I just bought the PC680 from oddessy battery and was wondering if it is durable enough for everyday use?

 

yes. i've had mine over a year. i mounted it in the stock battery box.

 

had mine for about 1 1/2 years. no problems.

 

From 1, to 1.5.... and for me, it's been a little over 2 years. Actually more of a problem is not every day use, but letting it sit for too long... No complaints.

 

Feel confident about using it daily, I used mine for well over 2 years with no
problems at all. Finaly it took a nose dive and died which was expected, as I
had the battery sitting for weeks at a time without being recharged.....

peter
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any cold weather weiners with this battery?
i think it makes a difference (correct me if i'm wrong).

 

While I live in "sunny" CA, I'm in a canyon where the cold air settles on Winter nights. With my MCS outside seeing 30's often, 20's sometimes, and even high teens once or twice, no problem at all. These batteries don't like heat! That is why the MCS application is so cool (pun intended ) - the battery is not in the engine bay...Summit now sells a bracket for this battery for those who want to place it elsewhere...

 

FYI plug:

http://www.helix13.com/html/products...ew.php?p=6&h=m

 

Ooooh... a new MINI diet item... :smile:

 

Eric, very nice find! It's 2 pounds lighter than the one I have (Hawker at 13.5 lbs), and with more cold cranking amps. Your website says almost 40% more cca's, but I think you mean almost 30%, right (360 vs. 280, not 260)? Either way, it's notable...

The reserve capacity is about the same, but a bit less though, like 6%. The price delta is quite a bit at less than half:

http://www.gotbatteries.com/Productp...ctNum=37L105S1

It does come with the posts though. More options is a good thing!

 

My only issue with the Hawker is:

"For motorsports applications use the Odyssey battery. The Odyssey was designed for rugged vibration sensitive applications with thicker plates to prevent cracking and premature failure. The warranty on the Genesis doesn't cover motorsports installations."

Since I autocross a LOT and do 4-6 DE's a year, I'm betting the Hawker won't hold up...

 

A Griots' battery manager keeps me from having to retrain my ECU every other week during the winter months

 

scobib, I don't do any auto-x or racing of any type, so my input might not be of much value... With that said, mine has held-up very well, and it sees a lot of action in the canyon where I live. It is strapped-down (strap not shown below) with some rubber feet, like stand-offs separating it from the boot floor.



The Odyssey is only a few bucks more ($72), so probably well worth it. Not sure why I didn't get it to start with! I guess when this one craps-out...

 

D'oh! I spoze I should check the math before I cut and paste. What do you expect from a grease monkey.

 

It appears that you used 260 instead of 280... The math was otherwise fine .

Again, nice find. If I didn't already have a bracket for my current set-up, I'd strongly consider that baby! You might want to think about offering (fabricating) a custom bracket for that battery, if one is not already available...