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Old 01-29-2010, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by oldiesel View Post
I recently had a Walmart deep cycle battery 13 months old, warranty was 1yr free and then 2 yrs prorated so 1month into the prorated it cost me half the price of a new battery!
The battery i got says"distributed by Johnson controls" it does NOT say made.
Deep cycle batteries are boat batteries - they won't perform in an auto as well as a "starting" battery and their warranty is shorter. Our sailboat has two batteries, a start battery for starting the engine and a deep cycle battery for the house battery - cabin lights, stereo, bilge pump, etc.
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