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Holy expensive Batman lol Does the 1500 fit, can you take a pic? Mine has recessed terminals, like the 1220 and OEM. Do your terminals hit the bottom of the hood...? Seems really powerful...my $95 Duralast is 875 CCA at 32 degrees, the 1500 seems to have 1050 CCA at 32 degrees.
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The 1500 battery is a reverse pole battery meaning + is were its needs to be for our cars. If your looking for a superior battery and one of the strongest battery this is it. Yes cost is more but, I don't look at cost, I look at what I get for my money.
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The 1500 battery is a reverse pole battery meaning + is were its needs to be for our cars. If your looking for a superior battery and one of the strongest battery this is it. Yes cost is more but, I don't look at cost, I look at what I get for my money.
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Lexus recommends a Group 48 battery. Here are the dimensions:
12 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 7 9/16.
The 1500rt battery he recommends is 10 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 7 7/8. You can reach your own conclusions.
Here is a link to the BCI Group size chart.
http://www.rtpnet.org/~teaa/bcigroup.html
Finally, even the Odyssey battery manufacture recommends their 1220 model not the 1500, for the SC430. http://www.odysseybattery.com/batterysearch.asp
12 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 7 9/16.
The 1500rt battery he recommends is 10 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 7 7/8. You can reach your own conclusions.
Here is a link to the BCI Group size chart.
http://www.rtpnet.org/~teaa/bcigroup.html
Finally, even the Odyssey battery manufacture recommends their 1220 model not the 1500, for the SC430. http://www.odysseybattery.com/batterysearch.asp
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But isn't true absorbed glass mat batteries still contain sulfuric acid just like regulars? While there may be less fluid, AGM batteries still contain the same materials and use the same chemical processes to make electricity. Basic Chem is still involved with the AGM technology.
In addition, isn't true the battery case can fail just like the so called standard batteries. For example, iF a vehicle is involved in a violent collision? While AGM batteries may be more environmentally, friendly, as you suggest, they're still subject to many of the same failures of the older technology or human error. For example, if improperly charged, hydrogen evolution will cause AGMs' safety valve to vent.
As for the AGM safety valve, this valve is not a breather type valve like you find on a traditional wet battery. This is an emergency valve that will only open in an extreme situation. Again, there is a reason why cars that have a battery mounted within the vehicle's cabin use AGM style batteries. They are the only type of batteries safe enough, otherwise you would need a battery box with a vent tube. The Mazda Miata, for example, comes with a sealed AGM type battery as it is mounted in the trunk.
Holy expensive Batman lol Does the 1500 fit, can you take a pic? Mine has recessed terminals, like the 1220 and OEM. Do your terminals hit the bottom of the hood...? Seems really powerful...my $95 Duralast is 875 CCA at 32 degrees, the 1500 seems to have 1050 CCA at 32 degrees.
As for the ratings, I wouldnt be surprised if companies like Odyssey or Optima conservatively rate their batteries as opposed to your run of the mill battery which are optimistically rated and can vary in performance due to the alkalinity and level of the water within the battery (which also requires maintenance). Anyone familiar with hifi audio would understand this as you can get a 1000-watt amplifier (peak) which is easily out-performed by a high quality 35-watt amplifier (real/rms).
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i did alot of reading about these batteries, but i see you know. thats why i'm getting 4 for my boat. i've had my boat 8 years and never heard of these batteries. i'm finding out that people in the know, know about these batteries. thank you, your right i just wanted to share what a great battery they are with the guys. like i said cost is some what higher, but look at what your getting for that extra cost, i do.
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i did alot of reading about these batteries, but i see you know. thats why i'm getting 4 for my boat. i've had my boat 8 years and never heard of these batteries. i'm finding out that people in the know, know about these batteries. thank you, your right i just wanted to share what a great battery they are with the guys. like i said cost is some what higher, but look at what your getting for that extra cost, i do.
regards
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