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GENERAL
INFORMATION
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General Description
These current technology
sealed batteries are designed to provide the best
performance in deep cycle applications.
These batteries provide
these benefits with none of the disadvantages of
liquid acid batteries
- DO NOT require
maintenance (i.e. no water addition!)
- DO NOT discharge
corrosive gases in significant quantities
- DO NOT
self-discharge at the same rate as other
batteries
- WILL last three to
five times as long as older technology liquid
acid batteries
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Gas
Generation
During charging, over 99%
of gases generated are recombined inside the
battery. This means almost no corrosive gases
are discharged. This
benefits the user as these batteries can be stored
anywhere - even inside! NO corrosion of terminal
and interconnecting
hardware, and NO requirement to add water or
perform maintenance testing
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Operation
in ANY Position
With the advance sealed
and leak-proof construction, these batteries are
able to be used in any position. This makes
installation easy with
more options on size and the reduction of
installation costs
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Low
Self-Discharge
With the innovative
technology incorporated in the design and
manufacture of these batteries, a self-discharge
rate of
2% per month, or less,
will be achieved at normal operating temperatures.
Compare this with liquid acid technology
batteries, which will
self-discharge at 5% per week or greater! The AA
Champion AGM batteries therefore give greater
efficiency for the end
user, providing such benefits as reduced generator
fuel consumption, and better usage of
expensive solar charging
resources
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Long
Service Life
AA Champion AGM batteries
are designed and manufactured to provide the
longest possible service life. In a
Deep-Cycle application,
the GM series (2 volt cells) can charge/discharge
more than 1000 times to a 50% discharge level.
In float applications
(such as stand-by power supplies) the NP series (6
and 12 volt) batteries will achieve 3 to 5 year
service life, and the GM
series batteries 10 to 15 years. In typical*
Remote Area Power Supply, Motorhome, and
Deep-Cycle Marine
applications, the expected service life of the NP
6 and 12 volt series is 5 to 8 years or more years
and
the GM 2 volt series is
15 to 20 years.
*The above service life
expectancies are based on a 20% capacity loss
and 80% capacity remaining at the end of the
stated service life
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Highest
Efficiency
AA Champion AGM batteries
offer some of the very best efficiencies in the
marketplace. Typically efficiencies achieved
are 95% or better. The
benefits to the Motorhome/Remote Area Power Supply
user are distinct and economic. An
efficiency of 95% means
that for every 100 A/Hrs put into the batteries 95
A/Hrs can be taken out. Liquid acid
technologies typically
only achieve 85% efficiencies, meaning that for
100 A/Hrs put in, only 85 A/Hrs can be taken out.
Economic benefits to the
end-user are:
- Reduced generator
fuel usage
- Shorter generator
run-times
- Greater efficiency
of expensive solar investments
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Lowest
Installation Cost
As stated earlier, these
batteries can be installed in places and positions
not possible with liquid acid batteries. The fact
they do not discharge
corrosive gases means they can be placed in closer
proximity to inverters (and other such
sensitive equipment)
without harmful effects, thus reducing battery
cable lengths and lowering installation costs. In
addition, the GM (2 volt)
series come with a high quality set of copper
tinned interconnecting links
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Lowest
Possible Maintenance Costs
These batteries are
sealed and do not discharge corrosive gases and
therefore do not require topping up with
expensive battery water,
or the laborious and somewhat dangerous procedure
of hydrometer testing. The absence of
corrosive gas discharge
means that battery terminal fixing hardware does
not corrode or require maintenance
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Best
Possible Warranty
AA Champion AGM batteries
are backed by what we believe to be the best
warranty in the market. They are warranted
for 5 years (NP 6 Bolt
and 12 Volt series) and & 10 years (GM 2 Volt
series) service life, the first year being at
replacement value and the
remaining years pro-rata (same terms as most
battery warranties, only much longer). As
stated above, we believe
end-users in typical Motorhome/Remote Power
applications will achieve service lives of
fifteen to twenty years
for the GM series, and 5 to 8 years for the NP
series
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Lowest
Life Cycle Costs
Studying the benefits of
AA Champion AGM batteries will show that they
provide the lowest life-cycle costs when
compare with other
battery technologies. We believe that considering
their longer and lower maintenance, these
batteries show
approximately half the cost of ownership as a
similar capacity liquid acid installation
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Deep
Discharge Recovery
Improved design features
enable the battery to provide a better recovery
after repeated deep discharges. This
contributes to the
extended life expectancies and is important in
Remote Area Power Supply applications
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No
Memory Effect
AA Champion AGM batteries
provide no memory effect after repetitious usage
or recharge. This contributes to long
service life and is a
very important feature
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