H.M. Cragg Co. Offers Special Warranty with Dual Purchase of C&D Technologies Sageon Power System and msEndur Batteries

FARGO, ND – Telecom Operations and Conference and Showcase – www.hmcragg.com – H.M. Cragg Co., the leading provider of quality power solutions including Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS); Standby Batteries & Power Electronics; and Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells, today announced they have extended the dual warranty promotion an extra 30 days for C&D Technologies’ Sageon power system and msEndur batteries following its popularity at the TOC Showcase.

When both power systems are purchased, H.M. Cragg Co. is offering a manufacturer’s 5-year limited warranty on the Sageon Power System, which is 3 years longer than a typical Sageon warranty, and a 10-year limited warranty on the msEndur batteries, which is 3 years longer than a typical msEndur battery warranty.

H.M. Cragg Co. representatives, deeply knowledgeable of Telecom power needs, demonstrated both the Sageon and msEndur at the Telecom Operations Conference and Showcase at the Holiday Inn in Fargo, North Dakota, May 9 -11, 2006.

The Sageon power system offers Telecom companies:
•Simplicity
-reduced on-going maintenance and repair time with front access design
-reduced time to implementation with plug-in modules that eliminate inter-wiring

•Scalability
-adapts to changing power needs thanks to its modular system design
-eliminates unnecessary costs by providing the optimum plant for each application

•Efficiency
-decreases on-site visits due to remote access monitoring and control capabilities
-increases system up-time with on-demand battery testing

The msEndur battery appeals to Telecom plants because of advanced materials such as:
•Microporous Absorbed Glass Mat Separators, which
-facilitate ultra-low float current
-reduce grid corrosion for a long, usable service life

•Proprietary calcium alloys, which
-minimize positive grid corrosion and growth
-maximize battery life

•Robust thermoplastic container, which
-enhances product quality
-improves strength over other container materials
-increases safe operation flammability rating UL-94:5VB

•Highly efficient, proprietary plate processing for
-high utilization of active material
-high energy density


“In addition to the dual warranty offer, we are also awarding 20 percent discount coupons to all telecom executives who engage in a PEM Fuel Cell feasibility briefing with an H.M. Cragg Co. representative,” said Paul Heggestad, President of H.M. Cragg Co. “We are doing this to continue to build awareness of Fuel Cells as an alternative power source which require little maintenance and emit only heat and water as bi-products.”

To take advantage of H.M. Cragg’s limited-time only extended warranty promotion on C&D Technologies’ Sageon power system and msEndur batteries please visit: http://www.hmcragg.com/toc.html

About H.M. Cragg Co.
H.M. Cragg Co. is a premier MN-based provider of quality power solutions including Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells and Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS). Products include Anderson Connectors, C & D Technologies, Inc. batteries, Rittal Cabinets and Eaton Powerware UPS and UPS batteries. More information about the company can be found at www.hmcragg.com.