🔋 Odyssey AGM Extreme Series Battery, 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 Long Term Review (part 2)

[@Now-Review-This]

It's time for a 1 year anniversary update on this battery. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚: Konnwei Tester New Battery- SOH -- 100% R -- 2.32M VOL -- 12.61 STD -- 950A CCA -- 1041A Konnwei Tester 1 Year Old Battery- SOH -- 100% R -- 2.44M VOL -- 12.64 STD -- 950A CCA -- 992A Topdon Charger/Tester New Battery- SOH -- 100% SOC -- 98% Test Value -- 1089CCA Voltage -- 12.59 Resistance -- 2.20M Topdon Charger/Tester 1 Year Old Battery- SOH -- 100% SOC -- 100% Test Value -- 1060CCA Voltage -- 12.65 Resistance -- 2.30M All tools and parts shown in the video, may be affiliate links: Amazon Prime FREE for 30 days -- amzn.to/3ZIrzlx Odyssey Battery -- amzn.to/3xmgYyy Konnwei Tester -- amzn.to/3SREsay Topdon Charger/Tester -- amzn.to/48fYBeR The Best Tractor Battery I've Ever Used -- amzn.to/3XvEsw4 Full Playlist on this battery -- kzbin.info/aero/PLHUMDqN8PZs8Q87bZrKKwoKIYzAylr4yK Timestamps: 0:00 -- Date/Time/Temperature 0:32 -- Overview 1:47 -- The Tools 3:00 -- Test 1 7:26 -- The Recharge 8:33 -- Test 2 11:40 -- Comparing Test Data 16:19 -- Final Thoughts 17:44 -- Subscribe Give a 👍 and subscribe 🔔 if you'd like to see more of these video reviews and thanks for watching 😃!

[@jlev505]

Odyssey batteries are amazing. I work in the oilfield and we use these batteries on compressors. Even when alternators die we bring them back to the yard and recharge them. They will last as long as the alternator survives. A lot of them are going on 3 and 4 years and still testing like new. We have 1000s of these. They’re great batteries. Even when it’s single digit temps they still are able to crank Cat 3304 and 3306s with compressors with 150W oil. After seeing what they’re capable of I bought some group 65s for my Powerstroke.

[@Now-Review-This]

Keep us updated. The more of us doing this job in real life, keeps the manufacturers true to their specifications!

[@KW-cq4yr]

I am going to give a set of 65s a try on my powerstroke tomorrow. I had a set of Duracell ultra agm that lasted 7 years so can’t complain honestly was going go back with same as set and the local batteries plus store didn’t have any of the Duracell ultra agm they had one x2 power agm in stock the x2 is made by northstar which is same company owned as odyssey batteries Enersys found local part store has odyssey batteries instock so will give them a try and see how they do just wanted to add my info on the other batteries that lasted well

[@brandonhirst5940]

Thank you for the review I’d say it’s safe to buy the 2 group 65s needed for my ram diesel. I appreciate your time doing this

[@ThatOneCoolKid1000]

Very thorough well laid out review. I appreciate it

[@Now-Review-This]

I appreciate your appreciation! Cheers 🍻

[@Brad-KP]

Great internal resistance as well.

[@AttosGarcia]

Thank you for uploading this review video. Had been lately thinking in adding a second Optima battery to my old 2004 Durango who sees quite a lot of off road hard working abuse at the ranch. After seeing your video, now I am leaning more towards just replacing the Optima with an Odyssey. I will look more into that option. I am sure there has to be a rough-use Odyssey out there.

[@Now-Review-This]

These Odyssey batteries are heavy duty for off road and on road use. I think the Odyssey website has a video showing the manufacturing process and internal construction. They use a much heavier buss bar connection internally for connecting the plates to the terminals. This is the common mode of failure for most standard batteries when used for off road conditions. I'm fairly certain that all Odyssey batteries are considered heavy duty for both off and on road use. But I'd check their website just to be sure. Cheers 🍻

[@firemanjoe9491]

Looking forward to you new video. Just bought this for mine. 👍🏽

[@Now-Review-This]

This coming February I'll have another update. Cheers 🍻

[@ndoc8889]

Thanks for the review. Looking to replace my 6yo Northstar 94R as they are no longer made. Looks like NS purchased the parent company that makes Odyssey. Hoping these are as good.

