Ducky's Dad
Explorer
operating a battery in high temps requires temperature compensation. This means a remote temp sensor at the battery. Without temp compensation, the batteries life will be dramatically reduced.
My starting battery has a factory temp sensor built into the base of the battery box, and that battery is an Odyssey 2150 Extreme, 35 months old and won't take or hold a full charge. It is still fine for normal driving because the battery started out with so much excess capacity, but its reserve capacity is going away quickly. I think I'm going to try a Lifeline 31XT as a starting battery and a pair of G34 Odysseys or Northstars as house batteries. Nothing from Lifeline will fit the space for my house batteries, and Lifeline says their charge profiles are pretty close to Odyssey and Northstar.
My starting battery has a factory temp sensor built into the base of the battery box, and that battery is an Odyssey 2150 Extreme, 35 months old and won't take or hold a full charge. It is still fine for normal driving because the battery started out with so much excess capacity, but its reserve capacity is going away quickly. I think I'm going to try a Lifeline 31XT as a starting battery and a pair of G34 Odysseys or Northstars as house batteries. Nothing from Lifeline will fit the space for my house batteries, and Lifeline says their charge profiles are pretty close to Odyssey and Northstar.