® ODYSSEY Battery Technical Manual – Eighth Edition TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Why use ODYSSEY ® batteries? Extended discharge characteristics Preface to the Eighth Edition As with previous manuals, this latest Performance data tables ® edition of the ODYSSEY Battery technical manual includes detailed Cycle Life and Depth of Discharge (DOD) performance data for the complete...
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INTRODUCTION The ODYSSEY ® battery ingeniously uses Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) technology to offer, in one package, the characteristics of two separate batteries. It can deep cycle as well as deliver serious cranking power. Traditional battery designs allow them to either deep cycle or provide high amperage discharges for applications such as engine starting.
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EXTENDED DISCHARGE CHARACTERISTICS ® In addition to its excellent pulse discharge capabilities, the ODYSSEY battery can deliver many deep discharge cycles, yet another area where the ODYSSEY battery outperforms a conventional SLI battery, which can deliver only a few deep discharge cycles.
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ENERGY AND POWER DENSITIES Time Watts Amps Capacity Energy PC535 performance data at 25°C per 12V module (Ah) (Wh) W/liter Wh/liter W/kg Wh/kg Watts Amps 2 min 1182 112.0 3.40 35.5 450.7 13.5 218.9 10000 5 min 71.9 5.75 62.9 299.7 24.0 145.6...
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ENERGY AND POWER DENSITIES PC680 performance data at 25°C, per 12V module Time Watts Amps Capacity Energy (Ah) (Wh) W/liter Wh/liter W/kg Wh/kg Watts Amps 2 min 1486 143.0 49.5 601.4 20.0 212.3 10000 5 min 78.8 66.0 320.5 26.7 113.1 10 min 49.3...
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ENERGY AND POWER DENSITIES PC1100 performance data at 25°C, per 12V module Time Watts Amps Capacity Energy (Ah) (Wh) W/litre Wh/litre W/kg Wh/kg 2 min 3307 326.8 10.9 110.2 668.1 22.3 264.6 Watts Amps 1000 5 min 2333 219.5 18.3 194.4 471.3 39.3...
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ENERGY AND POWER DENSITIES 75/86-PC1230 performance data at 25°C, per 12V module Time Watts Amps Capacity Energy (Ah) (Wh) W/litre Wh/litre W/kg Wh/kg 2 min 4562 432.9 14.3 150.5 531.5 17.5 221.4 Watts Amps 10000 5 min 2936 266.5 22.1 243.7 342.1 28.4...
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ENERGY AND POWER DENSITIES Time Watts Amps Capacity Energy 34-PC1500, 34R-PC1500, 34M-PC1500, 34/78-PC1500 (Ah) (Wh) W/liter Wh/liter W/kg Wh/kg performance data at 25°C, per 12V module 2 min 5228 494.8 16.3 172.5 538.1 17.8 209.9 Watts Amps 5 min 3337 304.4 25.3 277.0...
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ENERGY AND POWER DENSITIES PC1800-FT performance data at 25°C, per 12V module Time Watts Amps Capacity Energy (Ah) (Wh) W/liter Wh/liter W/kg Wh/Kg 2 min 4422 491.4 16.4 147.4 199.6 73.7 Watts Amps 10000 5 min 4422 491.2 40.9 368.5 199.6 16.6 73.7...
CYCLE LIFE AND DEPTH OF FLOAT LIFE DISCHARGE (DOD) Float life refers to the life expectancy of a battery that is used primarily as a source of backup or emergency power. Applications in which the battery is frequently discharged Emergency lighting, security alarm and Uninterruptible and recharged are called cyclic.
(B) How long can the battery be stored? (2) High temperature discharged storage test ODYSSEY batteries should be fully charged prior to storage. Two PC1200 samples were discharged in this test at the Fully charged ODYSSEY batteries can be stored for up to 1-hour rate to 9V per module, and then placed in storage at 24 months at 25ºC.
float (trickle) charger that batteries. To properly charge your premium ODYSSEY ® puts out between 13.5V and 13.8V at the battery terminals. battery, EnerSys ® has developed a special charge algorithm. Physically disconnecting one of the battery cables is an It is designed to rapidly and safely charge these batteries.
PC2250 or smaller battery cycling applications it is important to have the charge * for PC1800, consult EnerSys Technical Department voltage set at 14.4 – 15.0V. A nominal setting of 14.7V is a good choice, as shown by the test results.
(B) Selecting battery type on your charger Temperature compensation Proper charging of all Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) Although it is not possible to cover every type of battery charger available today, this section gives the ODYSSEY batteries requires temperature compensation of the charge battery user some general charger usage guidelines to follow, voltage –...
Table 6: Fast charge capability 5. ½CCA Test: Battery OCV must be at least 12.60V to proceed with this test. Connect the load tester cables Inrush current magnitude and the voltage leads of a separate digital voltmeter Capacity (if the tester does not have a built-in digital voltmeter) returned 0.8C 1.6C...
All of these require energy sources to power loads such The first schematic is recommended whenever batteries as computers and refrigerators with the engines shut off to are hooked up in parallel to increase battery capacity. reduce their carbon footprints and lower fuel consumption. With this wiring, all batteries are forced to share both charge and discharge currents.
FREQUENTLY ASKED SLI BATTERY QUESTIONS What is the CCA rating? Are these gel cells? The cold cranking ampere (CCA) rating refers to the ® No, the ODYSSEY battery is NOT a gel cell. It is an absorbed number of amperes a battery can deliver for 30 seconds glass mat (AGM) type battery, meaning there is no free acid at a temperature of -18°C before the voltage drops to 1.20 inside the battery;...
® Is the ODYSSEY battery a dry battery? What is so special about thin plate pure lead technology? Is it a new technology? ® Because the ODYSSEY battery has no free acid inside, it is exempted from the requirements of 49 CFR § 173.159 of The answer lies in the very high purity (99.99%) of our the US Department of Transportation (USDOT).
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