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Originally Posted by wyrick
I have given this topic some thought for my vehicle. My plan is remove an AGM battery from one of those cheap yellow portable jump-start device. The battery is small enough to mount in the engine compartment close to the battery without the need for a lot of expensive cable.
The AGM battery has better cycle, temperature, and discharge characteristics than standard flooded batteries and a small one will provide that needed extra 'oomph' to my starter on those really cold mornings for $50
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What is the AGM battery?
Concerning connecting two batteries, I thought I read somewhere that they should have the same specifications.
Ok, I just spoke with a technical guy at batteries.com. He said it is important to have batteries with similar specifications, especially amps.
John
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2002 F250 powerstroke with Plantdrive WVO conversion
1983 300SD 190K miles ,sold
2006 E320 CDI
Last edited by hangit; 02-15-2008 at 05:47 PM.
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