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VARTA CYCLING BATTERIES. All VARTA cycling batteries are DUAL PURPOSE, which can be used in cycling applications or starting applications. Also in dual purpose applications where x1 battery is required to do both, such as small Marine applications, or large marine applications where the starting batteries are also cycled for things like thrusters, winches etc. EXCEPTIONAL Eurpoean Design, manufacture and performance.
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