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ADAC battery test confirms Moll's top quality again
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Twelve starter batteries were under scrutiny in the latest ADAC test as part of the international
EuroTest programme. Five batteries achieved a rating of "good", four were "satisfactory" and one failed with a
rating of "poor".
The ADAC EuroTesters awarded the rating of "very good" twice. There are two test winners - the Hoppecke battery and
the MOLL M3 plus.
Test result:
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MOLL M3 plus
Rating: very good |
Strengths and weaknesses:
 very large reserve capacity
good cold cranking properties
very long durability
very good charge acceptance
low water consumption
Conclusion:
This battery has no weaknesses at all.
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| Technical data: |
Type |
M3 plus 8 30 46 |
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Capacity |
46 Ah |
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Cold cranking
amperage |
420 A (EN) |
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| Design: |
Black case |
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Vent plugs |
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"Absolutely maintenance-free" |
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"Magic eye" charge state indicator |
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| Guarantee: |
2 years |
Reference: ADAC-Motorwelt 11/2002
What the announcements don't say:
The MOLL M3 plus hybrid battery is still running in the endurance test on the day of
publication of the test results after completing 550 charge/discharge cycles.
This means MOLL supplies the ideal battery for anyone looking for a longlife product.
The testers are also of this opinion when they say the "biggest advantage (of hybrid batteries) is the
higher cycle strength. The right type of battery for most applications."
As the MOLL battery also had the highest reserve capacity of all the batteries tested, it also offers the
best protection against self-discharge. If the battery is discharged due to the creeping currents flowing
in the parked vehicle, the battery with the largest capacity can naturally hold out longest. MOLL provides 20 % more capacity.
Obviously a battery that can be discharged longer also needs more time for recharging. The MOLL battery proved that
it still offers full capacity without the slightest drop in performance in the cold cranking test even after this
deep discharge followed by a full recharge.
MOLL also came out top in the maintenance friendliness category (water consumption). With 0.9 g/Ah in
the EN 50342 test, the MOLL M3 plus clearly outperforms the
limit for batteries with very low water consumption. This was better than some lead-calcium batteries claimed
to be maintenance-free, which have the disadvantage of lower durability due to their design.
For those who still want to top up their battery due to extreme temperatures or a defective regulator, MOLL still
supplies its batteries with the proven vent plugs. Whether service is actually necessary is simply shown by the
magic eye built into the battery cover. This charge state indicator shows at a glance whether a stored battery
has discharged too much due to excessive storage time.
It is almost unnecessary to say that the MOLL battery
showed no loss of performance in the start tests, but the fact that a battery with such cycle strength passed
these tests at a cold cranking current of 420 A, whereas other tested products only managed 360 A, should not
be underestimated as another customer advantage. The MOLL M3 plus series is after all designed to cover a
maximum number of applications with a minimum number of different battery types.
For MOLL, this new "very good" rating is a confirmation of its product policy traditionally orientated towards customer
benefit. It is also an incentive to continue to prove the high standard of products that MOLL delivers
daily to well-known German OEMs.
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