Select the Right 4D Battery or Suffer the Consequences
So, you installed the wrong type of 4D battery. Yeah, don’t whine to me. If you recall, you may have been the one that wanted the cheapest battery you could get your hands on. Or the one that said, “it won’t make that much of a difference. Besides, my dad used these for years!”
I loath these types of conversations. Especially since there is so much information available online these days to help any poor soul make an informed purchase decision. If you are ready to buy a new group 4D battery, keep this 2-part question in the forefront of your mind: How does your primary application withdraw power from your battery? A whole bunch in a short period of time or varied amounts over a longer period?
Deep Cycle Ability vs. Cranking Power
Sprinters and marathon runners have noticeably different body types. Champion sprinters are muscle bound engines ready to exert tremendous force over a very short distance and time frame. In contrast, long distance runners tend to be tall and slender and can maintain a set pace for hours. Sign up for the wrong race and the result will be embarrassing.
In the same way, cranking batteries are like your sprinters. They are designed to release immense power in short bursts. i.e. starting your vehicle. The marathon runners are your deep cycle batteries. They excel at delivering constant current for extended periods of time.
In today’s world, few applications are purely one type or the other. They will often heavily lean one way or the other, but the lines are beginning to blur. In track and field this athlete would be the decathlete. Sporting a body type with less muscle than a sprinter but more than a distance runner, this type of runner can compete at both the 1500M and 100M. In batteries we would call this a Dual Purpose Battery.
Best Budget Minded AGM Deep Cycle Group 4D Battery
There are so many different applications utilizing deep cycle batteries.
The list is topped by solar installations, marine and RV applications, and all manner of electric vehicles for personal or commercial use.
Whether you are building off-grid, boondocking or trolling for blue marlin somewhere over the horizon it, is one thing to ‘get out there’ but you need to be able to have reserves to stay out there and return back to civilization.
Motobatt Deep Cycle MBD12200IT is an economical 4D battery option providing 490 Minutes Reserve Capacity (RC).
Using the M8 internal brass stud allows these physically large batteries to maintain the smallest profile while providing the industry leading RC that is easily 30-60% higher than leading contenders.
MBD12200IT Specifications:
- Internal Resistance: 3.0 Ohms;
- 20 Hour Rate: 210Ah;
- 10 Hour Rate: 200Ah;
- Reserve Capacity @25 Amps: 490 minutes;
- Weight: 140 lbs
Best Budget Minded Deep Cycle Battery
Best Heavy-Duty Dual Purpose AGM Group 4D Cranking Battery
Whether it’s a heavy-duty commercial truck, an earth mover, a bus, or a marine application, you depend on the vehicle’s electronics to provide valuable data, direction and even safety features.
Therefore, you need a battery that can power those features without worry of failure.
ODYSSEY Performance Series™ ODP-AGM4D (formerly 4D-1300) batteries meet the ever-increasing power demands of today’s heavy vehicle applications.
Thanks to rising fuel costs, municipalities often instruct drivers to shut engines off and draw power for auxiliary accessories from the battery.
But this shortens the life of conventional batteries, so any gas savings are offset by more frequent battery replacement costs.
The virtually maintenance-free ODYSSEY Performance series battery gives municipal fleets the power and flexibility to run on-board accessories with the engine off – without shortening battery life.
ODP-AGM4D Specifications:
- Cold Cranking Amps: 1300;
- 20 Hour rate: 170Ah;
- 10 Hour Rate: 153 Ah;
- Reserve Capacity @25 Amps: 490 minutes;
- Weight: 117 Lbs
What Battery will You Choose?
When comparing batteries there are many different ways to slice the data. Taking a moment to reflect on your desired outcome and then matching a battery to that specified need will reward you with your desired performance and longevity. Stray outside this and settle for whatever is available will have unwanted consequences. But you can’t say we didn’t tell you so!
