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Exide
Extreme
Cycler
Exide's Extreme
Cycler 200 battery is a bridge
between the company's pre-
existing Group 31 product lines
and its valve-regulated RoadForce
AGM-200 battery. The flooded
product is available with 700
cold-cranking amps and 200
minutes of reserve capacity for
no-idle demands. Design elements
include flooded epoxy anchor
bonding, a reinforced ribbed
case, heavier terminal connec-
tions, screw-in caps with rubber
manifold venting and oversized
cast-on straps.
Exide Technologies, exide.com
Trojan
Reliant
AGM
Trojan's deep-
cycle Reliant AGM battery is
designed to supply consistent
power during long off-duty
stretches. The battery features
a proprietary paste formula
to address certain deep-cycle
requirements and a separa-
tor composition with a thicker
design for more effective con-
tact between the glass mat and
the plates to promote extended
life. The battery also has a
reinforced case design and one
flame arrestor for each cell for
added safety.
Trojan Battery, trojanbattery.com
Maxwell Engine
Start Module
Maxwell's Engine Start Module is a
highly
special-
ized
12-volt
battery
that
uses
power-dense ultracapacitors
designed to provide a sustained
burst of starting amps. The Maxwell
ESM replaces a single Group 31 bat-
tery in the vehicle's battery box
and connects directly to a truck's
starter via a dedicated third ter-
minal on the unit. The remaining
truck batteries are isolated from
cranking.
Maxwell Technologies, maxwell.com
