I have had some really bad luck with US Battery, they build the Interstate L-16 battery's Several failing just after the warranty period was up, 13 months or so for several of them with a 12 month warranty. One set was in a place that got 7 years out of a set of Trojan, T-105 batteries, so I have no doubt they were treated well. I have had 4 fail out of 12 in my set over the last 2 1/2 years. There was At this point I have had too many failures to ever install another set. I have gotten some reasonable pricing from Trojan again so ask me about them in a few years, they almost have too many L-16 choices these days. Make sure you are comparing equivalent batteries the price spread is substantial in the Trojan line.
I will try to send you some sheets. Later, Bob On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Drake Chamberlin < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Wrenches, > > With the high price of batteries, I'm looking at battery options. I've > found some Interstate L-16 batteries for a bit over half the price of > Trojans. Is there a compelling reason not to use these? > > Also, I've had no luck finding cut sheets or drawings of either of these > brands. Does anyone know where (or if) this information is available? > > Thanks, > > Drake > > > Drake Chamberlin > Athens Electric > OH License 44810 > CO License 3773 > 740-448-7328 > 740-856-9648 > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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