[@Finite-Tuning]

I have no idea what if anything changed when Odyssey was acquired, this battery is my first experience with the brand. I'm sure you can't wait another 7 years for me to finish this review, but so far so good 😁.

[@carman200l]

What happened to normal flooded batteries w/ 72mo warranties ? I am sure these AGM batteries are great, but their price are still double what I used to pay for a top of the line Interstate. I can't let my 2002 LS430 sit for more than two weeks without problems. If I disconnect the battery from the car, while it sits, the battery pretty much maintains its charge.

[@Now-Review-This]

Not sure I understand the question. But I've never had a 72 month warranty on any battery that I've owned. All the batteries I've used in the past 12 years now, they all died in 12 months or less, every single one of them! I think I went through 4 Deka batteries in a row before just giving up on the brand completely. After getting burned raw like that, now I'm real sensitive. Everything afterwards I simply returned for a refund. If it can't even make it a year, then it's completely useless to me and I now cut ties with the brand immediately. Is that what you were asking?

[@carman200l]

Believe me, many moons ago, Interstate, and I assume others, had 72 (as well as 60) mo warrantied batteries… before AGM. It is becoming harder to find even 36 mo nowadays

[@AttosGarcia]

@@carman200l I do recall those days as well.

[@lifebetterthanbe4928]

Nice way to market a battery tester. Well done.

[@Now-Review-This]

I like both of the testers shown, but I love that Topdon one.... That thing is a very cool muti-tool! Cheers 🍻

[@jackg8478]

According to the Odyssey literature - At 12.6v these batteries are at 75% state of charge. 12.9v is 100% state of charge. I have the same batteries, I put them on a trickle charger overnight (disconnected from truck) and they end up at 12.6v. Apparently regular lead batteries are 100% at 12.6v, but these Thin Plate Pure Lead batteries need to be at 12.9v Thanks for the documenting and sharing your test results.

[@Now-Review-This]

Yes, 12.6 is the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) standard for all FLA (flooded lead acid) batteries across the board. There can be slight variations in voltage with different internal compositions though. But voltage will always fluctuate with temperature just as it will with resistance. A couple 10th of a volt difference must also take into account the battery temperature and internal resistance. Any 12v lead acid battery at or above 12.6 VDC (volts direct current) is good to go generally speaking. Cheers 🍻

[@robertvan-n9k]

I have an Odyssey Extreme Series 65 that was installed in 2015. It still tests good and starts every time. I’m thinking of replacing it just because of its age. No other battery I’ve had has ever lasted even three years.

[@Willy12927]

Been using Odyssey batteries for many years and when used in addition to a battery minder I have achieved a life span of around eight years.

[@Now-Review-This]

That breaks down to $50 per year cost of ownership, I think I'd be happy with that if I can duplicate those results. But I remember not long ago, $50 got you a brand new name brand battery! So there's that I guess. Cheers 🍻

[@Willy12927]

@@Now-Review-This Just bought a "cheap: battery from NAPA for a car that we are going to donate in a few months and it was close to $200.00.

[@tomgiorgini9154]

how are you getting 950 ccas I am looking at the best they have for diesels and its only 850ccas, pc--1500

[@Now-Review-This]

What do you mean how? The battery is specified/rated at 950, and it physically measures even better then the manufactures rating. It just is and it just does. 🤷‍♂

[@rontaylor2094]

I'm in need of two new batteries for my 1997 ford diesel pickup. I've been researching AGM batteries, both Optima and Odyssey are the highest rated but I continue to find to complaints on the Odyssey. The first complaint is that the batteries fail in under a year and the second is that Odyssey refuses to honor their warranty. After reading their warranty I have come to the conclusion there is No Warranty on an Odyssey battery. Odyssey says it warranties their Extreme for 48 months but if you read the warranty it say that a battery is only good for so many starts and they may determine your battery has reached its life limit before 48 months and therefore the warranty is void. Using a stock motorcraft battery I've been getting at least 5 years out of my batteries and pang less than half the cost of the Odyssey. Please explain the value of an Odyssey battery. I see none.

