What type of battery does the ITS have? AGM?

[vexingv]

It's been raining a lot here the past week in Northern CA so I've been driving my other car. I figured I'd get my CTEK charger out to trickle charge the ITS. But i'm not sure if the ITS has an AGM battery or not. The CTEK charger has a separate charging mode for AGM batteries like the one used in my BMW. But I can't tell what battery the Type S uses...

From Dreamshop, I found:
Part Number: 31500-TGG-100M
BATTERY (H561VW-MF)(CLARIOS) (LN2 - CCA=540 - RC=100)

Trying to find out more info on the battery, but haven't found much....

 

[NecroFIesh]

It's not an AGM battery. If it were, the OEM part number would read like this...

31500-TGG-AGM100M

The ITS battery is group size - H5

- A battery group size is an industry standard for car batteries that indicates the actual, physical size for a car battery (height x width x length), as well as the polarity (where the positive and negative battery posts are located on the battery).

The Amp hours are - 61

- This is the rating used to tell consumers how much amperage the battery can provide for exactly one hour.

This is a Maintenance Free battery - MF

- Maintenance Free means the batteries are perfectly sealed to prevent acid/electrolyte/water leakage or loss and therefore do not require addition of battery water hence they are Maintenance-Free.

The manufacturer is Clarios.

- This indicates who manufactures the battery.

The LN2 is your box size: 242x175x190

CCA are your Cold Cranking Amps: 540

- This indicates the number of amps a battery can support for 30 seconds at a temperature of 0 degrees F until the battery voltage drops to unusable levels.

RC is your Reserve Capacity: 100

- Reserve Capacity is the amount of time, in minutes, that a 12V battery can run before dropping to 10.5V. It is measured in reserve minutes. For example, if a battery has a reserve capacity of 150, that means it can supply 25 amps for 150 minutes before the voltage drops to 10.5V.

-G

 

[vexingv]

It's not an AGM battery. If it were, the OEM part number would read like this...

31500-TGG-AGM100M

The ITS battery is group size - H5
The Amp hours are - 61
This is a Maintenance Free battery - MF
The manufacturer is Clarios
The LN2 is your box size: 242x175x190
CCA are your Cold Cranking Amps: 540
RC is your Reserve Capacity: 100

-G

Thanks for decoding that. What does it mean by "Maintenance free"?

Also on the topic of batteries, during my search, I came across some post of people considering replacing their lead acid batteries for lithium ion ones (Anti-gravity) as they are about a third of the weight. I think BMW uses these types of batteries on their M cars, but they are quite expensive. I wonder what the weight distribution on the ITS is and whether that would help balance the weight...

 

[NecroFIesh]

MF Batteries or Maintenance Free means the batteries are perfectly sealed to prevent acid/electrolyte/water leakage or loss and therefore do not require addition of battery water hence they are maintenance-free.

-G

 

[Negitoro7]

I “splurged” on a CTEK charger too, and waiting for it to be delivered. Went with the CT5 Time To Go for its additional features.