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Old 06-13-2020, 05:46 PM
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Default Odyssey Battery's
It was recommended that we replace our two battery's with Odyssey's.
Are these still good? Any problems with them?

Thanks!
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Old 06-13-2020, 07:01 PM
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I have had zero issues. First one lasted two years of building and 3 years of flying. Still cranked but just a bit slower. On my second one now.

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Old 06-13-2020, 07:02 PM
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I’ve had a bunch of them with no failures. I even mounted one in my Polaris Ranger and it starts like a dream. My son used one in a high compression Honda hot rod and it was excellent.
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Old 06-13-2020, 07:19 PM
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Thanks, good to know. I heard they had gone downhill a bit recently in quality. Just wanted to check and make sure.
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Old 06-13-2020, 07:21 PM
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I just replaced mine. I lasted about 6 months. Replaced it with a Full Throttle FT230.
https://www.batterypete.com/big-batt...0-agm-battery/
For comparison Odyssey claims 170 CCA 16 AH. Full Throttle claims 230 CCA and 20 AH.
I read that Odyssey used to claim 230 CCA then changed it. Not sure if that's true.
They both claim to be the same size and weight so I was skeptical. When I got the FT I weighted it and it was 15.4 lbs as advertised. When I pulled the Odyssey it weighted 14.4 lbs.
I've only had it about a month so no idea how long it will last.
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Old 06-14-2020, 09:27 AM
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...I read that Odyssey used to claim 230 CCA then changed it. Not sure if that's true...
My old batteries (one has a date of 2009) gives..... CCA: 220A
https://i.imgur.com/IuNX6At.png?1

(Sorry about having to use a a link, somehow could not embed image)
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Old 06-14-2020, 11:55 AM
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Time flew by too quick and I ended up just replacing my PC680. First flight was
June 2016, but the battery was dated 3/2015. It was over 5 years old when replaced last week. Never had a bit of problems with it in my RV-14.

Haven't had any issues since 2005 with the PC925 batteries that I've used in my RV-10 either. I think I'm on my 4th in that time frame. I had intended to only run them 3 years but sometimes have gone longer. If it were in my car I'd run them until they died.
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Old 06-14-2020, 12:08 PM
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The DEKA ETX20L is made in the USA, unlike many other brands. It sells in
many local stores for a competitive price. Unfortunately its depth is greater
than the PC680. So it might not fit in a PC680 battery box.
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Old 06-14-2020, 02:54 PM
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Off of the Odyssey web page 170CCA https://www.odysseybattery.com/Specs/ExtremeSeries
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Old 06-14-2020, 04:56 PM
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Off of the Odyssey web page 170CCA https://www.odysseybattery.com/Specs/ExtremeSeries
That's what is being specified now in Odyssey's PC680 documentation. The old batteries were labled 220CCA (See earlier post for image of label on my old Odyssey battery).
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