omar302 Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 15 hours ago, Cerberus said: Ok, that is the opposite of everything I know and have read about lead acid batteries. Lithium ion batteries cycle life is significantly increased by only charging to 80% of full, but lead acid requires top up with equalizing voltage of 14.6 or better at least once a month to avoid early sulfation and loss of capacity. They don't like to be deeply discharged for sure, that ruins them too but they prefer 95% plus charging most of the time, and require top up occasionally. There is no official reason from Ford on why the battery is charged to 80% (as far as I know). Maybe it is simply for fuel economy that charging the battery from 80% to 100% requires considerably more energy that they deemed that it is not worth the extra fuel, hence charging to only 80% and selecting an appropriate battery size accordingly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 4 hours ago, omar302 said: There is no official reason from Ford on why the battery is charged to 80% (as far as I know). Maybe it is simply for fuel economy that charging the battery from 80% to 100% requires considerably more energy that they deemed that it is not worth the extra fuel, hence charging to only 80% and selecting an appropriate battery size accordingly. Fair enough, thanks for the information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 Interesting thing, you can alter your target battery charge level in Forscan while you are telling it is an AGM.. and turning off the double beep, and turning on secure idle.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 guys, im in the process of getting a new battery as well. I went for an H6 AGM 760, What do i set FORSCAN to? 01? this is what i got https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-eliminator-agm-group-size-48-h6-l3-battery-760-cca-0104820P.0104820.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, Nexus said: guys, im in the process of getting a new battery as well. I went for an H6 AGM 760, What do i set FORSCAN to? 01? this is what i got https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-eliminator-agm-group-size-48-h6-l3-battery-760-cca-0104820P.0104820.html From the battery list, yes, 01. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 31 minutes ago, omar302 said: From the battery list, yes, 01. thank you Omar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 @omar302 Its been a while - what battery did you end up installing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 16 hours ago, 1004ron said: @omar302 Its been a while - what battery did you end up installing? I eventually got a locally made H6 battery. Half the price of MotorCraft's BXT65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymore Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 Received advertisement from my dealer for the "Fast Lane" motorcrafter battery replacement for $149.95 plus taxes and installation. Haven't called yet, but thinking this wouldn't fit my Edge? Installation? $100? Tempting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 if it is the biggest baddest agm battery that ford has to offer, 149.95 is an excellent price indeed. something you might get if you were a LEO lol. my guess is it would be the minimum battery that meets factory specs for your vehicle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, WWWPerfA_ZN0W said: if it is the biggest baddest agm battery that ford has to offer, 149.95 is an excellent price indeed. something you might get if you were a LEO lol. my guess is it would be the minimum battery that meets factory specs for your vehicle. Right, and paying for instalation probably makes it less of a value, if it is something you can do yourself.. which I'd say most people can. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flymore Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 I'm planning on using the H6 730cca battery from Costco as above in my 2018 Edge. Not sure what option to set for this in forscan? The OEM battery is show as a Varta 60Ah 520CCA H5 Case as in the attached picture. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 I suggest changing the Forscan display option and select what @omar302 suggested. Quote I'd go "0C" or "0D". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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