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Introduction
You
might find the name "DynoPower" a little
odd for a company that sells high technology batteries! That's because
I used to design and build automotive Dynamometers (Dyno's) until I
had a little accident that left me paralysed from the chest down, and
that put an end to that! That company no longer exists. Only the name. Now, I
don't actually work! I am just a hobby website designer/builder, and a
free technical advisor (I happen to enjoy building web-pages, and know
lots about batteries!) for this new company that is run by a family
member. I needed something to do! Right now that's out of
the way!
I am in (have to use) an
electric wheelchair on a permanent daily basis which made me much more
aware of the problems that average people have with batteries! For
example in my own case using them primarily in a powered wheelchair, a
lack of range, and a complete new battery life of much less than one
year (about 270 genuine deep cycles realistically) from the two very
expensive heavy GEL batteries used as standard. Because of these
problems in my electric power chair and others in various different
vehicles and other odd projects, I started to research battery
technology extensively.
I Discovered that there are HUGE
differences inside all those different batteries that we all use and
take for granted... Even almost identical ones from the same
manufacturer can be very different electrically! They might look the
same on the outside but that's about as far as it goes - There is much more
to "simple" batteries than meets the eye!
OPTIMA'S
are hugely different
internally altogether
and they work much more reliably, and stay charged for longer, with
slower ageing, slower self discharge rates, better performance in
extremes of temperatures, better performance when partially discharged,
faster charging, smaller package, non spill, greater ability to
withstand abuse, such as long storage times, deep discharge, vibration,
and much more!
Sincerely,
John Williamson.
OPTIMA SpiralCell Technology has some
real advantages over conventional batteries! A few of these are listed
below, but for full details see the Technical pages.
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1.5 - 2 times longer life than traditional
batteries |
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Optimal power for starting regardless of
temperature |
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Extreme vibration resistance |
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Long Storage times without damage or
discharge |
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Non spill able - even upside down! |
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Can be fitted and used in any position! |
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Maintenance free |
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More starting power in a smaller package
than conventional batteries |
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Less deterioration due to deep discharge
than conventional batteries |
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More "cycles" before aging than conventional
batteries |
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Can be used in extreme temperatures/buried
for weather monitoring or surveillance purposes |
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Faster charging is possible compared with
conventional batteries! |
Spiral Cell Technology was developed originally as a
power
source for the US Apollo missions "moon buggy". |
Three, "Colour Coded" battery types...
DynoPower only supply three basic
products!
Which Type of OPTIMA battery do I need?
RedTop,
YellowTop, or
BlueTop?
These are available in
several sizes and capacities in each of these "colour coded" battery
types shown below.
RedTop
OPTIMA
batteries are
designed for short term high current applications such as starting
engines, like those ones shown above or your car in the middle of
winter! They do not like to be "deep cycled" (like ALL automotive
starter batteries!) Although this Red Top battery with its SpiralCell
Lead Plate Technology, will suffer much less from the occasional deep
discharge (such as leaving your lights on) than a "standard" flat plate
style battery would do. Because of the fact that SpiralCell
technology can store more energy for a given sized battery these types
of battery are ideal for use in motor sport because a much larger
"conventional" battery would need to be used in place of an OPTIMA to
give the same starting current capability.
YellowTop
OPTIMA
batteries are designed
as DEEP-CYCLE
 batteries. These have lots of uses! Everything from
Golf carts, wheelchairs, alarm systems, emergency lighting, backup power
systems, orbiting satellite communication systems, emergency vehicles
etc can use these batteries. Anything that uses batteries in
a cyclic manor, (like my wheelchair!) benefits greatly from these
batteries. Unusually for DEEP-CYCLE batteries, they are happy to
produce large currents and so can also double as starter batteries. This
allows the use of a single (deep-cycle) battery in a
boat/car/generator/race vehicle, or one with TV/Powerful stereo systems
etc or lots of ancillary equipment that runs when the engine is stopped.
This kind of treatment would mean very short battery life in the case of
a "conventional" style battery.
BlueTop OPTIMA
batteries are basically the same as the YellowTop
deep-cycle ones, or the
RedTop Starter ones but with an additional
two stainless steel connection terminals as preferred by some boat
builders designers and users. Also some external dimensions are very
slightly different. Both the blue top and the yellow top batteries are
electrically identical, and both are full deep cycle batteries with the
additional capability of being able to also perform as a starter
battery, although not quite as capable as the Red Top ones in this
respect. |
