[DeTomaso] Best Battery These Days?
Sean Korb
spkorb at gmail.com
Thu Sep 19 17:39:09 EDT 2019
I believe you. I bought an Auto-Zone battery in 2001 and it only died last
year. I put it through hell too but I always topped it off and it never
drained all the way. Treat it right and it will treat you right. I can't
recommend one brand over the other even after my experience. The
manufacturing is so similar between them now it hardly matters.
sean
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 4:59 PM audionut--- via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> Nobody is going to believe this, but--
>
> I purchased my car in Jan 2006 from Mayberry Lincoln-Mercury with a
> brand new Ford Motorcraft battery.
>
> It still works like a champ.
>
> I keep it on a cheap modern electronic charger 24/7. I pull it out
> once a year to keep the cable connections/terminals/plastic case clean
> and top the cells w/distilled water.
>
> Sometimes it doesn't need water for another year or two.
>
> Without diligent charging and good hygiene a batteries' ability to
> accept and maintain a charge slowly declines. We tend to charge them
> sporadically thinking that it must be good because it accepted a charge
> but this can be an illusion. Batteries will accept a charge right up
> to the point of death giving us no warning as to its' state of health.
>
>
> Surprised and annoyed by our batteries' unexpected death, we head out
> to buy another one while our lady sits around waiting. After a nice
> drive we return home, park the car and catch a football game. The new
> battery gets treated like shit just like the last one.
>
> Take it from a guy who owns several cars and way too many motorcycles.
> I have made every battery mistake that can be made.
>
> Unless you drive your car at least every other day, the battery is
> going to go bad slowly and imperceptibly over time. New batteries
> start to go bad sitting on the shelf at AutoZone. We buy new ones
> thinking that it will easily last through it's warranty but if the
> battery sat in the mfg warehouse and then also at the retail store, it
> is already well on its' way to a premature death. (Maintaining
> motorcycle batteries in various vintage machines tends give one a slow,
> brutal lesson in battery maintenance).
>
> Apparently, with my Pantera's Motorcraft unit I must've got lucky with
> a "freshie" that didn't sit around for very long as new. Either that
> or it is magic.
>
> Which brand is best? In my experience, brand means next to nothing.
> Buy the one you think looks cool. Just keep it clean, keep it charged
> and keep the cells filled.
>
> (And don't fall for that "sealed/no maintenance required" nonsense)
>
>
>
> Sent using Hushmail
> On 9/17/2019 at 6:04 AM, "Mark Pinson via DeTomaso"
> <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
> What's the conventional wisdom on the best, latest and greatest
> battery for our Panteras these days?
> Thanks in advance,
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I believe you.A I bought an Auto-Zone battery in 2001 and it only died
last year.A I put it through hell too but I always topped it off and
it never drained all the way.A Treat it right and it will treat you
right.A I can't recommend one brand over the other even after my
experience.A The manufacturing is so similar between them now it
hardly matters.A
sean
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 4:59 PM audionut--- via DeTomaso
<[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A Nobody is going to believe this, but--
A A I purchased my car in Jan 2006 from Mayberry Lincoln-Mercury
with a
A A brand new Ford Motorcraft battery.
A A It still works like a champ.
A A I keep it on a cheap modern electronic charger 24/7.A I pull
it out
A A once a year to keep the cable connections/terminals/plastic
case clean
A A and top the cells w/distilled water.
A A Sometimes it doesn't need water for another year or two.
A A Without diligent charging and good hygiene a batteries' ability
to
A A accept and maintain a charge slowly declines.A We tend to
charge them
A A sporadically thinking that it must be good because it accepted
a charge
A A but this can be an illusion.A Batteries will accept a charge
right up
A A to the point of death giving us no warning as to its' state of
health.
A A Surprised and annoyed by our batteries' unexpected death, we
head out
A A to buy another one while our lady sits around waiting.A After
a nice
A A drive we return home, park the car and catch a football game.A
A The new
A A battery gets treated like shit just like the last one.
A A Take it from a guy who owns several cars and way too many
motorcycles.
A A I have made every battery mistake that can be made.
A A Unless you drive your car at least every other day, the battery
is
A A going to go bad slowly and imperceptibly over time.A New
batteries
A A start to go bad sitting on the shelf at AutoZone.A We buy new
ones
A A thinking that it will easily last through it's warranty but if
the
A A battery sat in the mfg warehouse and then also at the retail
store, it
A A is already well on its' way to a premature death.A
(Maintaining
A A motorcycle batteries in various vintage machines tends give one
a slow,
A A brutal lesson in battery maintenance).
A A Apparently, with my Pantera's Motorcraft unit I must've got
lucky with
A A a "freshie" that didn't sit around for very long as new.A
Either that
A A or it is magic.
A A Which brand is best?A In my experience, brand means next to
nothing.
A A Buy the one you think looks cool.A Just keep it clean, keep it
charged
A A and keep the cells filled.
A A (And don't fall for that "sealed/no maintenance required"
nonsense)
A A Sent using Hushmail
A A On 9/17/2019 at 6:04 AM, "Mark Pinson via DeTomaso"
A A <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A A What's the conventional wisdom on the best, latest and
greatest
A A A battery for our Panteras these days?
A A A Thanks in advance,
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