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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.
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