Deep Cycle Battery Guide
How deep cycle batteries differ from starting batteries, depth of discharge and cycle life, capacity at C5, C10, C20 and C100 rates, and 6 V, 8 V and 12 V packs for golf carts, solar and marine use.
7 min read
Guides
Battery Guides
Battery size codes, technologies and selection criteria for automotive, pickup, truck and bus applications.
13 guides
Forklift Traction Battery Guide
Traction battery basics for forklifts: 2 V cells and system voltage, C5 capacity, PzS/PzB/PzV cells, tray size and counterweight, REMA and SB connectors, charging, and what to send in an RFQ.
9 min read
EV and Hybrid 12 V Auxiliary Battery Guide
The role of the 12 V auxiliary battery in BEV, HEV and PHEV vehicles, the technologies used, venting for in-cabin and boot installations, and what to check when replacing one.
7 min read
Battery Terminal Layout Guide
How JIS L/R codes, European layouts 0, 1, 3 and 4 and the JIS (S) suffix describe terminal position and post size, and why a reversed layout is a supply error.
6 min read
How to Select a Battery by Ah and CCA
What 20-hour capacity, cold cranking amps and reserve capacity mean under SAE J537, EN 50342-1 and JIS D 5301, and why ratings from different standards cannot be compared directly.
7 min read
EFB vs Standard Flooded Batteries
How an Enhanced Flooded Battery differs from a standard flooded starter battery in construction and testing, when start-stop vehicles require EFB, and what to specify when replacing one.
7 min read
N-Series Truck Battery Codes: N50 to N200
What N50, N70, N100, N120, N150, N200, NS40 and NS60 battery codes mean, how they map to JIS D, E, F, G and H cases, and how they are used in 24 V truck systems.
6 min read
DIN and EN Battery Sizes: LN and LBN Guide
European starter battery sizes LN0 to LN6 and LBN1 to LBN5, B13 bottom hold-downs, terminal layouts 0 and 1, and how DIN and ETN battery numbers are built.
8 min read
JIS Battery Size Codes Explained
How to decode JIS D 5301 battery codes such as 55B24L, 95D31R and 245H52: performance rank, case group, length, terminal position, the (S) suffix and idling-stop codes.
7 min read
Truck Battery Selection Guide
How to select batteries for trucks and buses: 12 V and 24 V systems, series and parallel wiring, JIS, N-series, DIN and BCI sizes, cranking performance, climate and dry-charged supply.
5 min read
EFB vs AGM Batteries
How Enhanced Flooded Batteries and Absorbent Glass Mat batteries differ in construction, charging behavior, heat tolerance and application, and why start-stop vehicles must not be downgraded.
5 min read
JIS vs DIN Automotive Batteries
The practical differences between JIS and DIN/EN batteries: case dimensions, terminal posts, hold-down design, performance ratings and when one can substitute for the other.
4 min read
How Automotive Battery Sizes Work
How to read JIS battery codes such as 55B24L, N-series designations such as N70 and N150, and European DIN/EN codes, and what each code does and does not tell a buyer.
5 min read