Odyssey PC1200 Owner's Manual - page 10
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®
ODySSEy
®
Battery Technical Manual – Seventh Edition
Publication No: US-ODY-TM-001 - April 2011
www.odysseybattery.com
TABLE Of CONTENTS
Introduction
3
Why use ODySSEy
®
batteries?
3
Extended discharge characteristics
4
Performance data tables
4
Peukert’s Exponent
11
Cycle Life and Depth of Discharge (DOD)
11
float Life
12
ODySSEy
®
battery storage and deep discharge recovery
12
(A)
How do I know the state of charge (SOC) of the battery?
12
(B)
How long can the battery be stored?
12
(C)
Can the battery recover from abusive storage conditions?
12
(1) German DIN standard test for overdischarge recovery
12
(2) High temperature discharged storage test
13
Parasitic loads
14
Shock, impact and vibration testing
14
(A)
Caterpillar™ 100-hour vibration test
14
(B)
Shock and vibration test per IEC 61373, Sections 8-10
14
Charging ODySSEy
®
batteries
15
(A)
Selecting the right charger for your battery
16
(B)
Selecting battery type on your charger
16
Rapid charging of ODySSEy
®
batteries
17
Load test procedure
17
ODySSEy
®
batteries in no-idle applications
18
ODySSEy
®
battery PortAlyzer™ Tester
18
Parallel connections
19
Ventilation
19
Concluding remarks
19
frequently asked SLI battery questions
20
Preface to the Seventh Edition
The addition of new sizes to
the ODySSEy
®
battery family of
premium batteries has necessitated
this new edition. Just as in the
previous editions of the battery
guide, detailed performance data
for the new batteries are included
in this revision.
This edition provides an
expanded treatment of the
charging requirements for
ODySSEy batteries, including
a detailed discussion of a
three-step charge profile that
will bring back a fully discharged
battery in about 6 to 8 hours.
Also discussed are design
variations among chargers
with this profile.
This edition also includes
updated test data on ODySSEy
batteries.