Thread: Interesting lead crystals in St Pierre's troopy

Yeah I did see this, but not sure how u can use 100% of the battery (unless I misunderstood what he was saying). With any battery I thought as u get close to depleting the battery, the volts would start to die along with the current u can pull out of it ???

I wonder what sort of prices these batteries are selling for?

btw: I do like his troopy too on how it's laid out and the interior setup

Originally Posted by Robmacca

Yeah I did see this, but not sure how u can use 100% of the battery (unless I misunderstood what he was saying). With any battery I thought as u get close to depleting the battery, the volts would start to die along with the current u can pull out of it ???

I wonder what sort of prices these batteries are selling for?

Hi Rob, the link below will give you some good info about Lead Crystal batteries.

Lithium Start Battery

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi Rob, the link below will give you some good info about Lead Crystal batteries.

Lithium Start Battery

Doesn't that just relate to Lithum, not the Lead Crystal batteries ???

Originally Posted by Robmacca

Doesn't that just relate to Lithum, not the Lead Crystal batteries ???

Yep, should take more notice of what I have posted links to.

Sorry about that, here is the correct link.

Lead Crystal deep cycle batteries

I'm sure there is science in there somewhere, but I don't know why my BS meter is going bonkers...

Just quoting the guy from the overland company below. Not sure if he is mincing his own words or just not up to speed with the product:

"The battery tech is lead crystal... [containing a] Crystalized electrolyte with a special absorbing matt.. umm.. that makes them... um.. much more susceptible to vibration, heat, lower internal resistance, so they can accept charge much quicker, and discharge much slower than a standard AGM." (Video timestamp 5m30s).

Probably just semantics, but hey... I probably wouldn't buy a battery on that sales pitch.

Originally Posted by Robmacca

Yeah I did see this, but not sure how u can use 100% of the battery (unless I misunderstood what he was saying). With any battery I thought as u get close to depleting the battery, the volts would start to die along with the current u can pull out of it ???

I wonder what sort of prices these batteries are selling for?

btw: I do like his troopy too on how it's laid out and the interior setup

It is said that lead crystal batteries can be repeatedly discharged until fully drained without causing damage. That would be a big plus

There's some marketing **** in there somewhere, I'm sure of it.
They say the same thing about AGM!

Lead crystal is still just a lead acid battery with a modified electrolyte though, right? I couldn't find too much independent tech info online... but I'd sure as hell like to know more.

Tim from traxide has been testing them and likes them. While i haven't dealt with him personally, he has an excellent reputation around here and seems to know what he's talking about (what he says goes way over my head but it seems legit! )