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<blockquote data-quote="PabloP" data-source="post: 406618" data-attributes="member: 4430"><p>I have been doing a bit more research, and a few points from that -</p><p>- If your battery is in a location that is exposed to high temperatures (under the bonnet & especially if close to a turbo), then surprisingly the old lead acid is supposed to be better than AGMs and likely Lead Crystal and that is not reflected in the matrix I attached. But having said that I put 2 x Lead acid under the bonnet of the Prado at the recommendation of Battery World for this reason, but they have not held up well.</p><p></p><p>- My Merc Sprinter van uses AGM for the crank battery, but it is under the cab floor so is reasonably shielded from heat (engine or solar) and it just keeps cranking.</p><p></p><p>- Apparently Betta do not recommend the lead crystal to be used as a cranking battery, so I likely won't use them as the crank battery replacement in the Prado, but I likely will do so for the second/dual battery, when I decide to replace it. House batteries in the Sprinter are hopefully good for another few years and what with Graphene, Sodium/glass, batteries and all that good work, who knows what will be the go by that time. </p><p></p><p>Rob P.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PabloP, post: 406618, member: 4430"] I have been doing a bit more research, and a few points from that - - If your battery is in a location that is exposed to high temperatures (under the bonnet & especially if close to a turbo), then surprisingly the old lead acid is supposed to be better than AGMs and likely Lead Crystal and that is not reflected in the matrix I attached. But having said that I put 2 x Lead acid under the bonnet of the Prado at the recommendation of Battery World for this reason, but they have not held up well. - My Merc Sprinter van uses AGM for the crank battery, but it is under the cab floor so is reasonably shielded from heat (engine or solar) and it just keeps cranking. - Apparently Betta do not recommend the lead crystal to be used as a cranking battery, so I likely won't use them as the crank battery replacement in the Prado, but I likely will do so for the second/dual battery, when I decide to replace it. House batteries in the Sprinter are hopefully good for another few years and what with Graphene, Sodium/glass, batteries and all that good work, who knows what will be the go by that time. Rob P. [/QUOTE]
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