Posts Tagged: AGM battery
Does Auto Start-Stop Damage Your Engine or Starter?
Is the Start-Stop Bad for Your Engine? Quick Answer If you’re wondering whether start-stop increases engine wear, you’re asking the right question—but the answer isn’t as simple as the old adage that “starting an engine causes the most wear.” While cold engine starts do cause the most engine wear, warm engine restarts don’t cause the same kind of wear. Modern automatic start-stop systems are engineered specifically for repeated warm restarts. Manufacturers compensate for the extra starting cycles with more durable starter systems, sophisticated battery and power-management systems, and engine components … Read More
Here’s what’s different about a Start stop battery
A start stop battery has more power and can handle many more starts than a standard battery Carmakers use a different type of battery for vehicles equipped with start stop technology. A start stop battery is either an enhanced flooded battery (EFB) or an absorbed glass mat (AGM) battery. Both types provide more reserve power needed for start stop systems than a standard flooded lead acid battery. Start stop systems require a battery that has more staring power, recharges faster, lasts longer, and has more reserve power so it can … Read More
Here’s what makes an AGM battery so desirable
The Many Advantages of AGM Batteries Compared to a standard flooded battery AGM stands for an absorbed glass mat or absorbent glass mat. An AGM battery has positive and negative plates and separators just like regular flooded lead-acid batteries, but they have an absorbent glass mat between the plates that absorbs and holds the liquid electrolyte. Think of the glass mat like a sponge that holds the electrolyte. Because the electrolyte is held so close to the plates, the battery offers distinct advantages over an standard lighting ignition (SLI) battery. … Read More
AGM Versus Gel Battery: The Differences
AGM Battery vs Gel Battery: Why They Are Not Interchangeable Quick Summary An AGM battery uses a liquid electrolyte absorbed into fiberglass mats and is ideal for automotive starting and start/stop systems. A gel battery, on the other hand, suspends its electrolyte in silica gel, making it better for slow-discharge, standby applications—not engine starting. Despite the myths, spiral-wound batteries like Optima are AGM, not gel. Choosing the wrong type can shorten battery life or cause charging damage. Article AGM Versus Gel Battery: Why This Confusion Still Exists I’ve lost count … Read More