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Another One Bites the Dust
« on: June 18, 2021, 10:01:37 PM »
Had to buy a battery for a daily driver.  As I had done in the past, I bought a Die Hard AGM thinking it would again be a rebranded Deka from PA.  Got it home and saw it had a little "made in china" sticker.  UGH! 

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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2021, 10:29:54 PM »
It's getting really bad.

Bad for the quality of products

Bad for our country

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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2021, 10:57:20 PM »
For a time we were moving away from the "Made in China" pitfall but I have a sneaking suspicion we are moving back to it all over again...
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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2021, 11:26:50 PM »
After not being able to export toys in many other items with lead content, China find a better way to deal with the inventory.

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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2021, 01:47:25 PM »
Correction,
Communist China

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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2021, 08:27:31 PM »
I guess I am lucky. I drive by the Deka factory and the warehouse every day. I can drive right into the plant to the little factory store they have and buy direct from them. They are even still warm when you get them. lol.

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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2021, 04:27:09 PM »
Question:
My repop Autolite which is 12 yrs old, yes 12 yrs, and I'm going to have to replace soon.  Not looking to replace with the $500 repop todays Autolite, just a regular name battery.

So is AGM the way to go for these older vehicles that sits more than drove?

Thanks for any advice,
Rich

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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2021, 07:44:47 AM »
I just bought 2 batteries from Costco(Interstate). A 24F for my GT350 and a 27F for my SCJ Mach1. My last Costco battery which is just old in the Shelby has a 9 09 date on it. Time will tell if it was the right choice. A friend paid around 50 bucks for one from Rural King(Excide rebranded) for his 71 Boss 351.
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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2021, 10:13:52 AM »
The last 2 batteries I have purchased came from my local Home Depot.... great prices on standard Exide batteries and both have done very well in non-regular drivers. I like the fact that I can peel off one decal, and its a plain black battery suitable for your favorite topper. I have one in the GT350 and another in my 1966 Alfa Romeo boat tail convertible. Of course I do have a cut off switch on the Alfa, but not the Shelby.
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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2021, 10:31:43 AM »
Two words:

BATTERY TENDER

Un-used car batteries will last. The only car battery I had to replace in years was on my Toyota FJ Cruiser which sat for 2 months, thus dead battery. (2013 Original Battery). Tender on everything.
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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2021, 11:34:11 AM »
AGM batteries need a special AGM battery tender, if you use a normal acid battery tender it will kill it.
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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2021, 03:52:59 PM »
Battery tenders are also capable of killing batteries. They are not smart chargers.

Look at CTek or Optima.

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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2021, 03:57:38 PM »
Battery tenders are also capable of killing batteries. They are not smart chargers.

Look at CTek or Optima.
I put my Mach1 battery on my battery tender and had it on for a few years and the battery was dead when I decided to use it last winter. No charger on my Shelby for a few years now and would use the tender periodically over the years and at 12 years old replaced it a few weeks ago.
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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2021, 04:23:25 PM »
AGM batteries need a special AGM battery tender, if you use a normal acid battery tender it will kill it.
Ok, going back to my reply #6, My repop Autolite DID last 12 years but the place I bought it from(And I cannot remember who it was), told me to charge every 3 months for 1 hour with my Diehard charger set to AGM and 10 Amps. 

That has to be the reason I got 12 yrs out of it.

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Re: Another One Bites the Dust
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2021, 04:28:26 PM »
I just bought 2 batteries from Costco(Interstate). A 24F for my GT350 and a 27F for my SCJ Mach1. My last Costco battery which is just old in the Shelby has a 9 09 date on it. Time will tell if it was the right choice. A friend paid around 50 bucks for one from Rural King(Excide rebranded) for his 71 Boss 351.
Was your batteries AGM batteries?  How about the Rural King?