take the trojans....  i can't give any factual reasons but I believe the trojans are better. there is a difference in the lead, the thickness of the plates etc etc...
ciao,
dave b

On Tue, July 14, 2009 5:37 pm, Dan Bentler wrote:
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> Bremerton Shipyard - surplus submarine battery. Oughta be able to get a whole
> bunch of AH for the buck. May entail other challenges like 1,000 lb per cell and
> other trivial facts but just think of the savings per Ah.
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> you left out one important number re Interstate - cost - assuming they are equal in
> other respects to Trojan.
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> After that it is other trivialities - doing business in your neighborhood, chasing
> all over how much of Wa state to cut a buck, your time, delivery, other ntangibles,
> etc etc.
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> Personally I would stay with a neighborhood vendor I trust and maybe pay a little
> more.
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> Dan Bentler
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From: Jackie Baker <jackie@...>
>> Subject: [seva] battery recommendations
>> To: seva@...
>> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 5:15 PM
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>> have a 120 volt car that currently has 15 very tired 8 volt
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>> cycle Trojan batteries which I would like to replace. 
>> I live near Sequim
>> on the peninsula.  A battery business in
>> Port Angeles called Heartline has quoted me
>> $125 each for 15 of
>> the same new Trojan batteries, delivered to my home –
>> that would be $1875
>> for all 15.  They recommend Trojans as the best
>> battery for my use. 
>> Their second choice recommendation would be Deka batteries
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>> sell for $120 each in a set of 15.  I have never heard
>> of Deka.  Les
>> Schwab sells some 8 volt deep cycle lead acid types, badged
>> for Schwab, which
>> they claim they are made by Interstate, same as
>> Interstate.  Schwab would
>> sell me a set of those for $1700 for all 15, delivered to
>> my home.  I
>> asked the Port Angeles Trojan vendor about Interstate and
>> he says he no longer
>> sells those because their quality has declined.  I
>> have known others who
>> had good experiences with Interstate.  Does anyone
>> have any advice for me
>> regarding these or other batteries or any suggestions of
>> better places to be
>> purchasing them?
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