Wal-Mart Batteries
While this post is related to my boat batteries, they are the same batteries used for RV applications. Yesterday, I pulled the 4 batteries out of my flats boat to replace them. 2 each dual purpo...
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SidecarFlip wrote:
I read somewhere that East Penn is the only battery manufacturer that has their own lead smelter. Not sure if it's true, just what I read somewhere.
Most likely one of my posts.. My Source (Sadly) is East Penn
But yes. that's one of the reasons my main batteries are DEKA (East PEnn) both the chassis and the GC-2's (G-20's in their catalog)
I might add. I put the G-20's in in 2014 as I recall. Spring of.
Last month, for the first time in 4 years.. I had to add distilled water.
Now I will admit I have only 80 amp converter and over 500 Amp Hours Total (A slower recharge uses less water) but 4 years between waterings!!!!!.
My original Interstate 2200's (Same class) did not have the additional 300 amp hours hooked up so they took water every mother's day when new. more often as they aged. But even after I expanded the battery banks they needed annual wattering or more frequent.
FOUR YEARS the Deka's went without a "Drink"
Them's some good batteries.
Bought them from a DEKA store in Anderson, SC. These are a tad heavier than the older INterstates (10 more amp hours) so though I was able to lift the Interstates OUT by mayself. I had to have help lifting the new ones in. Very pleased. these suckers may outlast me.
