The whole "higher cca batteries aren't as durable" I do believe that theory. The higher the cca, the higher the plate count is. The higher the plate count, the closer the plates are placed together and a easier chance for one to come loose and contact a plate next to it and short that cell out.
batteries.. which ones do you run?
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That makes sense especially if they are subject to a lot of jostling.
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My battery tender was money well spent. Do you ever disconnect and charge your batteries separately? I've been meaning to do this. Right now I just charge them in parallel.I buy Napa onesSexy huh?
You can find a Napa nearly anywhere, receipt goes in a shipping label stuck on the side of the battery. And I use a tender instead of a battery heater for cold temps.
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Running these as well. They are awesome. Have one in my 86 while waiting on the trans to come back. Spins a 351w over like a sob. Plus no acid leaking or corrosion. They are heavy though.
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I mounted the tender on the truck, and plugged it in when ever I plugged the block heater in....so nope on separately
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what they said! diehard platinum p2's in the dually and have ran tye truck in freezing temps for over a day when my alternator took a dump...
the platinums dont corrode either..
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I stopped using walmart, their batteries are now 650cca. At least in AZ. I'm going to O'Reilly batteries. In the heat here in AZ. Battery's last 2-3 years at most. There's an Oriellys everywhere, even in small towns. I would never use napa for batteries, i usually have stuff go bad after 6pm or right before a trip, plus they want their receipt for everything. For oreillys I just give them my number. Napa closes at 5:30, oriellys 9pm. That's the biggest plus.
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Like I've said before with die hards is that I think sears is going out of business in the not so distant future. I bought a pair of duralst golds in 07-08 time frame and I garuantee they're still on something at the farm right now. Rural king has good prices on batteries, they're rebadged exides
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Didnt know that either. Got the receipt with the 7 year info still. So I'll assume they will still honor it.
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I just looked them up online. The Maxx Everstart are 850cca with 3 year warranty and 2 year prorated. Diehard platimums are 2.5 times the price with 4 year waranty. They are the AGM's so they should hold up better under high vibration situations though. But are they really worth 2.5 times the price if you just get 50 to 60% more life out of them? Maybe you would get more. Not sure I would want to roll the dice on that since the warranty is only 1 year more than the Walmart brand.
I think that I am going to just be diligent about using my battery tender if I have to call on the batteries more than normal like jumping other vehicles or troubleshooting something on the truck were you are cycling the gp's a lot.
Ummmm, I ruin those Wal-Mart batteries in a year if I drive it everyday. I just take it back, ive neeeever paid a dime to exchange. My last set were 2010s that puked in 2013....but lots of sitting. Idk. I took a bath buying $$$ batteries and trying exchange them. Sears comes to mind. Now my lincoln ls I spent the 180$ on the sears platinum and it really wings the starter over...like seriously. Worth every single penny. My truck destroys batteries.
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Currently running a pair of the Die Hard Platinums in the truck. Got em on sale 2yrs ago and they're still going strong.
Just put an Autocraft Platinum in my TDI Jetta. Think they're made by Johnson Controls.
Just put an Autocraft Platinum in my TDI Jetta. Think they're made by Johnson Controls.
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I have the agm from advance on my tdi jetta. It works.
Walmart is cheap, they put a lower cca in warm climates...
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