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AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat)

T his is a fast growing brands, but is important that you supply like for like! TYPICAL APPLICATIONS: • Stop / Start vehicles, and vehicles with high electrical specification. • Regenerative Braking. To help identify these batteries, all manufacturers print on the segment of the aftermarket which we can satisfy with all of our three

front label “AGM” as shown above. Make sure you get your customer to check before supplying the battery! So what’s so special about AGM batteries? They are 100% sealed, so will not leak as no lose electrolyte is inside. They are designed to cope with the excess heat created by regenerative braking and continuous on/off actions

operated by the stop/start system, very importantly it also powers the electrics when the vehicle is in “off mode”, traffic lights and jams, etc. Even a very heavy duty battery cannot come close to dealing with the power In short if an AGM battery is not fitted to these vehicles, it will break down, so do not ever substitute another battery type. requirements that this technology demands...