Due to the often remote and isolated locations of mine sites, battery solutions that can withstand the harshest conditions while also providing greater reliability and longer life expectancy are a necessity for mine operators.
Optima Batteries is the ultimate power source for extreme applications, with a range featuring a series of colour-coded high-performance AGM batteries known as Red Top®, Yellow Top® and Blue Top®.
Each battery is structurally designed to provide the application with the most power for the longest period of time. The Red Top battery is designed for automotive applications, the Yellow Top battery for deep-cycle applications, and the Blue Top battery is ideal for marine applications.
Enlisting innovative technology
Optima’s unique Spiralcell Technology® is based on a series of individual spiral-wound cells composed of two pure (99.99 per cent) lead plates coated in a precise coating of lead oxide. The benefits of this battery design include 15-times more vibration resistance, up to three times longer life and up to five times more cycle life compared to conventional lead-acid batteries.
Optima’s Spiralcell Technology offers higher starting power and a quicker recharge compared to other flat plate batteries on the market. The unique cell design also enables it to hold its shape even under harsh weather conditions.
Optima batteries are a premium choice for vehicles with large power demands, such as those in the mining industry, or for customers who seek greater reliability and longer life expectancy from their batteries.
Extreme batteries for extreme demands
Due to the in-built Spiralcell Technology, Optima Yellow Top batteries have both deep-cycle and starting capabilities, making it an ideal choice for extreme applications that have greater demands. Optima Yellow Top batteries are also suitable for starting applications requiring reliability such as mining equipment, military vehicles, emergency services, road transport and agricultural machinery. Applications with numerous accessories such as running lights, winches, hydraulics or a high-performance stereo/AV system will also benefit from being fitted with an Optima Yellow Top battery.
A notable product in the Yellow Top range is the Optima® H6 battery which is designed to fit more vehicles requiring a DIN fitment (recessed terminals) solution. The internal chemistry of the Optima H6 is perfect for the high-energy and cranking power needed in DIN applications.
Built differently to other batteries in the range, the H6 Yellowtop battery features Optima’s exclusive Pureflow Technology™, a durable, non spillable, AGM battery featuring flat plates engineered with 99.99 per cent pure lead, increasing plate count and surface area for maximum power and battery life.
Despite the H6 moving away from Optima’s signature Six Pack® cell design, the battery outputs the same high level of power. Highly compressed radial grids offer extreme vibration resistance while direct-path, cast-on straps reduce internal resistance and maximise energy flow to deliver faster engine-cracking power and higher cold-cranking amps every time. The Optima H6 allows a large variety of modern vehicles that require DIN fitments to experience the power and performance of Optima Batteries.
R&J Batteries is one of two approved Optima distributors in Australia. The battery distributor has 24 branches and a strong network of more than 8,000 stockists across the nation. For more information about Optima batteries, visit rjbatt.com.au or call 1300 769 282
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