[@Now-Review-This]

Explaining the value of this battery is exactly the point of this video series! Subscribe, watch, wait, and we'll all see together when this thing dies on me. Until then, I will provide yearly updates until the battery is dead, or until I am.

[@jonsaircond8520]

I'm watching this because I'm on year 7 on my Motorcraft battery that came in my Transit. I'm having a hard time believing these will outlast what I've had with these. Mine is in a Transit duel battery set up with factory high amp alternator. Van get started and drove probably 320 days a year so they have been charged all thier life consistently

[@Bwanar1]

Would be interesting if you could get a baseline on your testers, to see how accurate it is. The go to, for years has been the Schumacher BT-100. If your different meters measured the same, I wouldn't have any concerns. Granted, they don't have all the bells and whistles as the electronic versions, but they are cheap, reliable and last forever.

[@Now-Review-This]

They are accurate, very in fact. I checked both testers against my Fluke 87v back when I first got them. But as demonstrated in the video, they are very sensitive to their connection point. Every wiggle of a cable will result in a different reading. Batteries are very coarse devices though, they don't really care about mili-volts until we start talking about 100's of them 😁.

[@Bwanar1]

@@Now-Review-This Thanks for the reply!

[@brettweltz8135]

did You put dielectric grease between the terminals and the connectors?

[@Finite-Tuning]

Yes!

[@brettweltz8135]

@@Finite-Tuning Thank you for your response. You don't actually want to put the grease between the terminals and connectors. Put the connectors on the terminals then coat it all with the grease. over time the grease will become an electrical insulator. If you start to notice the battery losing juice again take the connectors off and clean, then reattach.

[@Now-Review-This]

@@brettweltz8135: If grease could stop the force of a battery clamp, we'd have much bigger problems to worry about. If grease could stop 12vdc with over 1K amps, the engine would never start. I've already explained the low battery voltage in the video. I "always" use dielectric grease directly on battery terminals, been doing so over 30 years now. It helps to block corrosion, nothing more, and it barely even does that much.

[@brettweltz8135]

@@Now-Review-This maybe dielectric grease behaves differently up north. I live in Miami. the grease with my experience became almost like water and seeped into the connectors and caused just enough resistance to interrupt the circuit. after cleaning the connectors and terminals then doing what I mentioned in my previous comment, the problem hasnt come back so far... its been 10 months. could also be the connectors... its a group 75 battey in a 95 corvette.

[@Now-Review-This]

@@brettweltz8135: Another place you might find the stuff is in the breaker panel in your home. It's heavily used there as well, but is probably green/blue in color. Even in the south dielectric grease is attempting to stop corrosion 😁. It's used by all industries where ever electrical connections are made.

[@jaysonyang1441]

Lto lithium’s the wave of the new future, 10k-20k deep life cycle no low temp charge issues,no cell balance issues, voltage stays rock steady, super fast charge rates and discharge rates, fire safe battery chemistry, yeah the future the last battery you will need for starting, they all hot cake wild in the car audio scene obscene amp discharge rates insane charge rates, the only drawback is less energy dense and very expensive, after my standard agm and lead acid batteries die I’m totally replacing them with lto lithium, plug and play 6 cells two pairs

[@zillsburyy1]

better than DOA die hard

[@adamnowak3374]

When you connected the tester, your battery had 12.00V, which means it was deeply discharged. Either you don't drive much and rarely, or something in the car consumes too much electricity when the car is parked and not in use. If this is the case, you will quickly damage even a very good battery. Measure the power consumption at standstill and charging voltage. This battery is AGM, and a fully charged 100% AGM battery has a voltage of 12.90 - 12.96V. Whenever you measure the voltage and it is lower than 12.65V, you must quickly fully charge the battery so that it does not sulfur and serves you for many years. I know what I'm writing because I am a specialist in batteries and vehicle installations. Regards.

[@Now-Review-This]

Just some friendly advice here. Know the guy/gal you are talking at, before you begin to type/talk. "Trust me I know" doesn't get us anywhere. But proof does! All I have to offer is proof!

[@barbiesawada245]

What group size did you test and what year and engine size are you using??? I have two Fords , 2007 , F150 and Expedition, both have a 5.4 . Been getting good life out of the Motorcraft batteries just wanted to see what other options there are now.