New AGM batteries from Trojan

[ranger58sb]

Only just now saw a note about these elsewhere. Looks like characteristics similar to what Firefly advertised:

Trojan Battery | Trojan AES AGM Batteries

The AES is designed to handle extreme deep cycle (up to 100% DoD), partial charging, or challenging environments. Available in 6V, 8V and 12-volt models, Trojan AES helps you avoid frequent battery replacements.

www.trojanbattery.com

Premium competition for Odyssey (now including Northstar) and Lifeline (and maybe Full River?).

I haven't been able to find what "AES" stands for; probably overlooking something...

-Chris

 

[rslifkin]

They're definitely making similar claims to Firefly, so I'm curious how they perform. Interestingly, they look to have fairly low capacity for their sizes (355 AH at 20 hours for an L16 is rather low, as is 175 AH for a J185 form factor). I'm not sure if the lower capacity is just the tech leading to lower density, or if they've just kept the design conservative. They are also a few pounds lighter than many in those sizes to go along with the lower capacity.