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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Northstar NSB-AGM-31 Says proudly made in USA.
Full river is made in China.
The thin plate pure lead design is supposed to have less resistance, meaning higher CCA and charge acceptance.
Lifeline says their gpl-31Xt has 3.1 mOhms
Northstar says their NSB-31 has 2.2mOhms
http://lifelinebatteries.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Internal_Resistance_and_Short_Circut_Current_of_Lifeline_Batteries.pdf
HOw quickly that resistance rises when deep cycling is another matter.
While thin plate and 'deep cycle' are not usually in the same sentence, all I can say is I have cycled the piss out of my Northstar and it is still an impressive battery.
Would a Lifeline AGM be healthier at this point in the same usage? Could certainly be.
But, would the Lifeline have enough grunt to start my engine when ~70% depleted at 4 years old and ~700 deep cycles?
I don't know.
I do know my Northstar can.
Full river is made in China.
The thin plate pure lead design is supposed to have less resistance, meaning higher CCA and charge acceptance.
Lifeline says their gpl-31Xt has 3.1 mOhms
Northstar says their NSB-31 has 2.2mOhms
http://lifelinebatteries.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Internal_Resistance_and_Short_Circut_Current_of_Lifeline_Batteries.pdf
HOw quickly that resistance rises when deep cycling is another matter.
While thin plate and 'deep cycle' are not usually in the same sentence, all I can say is I have cycled the piss out of my Northstar and it is still an impressive battery.
Would a Lifeline AGM be healthier at this point in the same usage? Could certainly be.
But, would the Lifeline have enough grunt to start my engine when ~70% depleted at 4 years old and ~700 deep cycles?
I don't know.
I do know my Northstar can.
