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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LY - A neighbor with a Fiver was all set to install two T-1275's in his unit. When he got to the battery distributor, he offered him a good price on two T-145's instead. So 260A vs 300A that the X's 2 T-1275's would have provided.
He was replacing two GC2 6V's that were in the Fiver when he bought it, and he had done OK with their capacity so figured 260A would more then serve him... And the distributor saved him about $80 dollars off the best he could do for the T-1275's. (He said the T-145's were old new stock, and had been in the warehouse for 7 months. (A larger order for them had been cancelled, so he'd had more volume of T-145's to sprinkle out - and these were the last two from that batch, and he wanted to move them out:)! He'd bought sever batteries from this guy for trailers, RV's and boats over the years - so trusted the story.
Always, the T-1275's are a 'robust' 12V deep cell for sure:)!
And since this is my thread, I've permitted myself to dive a bit deeper into the Northstar... I know you're an obvious fan of them. Is my research correct that these are China made? And are recycled lead infused thin blade matts as robust as say Lifeline/Concorde and now Crown1 AGM's with pure lead infused matts of thicker build? (Speculate the thin mats provide more surface area for removing/putting in power, and thus probably the reason the CCA's are more robust(?).)
I also see they have a lower costing Northstar Elite Grp-31 series, that X's 2 CCA of 925 = 1850 combined CCA. Vs. The Northstar Ultra High Peformance's X's 2 CCA 1150 = 2300 combined CCA. (My CAT 8D Maintenance Free (Purchased not due to ease of maintenance, which is had relatively been, but because it was at the time I bought it - the highest CCA 8D Starting battery I could locate.) has alway more then supported my ISL engine. So Northstar Elite series would also more then support it too...).
Suppose my question to you, and others, is are Thin Blade Mats AGM a marketing gimmick, or do they provide functionality benefits over more conventional thickness Blade Mats AGM's? Opinions on recycled lead vs pure lead (And yes, recycled lead, if done properly, can provide good quality materials.)? And Elite at $300 vs Ultra High Performance at $380 (Quick searching prices, could be better prices available for both.) opinions?
TIA to you, and all,
Smitty
He was replacing two GC2 6V's that were in the Fiver when he bought it, and he had done OK with their capacity so figured 260A would more then serve him... And the distributor saved him about $80 dollars off the best he could do for the T-1275's. (He said the T-145's were old new stock, and had been in the warehouse for 7 months. (A larger order for them had been cancelled, so he'd had more volume of T-145's to sprinkle out - and these were the last two from that batch, and he wanted to move them out:)! He'd bought sever batteries from this guy for trailers, RV's and boats over the years - so trusted the story.
Always, the T-1275's are a 'robust' 12V deep cell for sure:)!
And since this is my thread, I've permitted myself to dive a bit deeper into the Northstar... I know you're an obvious fan of them. Is my research correct that these are China made? And are recycled lead infused thin blade matts as robust as say Lifeline/Concorde and now Crown1 AGM's with pure lead infused matts of thicker build? (Speculate the thin mats provide more surface area for removing/putting in power, and thus probably the reason the CCA's are more robust(?).)
I also see they have a lower costing Northstar Elite Grp-31 series, that X's 2 CCA of 925 = 1850 combined CCA. Vs. The Northstar Ultra High Peformance's X's 2 CCA 1150 = 2300 combined CCA. (My CAT 8D Maintenance Free (Purchased not due to ease of maintenance, which is had relatively been, but because it was at the time I bought it - the highest CCA 8D Starting battery I could locate.) has alway more then supported my ISL engine. So Northstar Elite series would also more then support it too...).
Suppose my question to you, and others, is are Thin Blade Mats AGM a marketing gimmick, or do they provide functionality benefits over more conventional thickness Blade Mats AGM's? Opinions on recycled lead vs pure lead (And yes, recycled lead, if done properly, can provide good quality materials.)? And Elite at $300 vs Ultra High Performance at $380 (Quick searching prices, could be better prices available for both.) opinions?
TIA to you, and all,
Smitty
