up over the last 20 years. Every single one of them is very profitable and demand exceeds what we can actually supply.
As a small business, battery reconditioning is especially fun. I remember it from when I was about 30. Very little stress and meeting loads of interesting people. Most importantly: putting a smile on their faces. Great times!
It also has a very low entry level in terms of financial exposure. We simply started with an investment of about $200 in today's terms, working from home, strictly part-time. Once we had the knowledge of how to recondition and overhaul batteries, people got to know. We also went to a couple of local garages, took their 'unrepairable' batteries off their hands, got them working and sold them on. It was so easy.
After about a year we had enough money to go full-time into a battery reconditioning business and we have never looked back.
