Batteries: Interstate vs Duracell/Deka
After lots of great advice from a previous post I'm going to replace the original battery that came with my TT with two 6V golf cart batteries. Sam's Club has the Duracell brand made by Deka in PA,...
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Could be. If the battery/RV owner gave a $hit, so Would I.
He's got new low resistance durable battery connections, rarely boondocks, and easy to warranty 210Ah of thick plate deep cycle battery that cost 168$ before tax.
I don't know why SG did not change with 40Ah added to them, or why it acted funky until after a discharge recharge cycle.
But I noticed my New AGM would not hold the manufacturer full charge resting voltage until cycled and high amp recharged.
I expect new battery pre cycling weirdness. If these batteries were for myself I would have brought my hydrometer into Costco, instead of just my voltmeter. In the end all batteries I tested read 6.34v +/1 0.01v so I just grabbed the two most convenient.
The better question is, are these interstate gc-2s sold by costco, and apparantly made by trojan to their t-605 standard, well, are they built with the same love as they do those they put in a maroon casing with a trojan sticker?
For 84$ each, is that possible?
How much do the 89$ Batteries+ Deka's gc-2's weigh? Are they Deka's nationwide?
If my SG weirdness observations has some deciding against the costco interstate GC-2's, well it is perhaps a forum service.
I wonder how much reading of forums like this that the battery marketers do. Since we all say GC-2s are the best deep cycle bang for the buck in RV service, perhaps they have decided they can offer lighter weight versions of these, and rake in more profit until time proves that something is rotten in Denmark.
Maximum profit makes this world go round. Fisting the consumer is how that is done, and 'they' are getting better and better at it.
Grab your ankles
He's got new low resistance durable battery connections, rarely boondocks, and easy to warranty 210Ah of thick plate deep cycle battery that cost 168$ before tax.
I don't know why SG did not change with 40Ah added to them, or why it acted funky until after a discharge recharge cycle.
But I noticed my New AGM would not hold the manufacturer full charge resting voltage until cycled and high amp recharged.
I expect new battery pre cycling weirdness. If these batteries were for myself I would have brought my hydrometer into Costco, instead of just my voltmeter. In the end all batteries I tested read 6.34v +/1 0.01v so I just grabbed the two most convenient.
The better question is, are these interstate gc-2s sold by costco, and apparantly made by trojan to their t-605 standard, well, are they built with the same love as they do those they put in a maroon casing with a trojan sticker?
For 84$ each, is that possible?
How much do the 89$ Batteries+ Deka's gc-2's weigh? Are they Deka's nationwide?
If my SG weirdness observations has some deciding against the costco interstate GC-2's, well it is perhaps a forum service.
I wonder how much reading of forums like this that the battery marketers do. Since we all say GC-2s are the best deep cycle bang for the buck in RV service, perhaps they have decided they can offer lighter weight versions of these, and rake in more profit until time proves that something is rotten in Denmark.
Maximum profit makes this world go round. Fisting the consumer is how that is done, and 'they' are getting better and better at it.
Grab your ankles