I heard you want to stay away from these kinds of batteries because they require constant discharging and involved charging techniques. Is this true? What is all involved with using this battery? I only drive my car every other weekend if that and my car sits all winter, just wondering if this is my best choice.
Is Odyssey Battery a deap-cycle battery?
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If you only drive the car twice a month, you will need to also get a battery maintainer and plug the car into an AC outlet to keep the battery charged. The slight load on the battery even while the car is turned off can discharge the battery in as few as 5-7 days.
I have one, and don't have a maintaner. Then again, I drive my car at least 2-3 times per week. Brent Cobb has one with the battery maintainer. He once experienced a "dead" battery while at a shopping center, and had to push his car over to a bank and plug his car into an outlet there to get enough charge to start the car.
But - it's a HECK of a lot lighter than the OEM battery!
EDR
I have one, and don't have a maintaner. Then again, I drive my car at least 2-3 times per week. Brent Cobb has one with the battery maintainer. He once experienced a "dead" battery while at a shopping center, and had to push his car over to a bank and plug his car into an outlet there to get enough charge to start the car.
But - it's a HECK of a lot lighter than the OEM battery!
EDR
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I have one of these (actually, the Black Panther, as it was formerly known before Hawker changed the name of their product). It works fine, although (as noted in the topic in the link above) I do use the Schumacher charger whenever the car is going to sit unused for a while.
If you need additional technical information about the Odyssey battery, click here.
If you need additional technical information about the Odyssey battery, click here.
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