Date:         Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:20:11 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Battery at Costco
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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I have a pair of Deka group 48's here that do not fit. Also, my wife's Audi
A8 needs the taller battery as the captive positive cable does not fully
seat on the shorter battery.
As I said be careful. My guess is that Johnson Controls may be using the
same box for both sizes.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
mark drillock
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 9:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Battery at Costco

While some battery industry specs give dimensions that make the 48 too tall
every 48 I have purchased was the same height as the 41. Here is a photo I
took of the 2 batteries side by side to show the heights.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/638455.jpg

Mark


Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Be careful. A group 48, often interchanged with a group 91 is 7=1/5
> inches tall. The group 41 should be 6-5/8 inches tall.
>
> Dennis
>
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