[s-cars] Battery Recommendation (don't shoot)

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

Cody, 


Ruh roh, what's the scoop on the charging issues with AGM batteries? How do you do permanent damage to one? 


Thanks. 


-Manny 



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Message: 6 
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:40:28 -0400 
From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> 
To: Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> 
Cc: "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com> 
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Battery Recommendation (don't shoot) 
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Even as a shop owner batteries are a pain. It really seems like nobody can CONSISTENTLY make decent ones. Interstate is one of the most ubiquitous high quality batteries, but even they aren't good enough in my book. Motorcraft (ford) seem to be the best out there currently. Stick with lead acid as AGM batteries require different charging methods and are quite easy to do permanent damage to. 

The majority of automotive batteries on the market are made by Johnson Controls. Contrary to popular belief that does NOT make them equal. Johnson Controls makes them to the customer specifications so even if a Motorcraft and a Duralast are made in the same building and share the same outer case, you can be certain that the components and the quality control methods differ depending on how much money the brand on the label wanted to spend. 

-Cody Forbes (mobile) 

> On Sep 12, 2016, at 7:21 PM, Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Hedz, 
> 
> With trepidation I ask for a recommendation on a battery. 
> 
> The patient is a 1995.5 S6 Avant. No mods to the electrical system other than the instrument cluster light upgrade and euro-spec headlamps. 
> 
> I searched the accumulation of s-car emails, but got no clear results. I am ashamed that I am posting one of the forbidden topics. 
> 
> Douglas 
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