Re: interstate batteries
[Re: mopars4ever]
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12/13/17 02:26 PM
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As said above, I`m pretty sure Interstate doesn`t manufacture any batteries. The longest lasting batteries for me have been OEM ones that came in the car. Any replacements never seem to last as long. I agree. I wonder if they don't make them a little better to keep from having damage to the electronics from low voltage during the warranty.
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Re: interstate batteries
[Re: second 70]
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12/13/17 04:33 PM
12/13/17 04:33 PM
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dogdays
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Nonsense. The battery voltage is determined by the chemical composition of the battery components.
Weight? Prove it. This is just another irresponsible version of "the sky is falling!" This is old fogyism at its best. "The world is going to Hell in a handbasket!" This has been spoken as long as there have been new generations coming along.
I've been buying batteries for 45 years. The weight of a top line 27F has stayed pretty constant over the years. As battery construction becomes more advanced, auto manufacturers have been specifying smaller batteries to save weight which will improve the fuel economy.
STILL, battery manufacturers have to manufacture product that meets the automakers' specifications. Battery manufacturers have to produce a good product or word of mouth will kill them. Auto shops don't want bad batteries that come back to the shop There are other magazines than Consumers' Reports who periodically test batteries. As much as you'd like to not believe it, there are Truth in Advertising laws. There are greedy lawyer groups trolling for new Class Action Suits.
Way back in the day, say 1975, one could expect 5 years of life from a battery. Exceptional ones would last seven. That is still true today. Battery life is on a bell shaped curve. Some of the long life stories from here obviously represent cases on the outer limits of the bell shaped curve.
Last edited by dogdays; 12/13/17 04:37 PM.
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Re: interstate batteries
[Re: btomasko]
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12/13/17 05:36 PM
12/13/17 05:36 PM
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Generally any "non open" lead acid battery, you can pop the caps off . . . always, always, make sure the electrolyte level is to bottom of the top hole. I have always done this and used distilled water for top up . . . AND . . . keep the battery charged (maintainer/tender) . . . or charge it manually and remove the charger . . . I have original OE batteries in my 02 cummins, in my 04 Xfire, and my 06 Magnum . . . all check out great ! . . . it is the heat and lack of electrolyte that will kill a battery, along with the low charge state . . .
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Re: interstate batteries
[Re: dogdays]
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12/13/17 05:52 PM
12/13/17 05:52 PM
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Nonsense. The battery cell voltage is determined by the chemical composition of the battery components.
Battery voltage is determined by the number of cells.
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
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Re: interstate batteries
[Re: btomasko]
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12/15/17 01:14 AM
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factory and service parts often have different suppliers or different specifications.
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
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Re: interstate batteries
[Re: MoparMike1974]
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12/15/17 11:04 PM
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OEM batteries are made better and will typically last around 6-7 years from what I have seen. Batteries are made different than they used to be. Instead of having a solid lead sheet they have really thin lead foil that wraps around a paper insulator many times around. The problem is these are much more likely to flake and the deposits create a short in the bottom of the battery. My battery of choice is Deka. I have never had one that lasted less than 5 years, and I have had many of them. You can keep those wal mart batteries. Only last a couple years tops. I don't even know where to start, so I won't.
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Re: interstate batteries
[Re: mopars4ever]
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12/19/17 11:00 AM
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I switched to Optima gel cell batteries after 2 incidences that destroyed paint. I have had great luck with them, my truck however just sits and I've warrantied it's Optima battery 2x's in the last 2 years. Then within a week of the truck I had to buy a new optima for the Cuda, that one was about 10 years old, and so was the one it once it replaced many years ago. Napa's policy is the 3 year warranty starts over upon replacement. I though that was an optima thing and got the cuda's battery at an Autozone. Apparently they don't have the same policy? As said above, I`m pretty sure Interstate doesn`t manufacture any batteries. The longest lasting batteries for me have been OEM ones that came in the car. Any replacements never seem to last as long. Both of my kids 2013 Darts batteries were warrantied at just about 3 years
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