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ODYSSEY®
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Conventional
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Design Life
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8-12 years (float)
@ 25°C (77°F)
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5 years
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Service Life
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3 to 10 years
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1 to 5 years
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Electrolyte
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Drycell ("starved electrolyte") No external leakage or corrosion
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Most are acid flooded (causing acid burns and spills); some wet sealed or "gelled"
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Storage Life
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2 years before needing charge @25°C (77°F)
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6-12 weeks before
needing charge
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Shipping
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Air transportable;
classified non spillable
(less expensive)
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Ground transport;
classified as hazardous material (more expensive)
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End of Life
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Battery slowly loses power at end of life;
no catastrophic failure
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Immediate and
catastrophic loss of power
(can leave you stranded)
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