I have 3 Scams Club deep cycle batteries, This is my 6th year and they are still fine, but I think like you say I will replace next spring on general principles. This year they (Sam's) say Duracell I think. But they are probably still Johnson Control. Like someone said, weight is probably a key element. Along with lead, of course.
Regards, Bill -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 11:22 PM To: Wally Bryant; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Batteries Wal, What you say is perfectly true, but... There are deminishingly few battery manufacturers in the US because of the impacts of environmental and OSHA regulations. And for the past decade or so Walmart batteries have been made by Globe Battery Div of Johnson Controls. They also make batteries for Interstate, NAPA, and the Sears Die Hard, among others. Walmart and Sam's Club offer very good pricing, the lowest in my area, and good quality. The 115AH group 27 deep cycle batteries in my 38 were installed in 2006 and are still going strong. ( the batteries in my 25 were bought in 2003 and may need to be replaced soon on general principles) They were rated at 25AH more than the 27 deep cycles from West Marine, and cost less than half as much. Plus they had a 5 year warranty instead of 12 months. My experience with deep cycle batteries from Walmart has been very good, and I have no qualms about recommending them. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On Sep 30, 2014, at 20:04, Wally Bryant via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > And I don't want to sound cynical, but WalMart doesn't manufacture anything. With the purchasing power that they have, they can dictate terms to any supplier. And they do. The battery that you get from WalMart or Sam's Club this year can be entirely different from the battery you'll get next year. It might look the same and have the same label... > > Wal > > you wrote: >> Consumer Reports rated the Walmart batteries very highly. > > > -- > s/v Stella Blue > www.wbryant.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
