Re: Battery lifespan

"John Tserkezis" <jt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Knobdoodle wrote:
>
>> I was told that Asian im****ts tend to sit on the ****ps, docks, holding 
>> yards etc. for a fair while before getting sold and the batteries 
>> discharge and stay discharged for a fair while and this shortens their 
>> lives.
>
>  True, however, I was under the impression many/most/all? lead/acid 
> batteries are ****pped dry, and supplied with sulphuric acid mix on sale.

> This will greatly increase their shelf life before being sold.
>
True of aftermarket batteries.  I doubt that's the case for original 
batteries though.
>
>> The last three new cars I've had only got about two years out of their 
>> first battery but got much longer out of their second.
>
>  Probably says something about the quality of the batteries the car 
> manufacturer is willing to put in. :-)
> -- 
Again probably true but the replacement crap-o heavy-duty K-Mart battery 
beat the original super-duper calcium battery by several years....

It's probably just something you should factor into the
purchase-price......
-- 
Knob