AIMS Power builds AGM deep cycle batteries in 12 volt 100Ah and 200Ah capacities, with extra thick lead plates that take repeated deep discharge without the degradation a conventional battery shows under the same duty. An AGM battery holds its electrolyte in an absorbent glass mat rather than as a liquid electrolyte, so it is spill proof, maintenance free, and mounts in any orientation.
The smaller of the two capacities, sized for a modest bank or a single battery backup where space and budget both matter.
Double the capacity in a single case, for systems that need a longer period between charges or that run heavier daily loads.
Two 200Ah batteries shipped together with the interconnect cables already sized, so the bank arrives ready to wire.
Spec AGM when up front cost matters more than weight, and size the bank around the depth of discharge the system will actually see rather than the nameplate rating.
Fit a sealed, maintenance free house bank that mounts in any orientation and will not leak acid battery electrolyte in transit.
Run auxiliary equipment off a bank built for vibration resistance and repeated deep cycling, kept separate from the vehicle’s starting battery.
Order AGM at volume pricing and work through bank sizing, discharge rate, and charge profiles with our engineers. Apply to become a reseller for dealer pricing.
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Support onboard lighting and passenger electronics with a sealed battery type that needs no venting and no watering
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AIMS Power designs and manufactures its own power equipment, so the inverters, charge controllers, and batteries in a system come from the same engineers. One call covers the whole build rather than four vendors pointing at each other.
AGM stands for absorbed glass mat, also written as absorbent glass mat. Inside the battery, a fiberglass mat between the lead plates soaks up the acid and holds it in place. A wet cell or flooded lead acid battery leaves that acid loose as a liquid electrolyte instead, which is why it has to sit upright and needs water added over time. An AGM is sealed, spill proof, and maintenance free, so there is nothing to refill.
It comes down to budget now against cost over time. AGM is cheaper to buy and works across a wide temperature range. A lithium battery weighs about half as much, lets you use far more of its rated capacity on each cycle, and lasts several times longer, so it usually costs less over the life of the system. Pick lithium when weight or long service life matters most. Pick AGM for budget backup systems, or for a bank that mostly sits charged and waiting. If you are not sure which fits your build, contact our support team and we will walk through it with you.
Only if the charger has an AGM setting. AGM needs 14.4 to 14.7 volts when you are cycling it and 13.6 to 13.8 volts when it is just sitting on standby, and these models accept up to 30 amps of charging current. Most inverter chargers and solar charge controllers built in the last several years let you pick the battery type from a menu. Using a standard battery charger set for flooded batteries will overcharge an AGM and shorten its life, so check that setting before you connect anything.
Deep cycle means these are built to be run down and recharged over and over, typically 60 to 70 percent of the way down. That said, the less you drain a battery each time, the longer it lasts. A good rule is to size the bank so you are using about half of what it holds on a normal day. Buying a bigger bank up front usually costs less than constantly replacing a smaller one. Our battery kits ship with the cables already matched if you are building one from scratch.
No. A car battery is built to dump a huge burst of current for a few seconds to turn over an engine, then get topped right back up by the vehicle’s charging system. A deep cycle battery is the opposite type of battery. It has thick lead plates made to give steady power over hours and then be recharged. Using one as a starter will not work well and wears it out quickly. Keep the starting battery the vehicle came with, and add an AGM as a separate house or auxiliary bank for your inverter and equipment.
