AKB "AKOM": reviews, characteristics

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:41

Every car owner sometimes faces the need to replace the battery. Which battery to buy - imported or domestic? Today we will talk about the AKOM battery. Owner reviews and battery description will help you decide whether to buy this product.

Who is the manufacturer?

An important role in the choice of goods is played by the country in which the product is produced. The battery called "AKOM" is produced in Russia. To be more precise, the birthplace of batteries is in the city of Tolyatti, which is located in the Samara region.

The AKOM plant offers batteries for all types of vehicles: domestic, imported, and trucks.

It is worth noting that the assortment includes both standard batteries and understated ones, which are so often sought out on the shelves of car dealerships, for example, by Ford owners.

Reviews from JSCB "AKOM" in most cases are positive. The owners write that this is a quality product, albeit domestic production. You can choose both a conventional battery, with a standard starting current, and withenlarged.

An important factor for many drivers is that AKOM batteries are serviceable, that is, you can open each jar to measure the density of the electrolyte, as well as to check the condition of the liquid itself - whether the plates have begun to shed.

Next, let's talk about the assortment of AKOM batteries. Reviews will be present for each model.

Since we are talking about cars in this section, we will consider standard batteries with a capacity of 60 Ah.

Standard AKOM battery: 60 Ah

This is a calcium battery, which is a newer manufacturing technology than lead-calcium batteries.

The starting current of such a battery is 520 A, which is enough for installation on cars of the passenger group. Designed for foreign cars and domestic "horses" with an average package of options. Available in standard and lowered models, straight and reverse.

How to recognize the battery? By bright yellow color and blue inscription "AKOM".

Reviews about the battery "AKOM 60"

Reviews are an important factor. Let's see what car owners say about these batteries. Let's consider both positive and negative reviews about AKOM.

Positive

They write that the battery is reliable, it starts the car well even in cold weather. Of course, if it is sufficiently charged, which not all motorists follow. I liked the quality of the battery, it holds a charge for a long time, pleasescharge identifier - a transparent "peephole" on the cover: green for a good charge, black for an insufficient one.

Negative

A little pricey for a domestic product. "Eye" for tracking the charge fails.

REACTOR

AKB "AKOM REACTOR", reviews of which the manufacturing company itself is the most admired, deserves attention.

There are no batteries with a capacity of 60 Ah in the line, since the starting current in the model is with a higher value. For example, for the 55th it will be 550 A, for the 65th - already 650. Therefore, lovers of powerful batteries, look carefully at this item.

It is impossible to put the 65th battery "Reactor" on old foreign cars and cars (cars) of domestic production, as it will often be discharged, since the car will not be able to support its charge. For the "Lada", the classics perfectly fit the 55th. Even if you are used to setting the 60th, look at the value of the cold start current. In a conventional battery, it is 520 A, and in the "Reactor 55" it will already be 550 A.

Batteries are suitable for both domestic and imported cars with the maximum package of options. Available with straight and reverse polarity.

How do you know? By gray (steel) color.

JSC "AKOM Reaktor": reviews

Everyone who installed this "beast" in their car for the first time was satisfied. They write that there are simply no analogues of Russian production. The battery is very powerfuleasily starts the car even in severe frosts, when the owners of other batteries carry their batteries home - to warm up and recharge.

There is only one negative point - the price is a bit high, not everyone can supply such a battery.

AKOM + EFB

Seeing such a battery on the counter, many will ask what EFB means. This is the latest technology for creating calcium batteries. Many owners of more powerful or, on the contrary, weaker cars complain that lead-calcium batteries hold a charge better than just calcium ones. For example, domestic-made cars often suffer from current leakage (here the wiring has moved away, there, which does not affect operation, but pumps the charge from the battery even when it is not running). So, if a calcium battery has become a victim of a deep discharge, then it will be difficult to restore it, the corrosion process will quickly begin. EFB technology makes calcium batteries more resistant to deep discharges and subsequent corrosion.

Suitable for any cars - imported and domestic.

Budget battery "Bravo"

"AKOM" offers a more budgetary version of the battery - this is the "Bravo" line. Designed for practical people who live in a mild climate region and for those who do not drive in the winter.

The 60 A/h Bravo's starting current is only 480 A.

Suitable for domestic and imported cars with a standard package of options. There is both direct and reversepolarity.

Reviews about the battery "AKOM Bravo" are not bad. Everyone understands that this is a budget option, you can’t demand much from it. They write that for its price category and characteristics, this is a pretty good option.

How to extend battery life?

Many may complain that, they say, the first year of the battery pleased, but from the second it began to fail. It is worth remembering that the battery is a battery that needs to be charged.

1. Check the tightness. If it is less than 1.27, then it's time to charge. In winter, the density should be about 1.30. Do not recharge, if you increase the density too much, then the plates will begin to shed faster - corrosion.
2. Check the fluid. If it is gray cloudy, then corrosion has begun. "AKOM" gives a guarantee for its batteries from 2 to 3 years, bring it to the store with a warranty card. If the warranty has expired, then you need to buy a new battery.
3. Never add electrolyte! If the liquid level is low, add distilled water and charge the battery. The fact is that only water boils away, and the acid remains. Even if the density is low at a low level, electrolyte cannot be poured. All acid has been absorbed into the plates and will be released into a liquid state after charging. If you add electrolyte, the acid level will be higher than normal, and this threatens to corrode.