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Old 02-03-2019, 03:19 PM   #22
Franco Cozzo
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Default Re: "Sealed" Batteries - Have we been conned?

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Originally Posted by roKWiz View Post
Maybe not their fault but I must admit I had a bad run of smaller truck size Century NS70's probably due to being a twin 12V starter set up.
24V start setup? Did they blow holes in the battery posts or did they just crap out?

Heat and vibration are two big killers of batteries, Kenworth trucks have a 4x N70ZZ start battery setup, there is a particular range of battery that Century has for these trucks:

https://www.centurybatteries.com.au/...difference.pdf

If you put the regular 4x4 ones in Kenworth trucks they flog them out in 6 months tops if you're lucky, its vibration in particular on those trucks and where the batteries are that does them in on those trucks.

The small Jap trucks may have a similar issue.

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Originally Posted by arronm View Post
Batteries are now sealed like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdPTLZees0

This is the century battery I use to buy. They dont make it anymore , they are now FULLY sealed. Now I will buy AGM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4StoOMsrBw


Not like this anymore.

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https://www.centurybatteries.com.au/...n70zzlxhd/info

Thats the previous generation Century battery - majority of the range has gone to sealed variants, this is non sealed N70ZZ sized new generation for 4x4s

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