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Batteries Bad - hippieforever3 - 02-14-2009 09:16

Almost every major city has an industrial battery supplier. The kind
that carries golf cart, truck and fork-lift batteries.

FIND THAT PLACE !!!

They carry brands that have national warrantees, prices are as good or
better than discount places and in my limited experience, they are
OVERWHELMINGLY knowledgable.

I found a place that will sell me Trojan 105 (blems) for $75 and he's
trying to talk me into Trojan refurbished at rediculously low prices,
which he swears will last another 5 years minimum.

Regards,
GPSGary
1984FC35SB

Batteries Bad - Pete Masterson - 02-14-2009 14:36

A few years ago, my brother-in-law worked for a battery rebuild company. Be very careful with remanufactured batteries. Some are excellent, some are good, and some are very poorly done. Remanufactured batteries rarely have any warranty.
The company my B-I-L worked for mostly sold their batteries to used car dealers. The quality they produced were OK, but hardly "great." The dealers only wanted to pay for a battery that would hold up for a few weeks while the car was on the lot, then they didn't care if the battery died once the car was sold. My brother-in-law used one of their batteries in his car -- but then, he could replace it whenever it went bad...
Presumably, an industrial battery supplier might be stocking somewhat better refurbished units, since they probably do a lot of repeat business. But the warning is to be careful about your supplier if you want to work with rebuilt batteries.
Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 (For Sale)
El Sobrante CA
"aeonix1@mac.com"
On Feb 14, 2009, at 1:16 PM, hippieforever3 wrote:

Almost every major city has an industrial battery supplier. The kind
that carries golf cart, truck and fork-lift batteries.

FIND THAT PLACE !!!

They carry brands that have national warrantees, prices are as good or
better than discount places and in my limited experience, they are
OVERWHELMINGLY knowledgable.

I found a place that will sell me Trojan 105 (blems) for $75 and he's
trying to talk me into Trojan refurbished at rediculously low prices,
which he swears will last another 5 years minimum.

Regards,
GPSGary
1984FC35SB





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Batteries Bad - hippieforever3 - 02-19-2009 09:39

This particular battery place I found tells me that most of their
refurbished golf cart batteries are ones they sold new the previous
year. They have their warrantee tag on them.

Regards,
GPSGary
1984FC35SB

Batteries Bad - Jon - 02-19-2009 12:17

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "hippieforever3"
wrote:
>
> This particular battery place I found tells me that most of their
> refurbished golf cart batteries are ones they sold new the previous
> year. They have their warrantee tag on them.
>
> Regards,
> GPSGary
> 1984FC35SB


Gary I contacted Walmart and they said they did not sell six volt
battery where did you get yours?
>

Batteries Bad - John Mann - 02-20-2009 01:57

Sams And Costco sell 6 volt Batteries about $75 bucks

John Mann
1985 PT-40
Granbury tx.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "hippieforever3"
> wrote:
> >
> > This particular battery place I found tells me that most of their
> > refurbished golf cart batteries are ones they sold new the previous
> > year. They have their warrantee tag on them.
> >
> > Regards,
> > GPSGary
> > 1984FC35SB
>
>
> Gary I contacted Walmart and they said they did not sell six volt
> battery where did you get yours?
> >
>

Batteries Bad - Dorn Hetzel - 02-20-2009 02:22

True, but for whatever reason, the warranties on those aren't nearly as long as the ones on their general auto batteries...

Dorn Hetzel
77FC35
Hogansville, GA

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:57 AM, John Mann <"JMann04@charter.net"> wrote:



Sams And Costco sell 6 volt Batteries about $75 bucks



John Mann

1985 PT-40

Granbury tx.




--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Jon" wrote:

>

> --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "hippieforever3"

> wrote:

> >

> > This particular battery place I found tells me that most of their

> > refurbished golf cart batteries are ones they sold new the previous

> > year. They have their warrantee tag on them.

> >

> > Regards,

> > GPSGary

> > 1984FC35SB

>

>

> Gary I contacted Walmart and they said they did not sell six volt

> battery where did you get yours?

> >

>





Batteries Bad - John Mann - 02-20-2009 03:19

Here is a cheap fix to a battery that is old out of warranty. Take a
qt of 140 degree distilled water add 10 heaping tablespoons of Epsom
salt mix up add this to the battery shake the battery and put a
charger on it and if it doesn't take a charge wait a day or more then
try. It will De sulfate the plates that get corroded over time.

John Mann
1985 PT-40
Granbury Tx.




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Dorn Hetzel wrote:
>
> True, but for whatever reason, the warranties on those aren't nearly
as long
> as the ones on their general auto batteries...
>
> Dorn Hetzel
> 77FC35
> Hogansville, GA
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:57 AM, John Mann wrote:
>
> > Sams And Costco sell 6 volt Batteries about $75 bucks
> >
> > John Mann
> > 1985 PT-40
> > Granbury tx.
> >
> >
> > --- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> > "Jon" wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> > "hippieforever3"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This particular battery place I found tells me that most of their
> > > > refurbished golf cart batteries are ones they sold new the
previous
> > > > year. They have their warrantee tag on them.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > GPSGary
> > > > 1984FC35SB
> > >
> > >
> > > Gary I contacted Walmart and they said they did not sell six volt
> > > battery where did you get yours?
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>