Chassis?Starter Grp 31 AGM. CROWN1 AGM?
I've been spending a few weeks trying to save my current CAT 8D Maintenance Free Starter Battery, due to an unfortunate few days of drain from Fog Lights being left on. (Pretty sure I have them back, ...
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Lifeline's cyclability comes at a premium. About 20% fewer cold cranking amps.
Probably a good perspective comes from the cruising sailboat community -- the Lifelines generally a regarded as rendering almost twice the Lifespan as other leading AGM batteries. A pinpoint objective that costs more and gives less CCA.
But today many engines use a gear reduction starter that requires but 40% of the amperage of a straight coupled starter motor. Nowhere is this more apparent than on my 855 NTC Cummins engine. Decades ago I did handstands to get a 50MT Delco (122 lbs) coupled to the flywheel. Today, a Nippondenso gear reduction starter offers the same torque at 60% of the amperage at half the weight.
Trojan
Fullriver
Deka East Penn
Odyssey
All make good engine starting AGM batteries. Myself, I would not get too shook up if all the names were put into a hat and I had to draw one at random.
Probably a good perspective comes from the cruising sailboat community -- the Lifelines generally a regarded as rendering almost twice the Lifespan as other leading AGM batteries. A pinpoint objective that costs more and gives less CCA.
But today many engines use a gear reduction starter that requires but 40% of the amperage of a straight coupled starter motor. Nowhere is this more apparent than on my 855 NTC Cummins engine. Decades ago I did handstands to get a 50MT Delco (122 lbs) coupled to the flywheel. Today, a Nippondenso gear reduction starter offers the same torque at 60% of the amperage at half the weight.
Trojan
Fullriver
Deka East Penn
Odyssey
All make good engine starting AGM batteries. Myself, I would not get too shook up if all the names were put into a hat and I had to draw one at random.
