date code on your batteries and age
Picked up our brand new custom ordered TT last April. It has a single 12 volt Interstate battery which did not last a year due to a dead cell (confirmed by Interstate). Our dealer refused to replace...
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Interesting - I didn't know there was a date code other than on a sticker.
I returned a battery for the first time in my life last week. A Costco starting battery purchased in November with a November sticker on it. I ran it pretty well dead by leaving a light on in the sitting van for a week. I didn't know to charge it slowly - just put it on a large, somewhat smart charger that started at 15 amps. It started the van once and wouldn't do it again 20 minutes later.
No receipt. Costco didn't even ask for one - they had a record of the purchase. No questions about my misuse. Full refund as a cash card.
I returned a battery for the first time in my life last week. A Costco starting battery purchased in November with a November sticker on it. I ran it pretty well dead by leaving a light on in the sitting van for a week. I didn't know to charge it slowly - just put it on a large, somewhat smart charger that started at 15 amps. It started the van once and wouldn't do it again 20 minutes later.
No receipt. Costco didn't even ask for one - they had a record of the purchase. No questions about my misuse. Full refund as a cash card.
