BATTERY TERMS EXPLAINED
Description
Technical Explanations
Technology
- SMF Cal/Cal – Sealed Maintenance Free Calcium Positive and Calcium Negative expanded plates
- Cal/Cal Maint – Calcium Positive with Calcium Negative expanded plates but maintainable for rehydration.
- Hybrid Maint – Calcium Positive expanded plate with Antimony Negative cast grid but maintainable for rehydration
- AGM Starting – Absorbed Glass Matt starting battery
- EFB SS Maint – Enhanced Flooded Battery built for Stop/Start vehicles maintainable for rehydration
- AGM SS – Absorbed Glass Matt Stop/Start sealed maintenance free battery
- AGM Spiral – Absorbed Glass Matt Stop/Start sealed maintenance free battery
- AGM Cycling – Absorbed Glass Matt cycling battery with ultra thick plates
- SMF GM – Sealed Maintenance Free lead acid battery with Glass Matt sperators
- Gel – Valve Regulated Gel Cycling battery with ultra thick cast grids
- VRLA AGM – Value Regulated Lead Acid Absorbed Glass Matt battery
VENT
- TS – Totally Sealed
- CP – Coin Screw-in plug
- RP – Raised Screw-in plug
- VRLA – Value Regulated sealed
- Strip – Removable gang strip
LEDGE
- S&EL – Side & End
- NL – No Ledge
- SL – Side Ledge
- BS – Bottom spacer included
- EL – End Ledge (short side)
POST
- SAE – Standard Terminal Post
- DFP – Dual Fit Post
- JIS – Pencil Terminal Post
- LUG – Rectangle Bolt through Lug
- Stud Thread – Steel thread stud
- SAE/Steel Bolt-on – Lead SAE with steel bolt
- Twin – Twin SAE post & Lead Lug
- 5m Lug – 5ml hole in Lug post
- 6m Lug – 6ml hole in Lug post
- Spade – Electrical male spade fitting
- Bolt – Steel config with hole & bolts provided