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Post by Leftee on Dec 15, 2023 13:09:21 GMT -5
... and the world became just a little bit more surreal.
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Post by Taildragger on Dec 15, 2023 14:07:26 GMT -5
Kinda reminds me of an Alembic output cable...
Was there sticker shock?
I know there was last time I bought a car battery.
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Post by Leftee on Dec 15, 2023 14:35:50 GMT -5
I had girded my loins for the price. Ended up at $250 - which seems about typical for an AGM battery.
I really didn’t know, until today, that Duracell was in the automotive market. I just remember putting about a ka-billion of their smaller batteries in kids toys years ago. 😂
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Post by Ragtop on Dec 16, 2023 6:10:42 GMT -5
Remember back when you had to top off your car battery once in a while with water (preferably distilled)? And they only lasted a couple years?
They last a very long time now, and require zero maintenance. Sure ain't cheap, though.
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Post by Leftee on Dec 16, 2023 8:16:55 GMT -5
It might be the ‘80s when I last serviced a battery with water. I could be wrong, though.
I looked it up, and I see that Duracell has been offering automotive batteries for years. I guess it’s only me that didn’t know that. 😂
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Post by LeftyMeister on Dec 16, 2023 9:04:10 GMT -5
One of my former customers was a recycle plant owned by Duracell . They're also into generators, hearing aids, and portable power stations.
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Post by Ragic on Dec 16, 2023 9:30:27 GMT -5
From the interwebs... Duracell might be best known for household batteries, but that hasn’t stopped the company from offering car batteries. However, Duracell doesn’t manufacture the car batteries. Instead, East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. has been responsible for creating the automotive lineup since 2009, but the company has been a leader overall during the past sixty years.
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Post by Leftee on Dec 16, 2023 10:36:22 GMT -5
I saw that in my investigations, as well.
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Post by RufusTeleStrat on Dec 16, 2023 13:57:00 GMT -5
I still have 7 deep draft wet cell batteries in my golf cart that need periodic filling with distilled water. It is a chore that I detest, but since it is an odd number there is no inexpensive battery tender system like 6 and 8 battery systems have.
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