Learning helpful preventative tips to keep your drive-thru equipment running smoothly, could end up saving you money and time. We have shared previous preventative tips for specific parts of your drive-thru equipment. This last installment we will share some tips on how to maintain your drive-thru battery charger. The battery charger is the life support of your drive-thru system, yet many of us may forget what an important role it actually plays in your daily drive-thru business. Without battery chargers we would not have batteries for our drive-thru headsets, therefore we would not be able to take any drive-thru orders. That being said, here are some helpful tips on how to maintain your batter charger's life.

• When cleaning the vent screen, located on the back of the charger, use a soft cloth so air can flow freely between the vents. The charger may have a fan, if so, make sure you leave enough clearance (6 inches should be fine), so the air can circulate.
• You want to house your battery charger on a clean, dry and flat surface. Always make sure to unplug the charger when no batteries are charging within the ports. When unplugging or handling the battery charger, make sure to have dry hands.
• Do not place metals near the charger, if the metal touches the two charging ports it could potentially short out the battery charger.
• When cleaning the entire battery charger monthly, dampen the soft cloth with window cleaner-do not spray cleaner directly onto the battery charger. To clean the ports of the charger, use a moistened swab or a pencil eraser.

For more preventative tips read our CE Blog, or call a representative today at: 1-877-731-0334!

I am a manager of several quick service restaurants in San Diego, CA. My weekly schedule is always hectic and jammed packed, with constantly visiting, checking up on the stores, and receiving updates from my employees. Having many tasks on my list of things to do throughout the week, in order to keep the restaurants running as smoothly as possible, the last thing I use to want to deal with is broken drive-thru equipment. I am sure that any manager or supervisor can relate when I say it is a nightmare having to deal with sending in the broken drive-thru equipment for repair and hoping it comes back fixed properly the first time around.

Having found CE Repairs a few years ago, drive-thru repairs no longer seem to cause much stress or agony to my daily life. In my eyes they are the drive-thru repair heroes! They have so much to offer and treat me with the upmost respect and care every single time I do business with them. They have consistently impressed me with their quick turn around on drive-thru repairs, and with their consistency of producing excellent and qualified drive-thru repairs on all my drive-thru equipment. If I could give one piece of advice, it would be to get in contact with CE Repairs and see what they have to offer with their drive-thru repairs, I promise you will gain peace of mind along with a great company to help keep your quick service restaurant up to speed.

Last week we shared with you some helpful tips on how to sustain and maintain the life span of your current drive-thru batteries. We still have more tips on how to save yourself the hassle of purchasing replacement batteries when you have only had your drive-thru batteries for a short amount of time!

Battery Tips:

• Keeping your drive-thru batteries clean should be always be a main priority but we realize it is one that is easily more times than not, overlooked. You can maintain your batteries clean by using a soft bristled brush, pencil eraser or an alcohol moistened swab, use these to clean the contacts and terminals of the drive-thru batteries.
• When cleaning the drive-thru batteries you want make sure that the contacts and terminals are completely dry before you reinstall the battery to the drive-thru equipment or place it in the battery charger to be charged.
• When storing your batteries make sure they are in a dry and secure place. You do not want them to come in contact with damp, dirty, or extreme low/high temperatures. Also, make sure the is no contact between anything metallic that could potentially short the drive-thru batteries, such as keys, paper clip, etc.
• Handle the drive-thru batteries with care and dry hands at all times, dropping a battery could cause them to malfunction or cause the case to break which will void any warranty.
• Lastly do not throw away old or non-functioning batteries. Call local waste officials to find out about any recycling programs available to you.

We hope these tips will come to some use for you and will save you any time and or money on replacing your drive-thru batteries!

Here at CE Repairs our number one goal is to help out our customers and to always leave them with a sense of satisfaction and ease of mind. We want to be able to share the vast amount of knowledge that we have gained over the years on how to keep your drive-thru equipment running smoothly and at their prime at all times. With these helpful tips that we share, we hope that you can gain a few more years on the life span of your drive-thru equipment!

