The ODYSSEY® battery combines the characteristics of two separate batteries in one box. It can deep cycle as well as provide enormous cranking power.
Longer storage life
Unlike conventional batteries that need to be recharged every six to twelve weeks, the ODYSSEY® battery will maintain up to 40% state of charge after 21/2 years if stored at room temperature (25 degrees Celsius). At temperatures lower than 25 degrees Celsius, storage times will even be longer.Superior cranking and fast recharge capability
The cranking power of ODYSSEY® batteries is double to triple that of equally sized conventional batteries, even when the temperature is as low as -40 degrees Celsius. With simple constant voltage charging, there is no limitation on the inrush current, so the user is assured of fast recovery.Worry-free shipping
The sealed Drycell™ design of the ODYSSEY® battery eliminates the need for vent tubes; further, no routine maintenance is required and there is no more fear of acid burns or damage to expensive chrome or paint. Owing to the starved-electrolyte design, the U.S. Department of Transportation has classified the ODYSSEY® battery as a dry battery, so it may be shipped worry-free by UPS, Federal Express or by air.Mounting flexibility
The ODYSSEY® battery may be installed in any orientation except inverted without sacrificing any performance attributes.Ready out of the box
ODYSSEY® batteries are shipped fully charged. Simply install the battery in your vehicle and you are ready to go!
With this battery, there is no need to boost charge, add water or clean terminals before installing.What is the pulse cranking amp (PCA) rating?
Unlike CCA and MCA, the pulse cranking ampere (PCA) rating does not have an "official" definition; however, we believe that for true SLI (Starting Lighting Ignition) purpose, a 30 second discharge is unrealistic. With that in mind, the PCA is a very short duration (typically about 3 to 5 seconds) high rate discharge. Because the discharge is for such a short time, it is more like a pulse.What is the cold cranking amp (CCA) rating?
The cold cranking ampere (CCA) rating refers to the number of amperes a battery can support for 30 seconds at a temperature of 0 degrees F until the battery voltage drops to 1.20 volts per cell or 7.20 volts for a 12V battery. Thus, a 12V battery that carries a rating of 600 CCA tells us that the battery will provide 600 amperes for 30 sec. at 0 degrees F before the voltage falls to 7.20V.Are these gel cells? What's the difference?
No, the ODYSSEY® is NOT a gel cell. It is an absorbed electrolyte type battery, which means that there is no free acid inside the battery; all of the acid is kept absorbed in the glass mat separators. These separators serve to keep the positive and negative plates apart.
The key difference between the gel cell and the absorbed glass mat (AGM) cell lies in the fact that in the AGM cell (such as the ODYSSEY®), all of the electrolyte is in the separators, as opposed to the gel cell where the acid is within the cells in a gel form. In fact, if the ODYSSEY® battery were to split open, there would be no acid spillage! That is why we call the ODYSSEY® a dry cell!What is the reserve capacity rating? What does that mean in the industry?
The reserve capacity of a battery is defined as the number of minutes that it can support a 25 ampere load at 80oF until its terminal voltage drops to 1.75 volts per cell or 10.5 volts for a 12V battery. Thus a 12V battery that has a reserve capacity rating of 100 signifies that it can be discharged at 25 amps for 100 minutes at 80oF before its voltage drops to 10.75 volts.Is ODYSSEY® a complete dry battery?
Because the ODYSSEY® has no free acid inside the battery, it is covered under the US Department of Transportation unregulated "wet non-spillage wet electric battery" classification and International Air Transport Association (IATA) "unrestricted" air shipments categories. These batteries may be shipped completely worry-free.What is high impedance?
The impedance of a battery is a measure of how easily it can be discharged. The lower the impedance the easier it is to discharge the battery. The impedance of the ODYSSEY® battery is considerably less than that of a conventional SLI battery, so its high rate discharge capability is significantly higher than that of a conventional SLI battery.What is so special about pure lead tin technology? Is it a new technology?
In a nutshell, the answer lies in the extremely high purity (99.99%) of our raw lead materials, making our product very special. The technology is not new; the sealed lead recombinant technology was invented and patented by us back in 1973.Are these Ni-Cd batteries?
Why doesn't somebody make these in Ni-Cd?
Wouldn't they charge faster with Ni-Cd?
No, the ODYSSEY® is NOT a Ni-Cd battery; it is an absorbed (starved) electrolyte sealed lead battery. In general, nickel cadmium batteries are much more expensive to manufacture and recycle, so they are far less cost effective than a lead acid product.
A nickel cadmium battery would charge faster than a conventional lead acid battery; however, the ODYSSEY® is NOT a conventional battery and its charge characteristics are somewhat similar to nickel cadmium batteries. In fact, with a powerful enough charger, it is possible to bring ODYSSEY® batteries to better than 95% state of charge in under 20 minutes! That is very comparable to the fast charge capabilities of a nickel cadmium product.
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