[Mg-t] MG TF Battery size

[Dick Dell]

I have had similar experiences in the past with Interstate and Sears 
Diehard.

I have had many failures of the Diehards and always excellent service from 
the Interstates. About 10 years ago there was an excellent comparison by 
Consumer Reports that showed Interstate at the very top by a wide margin and 
Diehard in dead last.

For curiosity, I just went to Consumer Reports today and checked the latest 
battery comparison. There were some surprises in there. First of all, they 
had comparisons by battery size (group). (Sorry I can't send a link, it's a 
members only report.)

For the group 65 and group 34, the Diehard Platinum came in at the top! Of 
course the cost at $190 is about double the average cost. The standard 
Diehards came in dead last with some of the worst ratings.

Interstate Megatron Plus came in number 1 for the group 24 batteries but the 
lower priced Interstate came in last with a 'poor' rating.

One of the few batteries rated 'best buy' with excellent performance and 
reasonable cost was the Kirkland Signature 12866. This battery is only sold 
through Costco. Anyone have experience with this battery?

Dick Dell



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Battan" <battanhr at comcast.net>
To: "Gene" <crownwheel at comcast.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] MG TF Battery size


> Thanks for the info, Gene. What group number is the Interstate battery 
> that you used?
>
> Howard
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Gene" <crownwheel at comcast.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 3:51 AM
> To: "'Howard Battan'" <battanhr at comcast.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: [Mg-t] MG TF Battery size
>
>> When Eliot (our 53 TD) arrived in '98, he sported a new Sears Die Hard. I
>> noted that after we came back from a drive, there was liquid around the
>> filler ports of the battery. In putting the problem to the "List", and 
>> the
>> suggestion was to readjusted the regulator but that did not solve the
>> problem. Even with a Sure Charge V for maintenance, the liquid appeared.
>> The Die Hard died and it was replaced with an Interstate. That Interstate 
>> is
>> stilling serving me after 7 years. It is also placed on maintenance with 
>> a
>> Sure Charge V in the off season and not a drop of liquid is seen. Oh, 
>> yes, I
>> did return the regulator settings to what it originally was. Lesson 
>> learned.
>> Good luck.
>> Gene
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