Battery Tips:

• Before you take out a battery or are inserting a new one into a belt pack, always turn off the drive-thru belt pack.
• If your system uses a NiCd battery, always wait until it is fully drained before recharging the battery. You should receive an alert to let you know the battery is almost depleted. If you recharge before it reaches this point it will reduce the life span and its ability to hold a charge.
• This same rule should be applied to when you are charging your batteries. Wait until the green light is lit up for the battery, indicating the charge is complete. This is when you may remove the battery from the charging station without damaging the life span of the battery itself. Although, it is ok to leave fully charged batteries on the charger until they are ready to be used.

Stay tuned next week for our second installment on more tips to help keep your batteries working properly and for a longer time!

Last week we began to give you some helpful hints and tips on how to keep your drive-thru equipment maintained and to help prevent having to send in for a drive-thru repair. Here are some more helpful tips on how to extend the lifespan of your drive-thru headsets.

Preventative Drive-Thru Headset Tips:

• Make sure that you do not force the mic booms to go any further than when you feel tension or resistance. Most mic booms do not swivel a full 360 degrees. Breaking a mic boom might not be covered by most warranties or it could possibly void a current warranty.
• When connecting the connector into the drive-thru belt pack, do not force the entry, it will only fit one way, therefore, no force will be necessary.
• Make sure to always store drive-thru headsets in a safe place and keep them away from any type of moisture, water or grease.
• To help prevent cross contamination during the cold months and seasons, continuously change out the ear pads and mic muffs on the drive-thru headsets.
• Make sure to always have the drive-thru headset cable is clipped on a part of your shirt, that way the cable will not hang loosely and potentially get damaged.

Hopefully some of these tips that we have shared with you will help prolong the life-span of your drive-thru headset. These preventative tips will hopefully also save you some money and time with sending in for a drive-thru repair. Check out CE Repairs for more helpful tips and deals for any drive-thru repair!

There are many aspects that go into running a smooth, efficient, and productive drive-thru restaurant. Every manager's goal is to have a successful quick service restaurant running smoothly on a daily basis, without any obstacles or problems to overcome. There are many preventative maintenance tips that you could do yourself at the restaurant that could help you save lots of time and money on drive-thru repairs.

Drive-Thru Headset Tips:

Some of these tips below can help you and your staff from having to send in drive-thru repairs for your drive-thru headsets.

• When removing a headset, it helps if you remove the headset from both the left and right sides, rather than removing it from one end and pulling the other side off. This will prevent from any strain to happen on the headband part of the headset and potentially damaging the wires, or the making the band loose in any way.
• Do not swing or play with the headsets from either side, this will prevent from damaging the size and wear of the headset, along with preventing any breakage occurring to the headset and wires.
• Always make sure to have an ear pad on the ear piece of the headset, this will help prevent any damage to happen to the speaker inside the ear piece. This will also help to keep debris and dirt out along with preventing muffled or distorted sound.

Stay tuned next week for more preventative tips on your drive-thru headsets and drive-thru equipment!

Last week we gave you a few points on why CE Repairs should be your ultimate choice in a drive-thru repair facility. If those did not quite sell you on relying and trusting CE Repairs to take care of all your drive-thru repair needs and more, then here are some more points and facts on why CE repairs will be your drive-thru repair hero in more ways than one!

More about CE Repairs:

• CE Repairs is fully staffed with expertly trained and skilled technicians.
• CE Repairs offers same day service for all their customers. The technicians will fix your repair in 24 hours of receiving the drive-thru repair. If this is not met then your repair will be FREE of charge on CE Repairs.
• We provide nationwide installation and service by referrals of qualified onsite service providers.
• CE Repairs also offers free inbound shipping on all drive-thru repairs. All you need to do is fill out the simple drive-thru repair form and send it in to CE Repairs!
• CE Repairs also offers what many other drive-thru repair facilities do not, which, is free technical support in many different avenues. You can call our toll free number at 877-731-0334, you can watch our helpful how-to videos, review and download any of the user manuals that we provide for you, and also look over the FAQ's page and maybe find your answer!

