Date:         Fri, 20 May 94 13:41:26 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@io.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: charging system troubleshooting

Joel Walker writes:
> 
> and it seems to be a hit-or-miss thing with new batteries, even. i once went
> through three Sears Diehards in six months ... but that last one was still on
> the car when i sold it five years later.
> 
> by the way, Wal-Mart has Champion batteries with better warranties and cheaper
> prices (than Sears). just a thought.

I bought one of those Champion batteries.  Lasted less than a month.  Cost
me $100 to have my charging system diagnosed because I couldn't believe it
was the brand new battery that was the problem.  I have had excellent
experiences with the Die Hard batteries, *except* for the Die-Hard Gold.
This one will never recover if it ever gets completely drained, unlike the
standard Die-Hard, which lives up to its name.  YMMV on all of this, of
course...

-David

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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?)
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