CARGO & CARGO HD
Lead-Acid Batteries

Introduction
The Yuasa Cargo and Cargo HD ranges cover a full complement of battery types for the commercial vehicle market. The range contains 18 references that cover most CV applications including Trucks, Agricultural & Plant Equipment and passenger service vehicles. Yuasa has designed this new range to manage the increasing demands placed on the batteries by the modern commercial vehicle. The Cargo and Cargo HD range offers market leading performance levels and most importantly, peace of mind for the operator.

FEATURES: Cargo
Optimum Performance
The batteries for the Cargo range have been designed specifically to meet the exacting requirements of the commercial vehicle market. Today’s commercial batteries require greater power and cycling ability to cope with the increased amounts of electrical equipment used in these vehicles. The modern sleeper cab can run televisions, satellites, microwaves, nightlights, fridges etc. Repeated overnight use of this equipment followed by an engine start in the morning means that it is critical that the battery fitted is designed to cope with these extreme conditions.
Note: The CV market is flooded with low cost batteries based on automotive level technology which offers good initial starting performance, but does not offer sufficient design durability to maintain sufficient battery life for CV applications.

Maintenance Free
All Cargo batteries conform to the relevant section of EN50342:2006 for maintenance free characteristics (LWL – low water loss). This means that when used in approved vehicle applications that operate in normal conditions, it is not necessary to add water to the battery.
Cargo batteries are maintenance possible not impossible, the batteries are designed to be topped up if water loss has occurred. Excess water loss can be caused by many things, amongst the most common are a charging system fault, prolonged operation in hot climates and excessive off vehicle charging.
Performance Optimised Grid Technology
Yuasa have used a careful balance between lower density thinner plates for starting performance and thicker plates for cyclic durability. This optimum design has been developed by the Yuasa technical team, taking into account extensive commercial vehicle fleet trials and Yuasa’s global market experience.

FEATURES: Cargo HD
Ultimate Performance
The Cargo Heavy Duty battery builds on the design of the Cargo battery but in addition it offers an increased cycling capability, longer service life and is resistant to constant vibration. These batteries are designed to cope with the most demanding commercial applications such as vehicles with tail lifts, agricultural vehicles, passenger service vehicles and sleeper cabs with numerous electrical devices.

Maintenance Free
All Cargo HD batteries conform to the relevant section of EN50342:2006 for maintenance free characteristics (LWL – low water loss). This means that when used in approved vehicle applications that operate in normal conditions, it is not necessary to add water to the battery.
Cargo HD batteries are maintenance possible not impossible, the batteries are designed to be topped up if water loss has occurred. Excess water loss can be caused by many things, amongst the most common are a charging system fault, prolonged operation in hot climates and excessive off vehicle charging.

Deep Cycle
The Cargo HD batteries have been designed to maximise the deep cycle capability through innovative plate formulations and design. Typically each Cargo HD battery will cycle to 50% charge and back in excess of 120 times.

Performance Optimised Grid Technology
Yuasa has designed the batteries for the Cargo HD range with more emphasis on cycling durability than starting power, so the plates used have higher paste densities. To recover the consequential loss in starting performance, more active material has been added to maintain a similar level of performance as the standard Cargo range.

Vibration Resistance
The Cargo HD battery by design is built to conform to the vibration resistance criteria EN50342:2006. This is particularly useful for agricultural applications where the vehicle is constantly travelling over uneven terrain. With a conventional battery, this constant vibration can cause the active material in the plates to come away from the grids and can very quickly result in a battery failure

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