InduraPower Batteries?

[jfaz]

Has anyone heard or used these batteries? They are marketed as Intelligent batteries and have a feature that reserves power to ensure you have enough to start. The battery can also be monitored by smartphone, which is cool. A guy at work uses them in his Baja racer, but for the price they are asking and the fact I never heard of them, I'm hesitant. Sounds like a great battery for overlanding.

https://indurapower.com/

 

[luthj]

Way to many failure modes for a mission critical application in my opinion. A flooded lead acid still remains easy to diagnose, and more tolerant of abuse. Plus they are cheap relatively speaking.

The lithium batteries simply age too quickly at engine compartment temps, and they really don't like being charged below freezing.

 

[jfaz]

Thanks! Good points about them being lithium.

 

[GB_Willys_2014]

Seems to be an expensive option.

FWIW, I have been running an Odyssey in my Jeep for the past three years, and am happy with it.

As you know, here in AZ batteries suffer premature failure regularly. So, any battery that survives longer than 24 months, imho, is a win!

I do charge it regularly whenever I change oil.

 

[jfaz]

Seems to be an expensive option.

FWIW, I have been running an Odyssey in my Jeep for the past three years, and am happy with it.

As you know, here in AZ batteries suffer premature failure regularly. So, any battery that survives longer than 24 months, imho, is a win!

I do charge it regularly whenever I change oil.

I think I'm leaning toward the Odyssey now and Yes anything after two years seems to be a miracle.

 

[luthj]

What is your alternator voltage? At higher ambient lead acid needs a lower charge/float voltage. Elevated voltage exacerbates internal corrosion. If the voltage/temp is high enough it can cause sealed batteries to vent at normally acceptable voltages. A temp probe on the battery during operation/charge it will tell us a lot more. Sometimes adding a fresh air duct or a divider in the engine compartment can dramatically lower the temperature of the battery. Ideally you try to keep it under 130°F during engine operation. On several vehicles that have poor airflow in the engine compartment I have seen battery mounting with an insulated wall/divider.

Note that with any battery which is going to be significantly variant fro 75F its charging temps should be adjusted. If the temp will swing substantially, a temp compensated charger with temp probe at the battery will make a big difference in longevity (especially for deeply cycled batteries).

Here is a plot with battery life vs average battery temperature. Note that due to lead being high density, it tends to take the average temp of its environment over an 8 hour period or so. Battery temps over 130F or so dramatically accelerate the aging process, and should be avoided if at all possible.