How To Choose Commercial Batteries

Commercial batteries are commonly available in rating of 60 to 200Ah

. Modern commercial batteries have polypropylene containers with a ribbed structure for strength and durability. Commercial batteries are used in light commercial vehicles, trucks, tractors and earth moving equipments.

Typical features of commercial batteries

Polypropylene containers with ribs for strength and leak resistant design.

Calcium alloy lead plates or silver alloy lead plates.

Sealed maintenance-free type-VRLA, flooded lead acid or Absorbed Glass Mat construction and grid designs to lower internal resistance.

Higher cranking power.

Commercial batteries today have advanced features needing topping up only once in six months.

Some manufacturers like Optima use spiral construction for the lead plates and this arrangement is said to result in better vibration resistance and enhanced cycle life and higher cranking currents.

Commercial batteries, like car batteries are usually designed to deliver high cranking currents and are mostly used for starting-lighting-ignition purposes. Specialized commercial batteries have a design that allows for deep discharge, fast charging and enhanced battery life. Optima, Odyssey, Varta and Exide manufacture a range of commercial batteries for different applications.

Selection and Care of Commercial Batteries

You can choose from flooded lead acid type, sealed maintenance-free VRLA or gel and AGM types depending on the cost and performance criteria. For light and medium usage and where regular maintenance is available, flooded lead acid batteries will serve the purpose. For long haul operations, frequent starts and stops and extremes of temperature, AGM and silver alloy batteries give better performance with least maintenance. If vehicles are used in colder climates select batteries with a higher cold cranking current rating. In any case while replacing your commercial vehicles battery, select equivalents or better specced batteries but never a lower specced one. Your online battery dealer will be able to offer equivalents from different brands.

Flooded lead acid commercial batteries need regular attention to check the electrolyte levels and to sure there are no spills and that the terminals are not corroded. For all batteries it always helps to keep battery surfaces clean and free of electrolyte spills as well as accumulation of dust and grease.

Price is directly related to performance in commercial batteries. If you select high performance commercial batteries with silver-lead alloy plates, pure lead plates or spiral wound plates with absorbed glass mat for the electrolyte and a rigid polypropylene container, you can expect better cold starts and reliable performance in rough terrains and in extreme weather conditions. An online battery dealer will recommend the right type from a range of commercial batteries.

by: Amar Iqbal

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