EaglePicher Horizon Batteries Help USACi's Biggs 'Sound Off' at Spring Break Nationals
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 26 -- EaglePicher Horizon Batteries, LLC, a joint venture of EaglePicher Incorporated and Horizon Batteries, Inc., announced the release of its 12A5000 model sealed lead acid battery at the Spring Break Nationals competition in Daytona Beach, Fla. (www.springbreaknationals.com). Designed to revolutionize the high-performance audio industry, the EaglePicher Horizon(TM) model 12A5000 battery features the highest power density of any sealed lead acid battery on the market today.
Gary Biggs, United States Autosound Competition International (USACi) Grand Master, has chosen EaglePicher Horizon batteries for his new vehicle, which will be featured at the show. "We not only replaced 54 conventional batteries with 12 EaglePicher Horizon batteries in our competition Bronco, we also boosted our performance," said Biggs. "Combine space savings with incredible power density, and we have the potential to set new records in audio performance."
Available for sale now, the advanced 12A5000 battery can generate a five-second burst of over 5,000 amps of power. In addition, the battery packs high power into a small form factor, freeing up valuable space for audio equipment.
To learn more about the USACi, access (www.soundoff.org). For more information about EaglePicher Horizon batteries, access www.ephorizon.com or contact us at 1-800-928-9256.
EaglePicher Horizon Batteries, LLC is a joint venture of EaglePicher Incorporated and Horizon Batteries, Inc. The joint venture develops, manufactures, markets and distributes breakthrough, high-performance sealed lead acid battery solutions to industries in which superior power and reduced weight create customer value. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.ephorizon.com.
EaglePicher Incorporated, founded in 1843 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of innovative, advanced technology and industrial products and services for space, defense, environmental, automotive, medical, filtration, pharmaceutical, nuclear power, semiconductor and commercial applications worldwide. The company has 4,000 employees and operates more than 30 plants in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the U.K. and Germany. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.eaglepicher.com.
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EaglePicher Horizon(TM) is a trademark of EaglePicher Horizon Batteries, LLC.
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