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re: "<span
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batteries are basically all the same and will last years if you
drive the vehicle regularly"</span><br>
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I respectfully disagree. Two Interstate batteries lasted 2 years
(each) in my Mustang although I was making a freeway commute of
almost 80 miles round trip 5 days a week. They were checked and
serviced regularly. They both failed completely with no warning
(hard starts, etc.). Two Motorcraft batteries--hecho en
Mexico--also lasted about 2 years (I suspect they were re-branded
Interstates). We've had 2 pairs of 6V Interstates fail in a couple
years in our BN2. The Deka in my Mustang--made in the USA--has
about 3 years of intermittent city/freeway driving and is going
strong.<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/22/2018 6:37 AM, Robert Begani
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Listeners:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
solution for dead batteries has been discussed many times.
In today’s world batteries are basically all the same and
will last years if you drive the vehicle regularly. We do
not. Our vehicles and sitting in the garage or storage and,
as many of us who know this have said, will reduce the life
of the battery very quickly. Use a battery maintainer or
floater charger when it is sitting, take the car for a 20-30
mile drive once a month to give it a full charge or give it
a full change while in storage. Oh yes, idling the engine
will not give the battery life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I
buy inexpensive batteries. The current was purchased 4
years ago from Walmart. It has been out of the vehicle for
2 years and has been on a Battery Tender with charger which
only holds the charge, however, the storage charge will
deteriorate over time. So I put it on a charger at 10 amps
for 15 minutes every few months. Today it is rated as fully
charged and ready to turn over the engine when I get it back
together. Nevertheless, I expect the battery will need to
be replaced after I begin to drive my Healey again on long
trips. I have an alternator on my BJ8.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On
the other hand, regarding batteries on today’s vehicles, my
wife drives an 18 month old Honda CRV. She called me
because her car would not start at her friends home. I
brought over the Starter cables jumped the car and drove it
home. Then I put the charger on the battery and suggested
she drive the car longer distances once a week. She was
just driving around our small town visiting her friends etc.
and not getting out on the road. An alternator will not
fully charge a battery on short distances especially when
you are operating many electronic items on the car while it
is sitting overnight. She has not had a battery problem
since. And, I remember to use her car when taking a 30 Plus
mile trip on the interstate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Drive
your cars gentlemen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Regards,
battery a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bob
Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BJ8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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