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Equipment spotlight Batteries Leakresistant battery AGM battery Interstate Batteries' MT7 absorbed glass mat battery – available in group sizes 34, 65 and 78 – is designed to accommodate the cycling demands for drivers who plug in additional devices such as cellphones, backup sensors and GPS navigators. The battery features Interstate's Pure Matrix Power, 99.99-percent pure nonalloy lead in ultra-thin plates. The MT7 AGM also is leak-proof, vibration-resistant, maintenance-free and installable at any angle except upside down. The battery is backed by a four-year free-replacement interstatebatteries.com warranty. The ACDelco Professional Gold Battery is pressure-tested to help avoid future leaks and features a calcium-alloy corrosion-resistant grid to help increase cycle life and reduce water consumption. It also features envelope separators designed with a puncture-resistant back web and rib design to help improve acid circulation, provide low resistance and keep the battery cooler, increasing battery life. The battery, which comes with a 42-month free-replacement limited warranty for the original purchaser, is tested for electrical shorts and features acdelco.com vent caps designed to resist leakage. Heavy-duty starting battery The Trojan Battery TransPower ST1000 is a heavy-duty starting battery with 1,000 cold cranking amps of power. The sealed maintenance-free AGM 31 battery has an advanced paste formulation that optimizes density, porosity and surface area, and heavy-duty plate and thick wire-grid designs to resist corrosion and extreme weather conditions. The battery is packaged in a polypropylene case that helps keep internal components compressed while protecting against shock, trojanbattery.com vibration and chemicals. Deep-cyclebattery is availbattery The Optima Yellow Top able in several sizes, all designed for dual-purpose starting/deep-cycle applications. Manufactured with the company's Spiracell construction – the same used in its Red Top batteries – the Yellow Top has been tested to withstand up to 350 complete discharges. Most designs come with a 36-month warranty and weigh from 26 to 59.8 pounds. The 12V batteries range from 38 to 76 amp hours at a 20-hour rate and are fully recharged in one hour. They can be mounted in any position, including upside down, and are guaranteed not to spill, leak or corrode. optimabatteries.com April 2013 | Overdrive | 59 Equipment spotlight_0213.indd 59 4/1/13 10:26 PM

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