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Dual Purpose Batteries

Many different batteries can have more than one use. For example a wet cell starting battery might have 900CCA because of its high acid concentration. It will also have a reasonable amount of active material to produce that power. It's not designed for cyclic applications but that doesn't mean it could be used 40-50 times to 50% depth of discharge before the batteries active material deteriorates.

The other end of the scale is a large 8D 12 volt 260Ah battery could primarily be designed to provide low current discharge over a 20 hour period and be able to do that 800-1000+ times. These would be considered deep cycle batteries and have a good usable life of a few years if you discharged them daily to 50% depth of discharge. Where if you had a battery that was referred to as deep cycle but it only has 400 cycles to 50% depth of discharge it might be called deep cycle but on comparision will only last half as long if cycled daily as an 800 cycle battery.

Adding to the dual purpose conundrum is a large 260Ah battery still has a lot of active material and while the acid concentration isn't high like in a cranking battery (so it will have a lower energy density) the battery will still be able to produce over 1000CCA and therefore be able to start almost any engine type.

This is where the dual purpose really comes in to play, if you have a large Ah capacity battery and the manufacturer uses high quality active material, pure lead, plastics, resins not only will it last many years it will have high cranking output and therefore be a sprinter and a marathon runner all in one.

pc2250
Odyssey PC2250 OPC2250 Product details
er40
Odyssey PC1100 OPC1100 Product details
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Odyssey 31M-PC2150M OPC2150MDT Product details
pc2150_2
Odyssey 31-PC2150MJT OPC2150MJT Product details
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Odyssey 34-78-PC1500 OPC1500DT Product details
pc17002
Odyssey PC1700MJT OPC1700MJT Product details
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Odyssey 4D-1300 AGM Dual Purpose Battery OPS4D-1300 Product details
8d-1500_22123949
Odyssey 8D Dual Purpose AGM Battery OPS8D-1500 Product details
pc1800
Odyssey PC1800FT OPC1800FT Product details
d34m
Optima D34M 12V Blue Top Spiral AGM Battery D34M Product details
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Optima D34 12V Yellow Top Spiral AGM Battery D34 Product details
75_86-pc1230
Odyssey PC1230 OPC1230-75/86 Product details
opc1500t
Odyssey 34 PC1500T OPC1500T Product details
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Lithionics Launch

Element 82 is proud to introduce the latest in the U.S.A. Lithium Technology. Many brands now include Bluetooth communication with smartphone apps. But none include NeverDie technology. It's a safety system that protects the battery from over-discharging, it allows a small amount of reserve power to allow 12v detection to activate charging systems when they come online. This product is one of only a few Lithium Technologies to be UL Tested and approved. Can be safely transported and includes an internal fire envelope wrapping as part of its safety certification. Available today in 12v 125Ah capacity with many other capacity and voltages available for larger or commercial battery banks.

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