12th March 2008
Business contnues to grow and we have therefore moved (yet again) to even bigger premises. The new address is on the contact us page. These new premises are equipped and tailored specifically to assist in the development of the next generation of battery split charging, monitoring and control systems as demanded by our customers.
31st May 2007
Due to ever increasng sales we have run out of room yet again. We have had to rent another unit at the same industrial park as well as the two existing ones. Correspondence address remains the same contact us.
28th July 2006
We have been forced to move. We have simply run out of space in the old workshop at Nantwich Canal Centre. We now have 2 units at the other side of town. The new address is on the contact us page.
2nd June 2006
The Canal Shop (Whilton Chandlery) exhibited the SmartGauge battery monitor at the Crick boat show and did a terrific job of explaining it's operation and made excellent sales. Well done Richard!
10th May 2006
The Canal Shop (Whilton Chandlery), Whilton Locks, Daventry, Northants has been set up as a stockist of the SmartGauge battery monitor and SmartBank split charge system. Whilton Chandlery is a large, well stocked chandlers catering mainly for the inland waterways market. They are situated at the bottom of the Buckby Lock flight on the Grand Union Canal. Tel: 01327 844442 Fax: 01327 844443 email: sales@canalshoponline.co.uk
12th Septemeber 2005 - Press Release.
SmartGauge Electronics, a UK based company and a "spin off" from Power Conversion Technology has launched a revolutionary battery monitor, the SmartGauge. Set to turn the deep cycle battery monitoring world on it's head, SmartGauge uses no current shunts thus greatly simplifying installation and leaving factory warranties unaffected. A simple 2 wire installation is all that is required to monitor the state of charge of a deep cycle battery bank. A host of features include user programmable alarms, auto-start gen set capability, high and low battery voltage warnings, automatic compensation for battery bank size, incomplete charge cycles, Peukert's effect and reduced capacity due to ageing etc. Further features include battery voltage display for a second battery bank, automatic self calibration, automatic detection of 12 or 24 volt systems and ultra low power consumption. SmartGauge cannot run out of synchronisation with the batteries (a common problem with the more usual amp hours counter) thus always giving a true indication of the charge status as a percentage of the actual battery capacity available. An interface to the SmartBank split charge control system (via a simple plug in lead) gives the user a totally integrated solution to battery monitoring and split charge control. Full details here.