CE Repairs has much to offer and these facts are only the tip of the ice burg. You will receive great service and care from us here at CE Repairs. We want to make sure our customers are 100% satisfied with all their drive-thru repair needs!

Are you in search for a reputable and reliable drive-thru repair company? Look no further than CE Repairs. We have plenty to offer you and are confident enough in our work that you will be satisfied with your drive-thru repair.

About our Drive-Thru Repairs:

• CE Repairs is a drive-thru repair facility that has been around for about 35 years.
• It is the only independent drive-thru repair facility that is HME factory- approved and trained.
• CE Repairs services all of the major drive-thru brands, such as: HME, Panasonic, and 3M.
• We do not compromise on the quality of our drive-thru repairs for our customers. Unlike many other drive-thru repair companies out there, we will not claim that we can fix a drive-thru repair we cannot. If we happen to run into this problem we will immediately notify you and you will receive either $65 credit to the purchase of a refurbished drive-thru product, or, 100$ credit to the purchase of a new drive-thru product. We pride ourselves in our integrity and always want to give the best to our customers.
• All of our drive-thru repairs go through a thorough 35-point inspection before the actual repair begins; we want to make sure the drive-thru repair is one that will last you.

Not sold yet on CE Repairs? Stay tuned for next week for more about why CE Repairs should be your one and only pick for a drive-thru repair facility!

When looking for a drive-thru repair shop to send in all your drive-thru repairs too, you might have a few things you would like to get out of the company and the transaction. I bet one aspect you may over look during your search for the perfect drive-thru repair company is, if they provide any type of help center for their customers.

This important factor is one that could easily be overlooked by those shopping for a new drive-thru repair company. This is another aspect that sets CE Repairs apart from most drive-thru repair companies. Here at CE Repairs, you are offered several different avenues for help. Using CE Repairs help center, you could discover that you do not need to send in for a drive-thru repair and save yourself some money - always a positive!

What you can expect with CE Repairs Help Center:

• You have the ability to download drive-thru repair user manuals. When clicking on the link you will be directed to a page full of different user manuals to help you diagnose the problem of your drive-thru repair.
• You can reach one of our drive-thru repair experts when calling CE Repairs at 877-731-0334, they will answer any technical question you may have, or even walk you through a troubleshoot.
• CE Repairs also has drive-thru repair "how-to" videos available to watch.
• CE Repairs has also provided a whole list full of frequently asked questions about different products and drive-thru repairs.

All these are offered at your convenience and own time. The help center is one feature that sets us apart from most drive-thru repair companies. It could also be the one stop you make and save you the time and money for sending in a drive-thru repair.

How can you gain drive-thru repair benefits from becoming a CE Repairs customer? You will receive drive-thru repair benefits before you become a customer, simply for trying out CE Repairs for the first time.

New Customer Drive-Thru Repair Benefits:

• You will receive the first month free on your CE drive-thru protection plan
• You can receive up to 50% of any all-in-one drive-thru headset or any drive-thru belt-pac drive-thru repair.
• You will receive a 4^th battery for free after you purchase 3 CE branded batteries for any Panasonic, 3M or HME system.

You don't have to be a new customer to reap these benefits. When you become a customer of CE Repairs there are more specials and benefits you can be a part of.

Current Customer Drive-Thru Repair Specials:

• You will also receive the first month free on the CE drive-thru protection plan that is offered
• You can participate in the CE drive-thru repair bonus bucks - it's like free money!!
• You can participate in the CE drive-thru repair referral program - also, receiving free money!
• Have more than one store? CE Repairs offers a multi-store discount
• After purchasing three CE branded batteries for any of the top three leading brands in the industry; HME, Panasonic and 3M, you will receive the fourth battery for free!

CE Repairs can offer all these benefits and specials to every customer, because they are confident enough in the quality of their work that is done by their trained and skilled technicians. Check out our website to learn more about these awesome specials!