Re: Batteries

From: WiLieR[SS] (waffle787@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Feb 01 2007 - 21:30:26 EST


On 1/31/07, Marc W. Grobe <mgrobe@leghorncomputing.com> wrote:
> Some of us Jeep guys on a different forum have been debating them recently.
> A lot of people have been complaining has been occuring regarding premature failure of mostly red tops. Hard to say if there has been quality issues the last two years or so. Or if there is some mitigating circumstances that have caused these batteries to fail.
> Pontential similar batteries are the Exide Orbital/Napa Orbital and Odyssey batteries.
> I can provide a link if interested.
> -Marc-

I wonder how many of these failures are caused by the use of a red top
when a yellow top is actually needed instead. Would be interesting to
research into that a bit more; the amount of electrical accessories
used on the vehicle, what kind of draw do they have, what size
alternator, etc...

WiLieR



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