[s-cars] Lead/Acid battery recommendations

[Peter Golledge]

Nearly forgot, good idea to check the next failure point the alt brushes.
On the wife's S6 they were worn to the point where charging happened
intermittently.  Seems like ~ 250k miles is the wear point.  The commutator
rings looked very decent so dropped in a regular/brush unit and still going
strong after another year of daily driving duty.

On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 7:56 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> Larry,
>
> Here is a blog about battery failures.  Despite the name it doesn’t give
> much information about why they fail in winter.  Summer heat and a/c loads
> are just as demanding, and the batteries perform better in cold conditions.
>
> I suppose you mean conventional batteries with liquid electrolyte rather
> than a AGM battery, because all batteries suitable for use in your car are
> lead/acid technology.
>
> Sams Clubs may not be a big thing in NY, but they have a reasonably priced
> battery suitable for the UrS, type 41 IIRC.  Anyway, it has posts in the
> right place, recessed below the top, and a vent.  They didn’t include the
> positive post cover but that is probably available from the dying battery.
>
> I am not a fan of diehard batteries in general and certainly not for the
> UrS.  IME the stores only have the most expensive international battery for
> the car at twice the price of the standard line, and the battery quality is
> far below the marketing hype.
>
> Check out the charging system connections and voltage regulator along with
> the serpentine belt.
>
> http://blog.advanceautoparts.com/2016/11/07/why-do-car-
> batteries-die-in-winter/
>
> Tom
>
>
> > On Sat Nov 12, 2016, at 8:40 PM, Larry <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My current battery is old enough to be concerned about it making it
> through the winter. Looking for traditional lead/acid battery
> recommendations from the list.
> >
> > Based on posts long ago, I'm assuming the Interstate  option with the
> vent tube is NLA
> >
> > LL-NY
>
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