New exide batteries. Are they equal to northstars?

[denali804 10+ year member]

Exide makes a new line of batteries called Relay Gel. It seems to be a network type battery. I'm looking at the R12v27 and wondering what northstar would it be comparable to. They also offer them in a g31 size but thats a little big for what I need. I just want to replace my yellow top dual post batteries with something a little stronger. http://www.exide.com Put in usa and click on network power for specs. any help appreciated.

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

couldnt find the info on them. they could be a good battery or horrible because it could be many things. telcom batteries arent built to be charged all the time (aka hooked up to a alt) and some arent cased well for an automotive environment. fact that it states its an actual gel cell also is iffy as if it is a TRUE gel cell from WHAT I know of gel cells they dont burst very good at all (design dependant and i dont know its design. not trying to scare you they are just things that need to be found out)