Choosing an AGM chassis battery?
Looks like I may need a new chassis battery for my van, and I am considering AGM mainly because I use them elsewhere and am accustomed to them. So I hope to pick you guys' brains a little. Are the ...
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My opinion:
I wouldn't worry too much about the specs. It's a starting battery, it's main purpose is to supply high current for a few seconds to run the starter and spend the rest of its time trying its best to smooth out the alternator's output.
Get the least expensive one you can find that fits in the space given and meets or exceeds the recommended CCA for your motor.
Spiral cells, extra thick pads, fully cast terminals, all this stuff adds a lot to the cost, but overall, performance gains aren't night and day from what a cheap battery offers. That's what I've seen in my research.
I wouldn't worry too much about the specs. It's a starting battery, it's main purpose is to supply high current for a few seconds to run the starter and spend the rest of its time trying its best to smooth out the alternator's output.
Get the least expensive one you can find that fits in the space given and meets or exceeds the recommended CCA for your motor.
Spiral cells, extra thick pads, fully cast terminals, all this stuff adds a lot to the cost, but overall, performance gains aren't night and day from what a cheap battery offers. That's what I've seen in my research.
