Battery Application Guide - CARQUEST Auto Parts

Calcium Maintenance-Free vs Hybrid vs Low AntimonyTest #3 – RechargeabilityAs both these charts show, CARQUEST’s CalciumMaintenance-Free recharges as well as or better thanthe Hybrid or Low Antimony. In fact, as Chart I shows,a Calcium Maintenance-Free battery starting at a lowerspecific gravity has virtually the same state of chargeas the others after six hours of charging.ConclusionThe performance differences are dramatic. CARQUEST’s Calcium Maintenance-Free batteriessimply perform better than Hybrid and Low Antimony batteries in every significant test.In addition, they give you all of these important advantages:• Premium Envelope Separators• Computer-Controlled Grids• Humidity-Cured Plates• Over 250 Quality Control Checks• Demineralized Electrolyte• Computer-Controlled Plates• Radial “Power-Path” Grids• Temperature-Controlled Formation• Highest CCA RatingsFootnotes“Calcium Maintenance-Free” is pure calcium, with no antimony content in the grids or plates.“Hybrid” is a battery with one calcium and one low antimony plate.“Low Antimony” is a battery with 2-1/2% antimony content.REFERENCE251