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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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