Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:58:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reconditioned Battery Opinions?
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Over the years I have discharged 6 volt golf cart batteries to zero
volts and had them come back. I have had 6 volt batteries run dry and
exposed the plates  for weeks. Add water, put them on a good charger,
they come back. They last for years and take a lot of abuse. Costco
has a good price, but NAPA sells them too (Interstate re-labels) and
NAPA stores are everywhere.

Maybe the new Optima batts are better, but I don't have the money
around to experiment. My nearest battery store doesn't stock them
because he can't afford to.

I run solars at 128 watts and a Air X 400 watt wind generator (Sam's
Club $600) that really pumps. Bought longer blades on eBay and it's
quieter and puts out at lower wind speeds. A 2000 watt inverter
completes the setup- oh, also put a ethernet bridge on an old sat dish
and get wifi over a mile away.
Looks like moonbase, heh heh...

Jim C
Mexico

On Aug 19, 2009, at 9:13 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Phooey - I have three Costco batteries in two vans and one more in
> Maiken's
> Golf.
>
> I got the last Group 41 less than a year ago.
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:59 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Jake de
>> Villiers<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Costco batteries are fully guaranteed and go for ~ $60.00 CDN...
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Jake!
>>
>> I thought they didn't carry them anymore up here in Canada? (as per
>> Frank C's post a while back)
>>
>> I looked on Costcos website, but didn't see any listings for car
>> batteries.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Beverley Anne de Villiers   April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009
>
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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