Flat plates made of 99.99% pure virgin lead ensure plates can be made thinner, so more can fit into the battery. Providing more battery plates means more plate surface area ensuring more power – twice as much as conventional batteries.Odyssey batteries are capable of providing engine cranking pulses in excess of 2250 amps for 5 seconds – double to triple that of equally sized conventional batteries, even at very low temperatures. They can handle 400 charge-discharge cycles to 80% depth of discharge. This extreme combination of power and performance makes Odyssey batteries perfect for a range of applications, including automotive, marine, commercial and power sports.