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Agree, and throw vibration into the mix. If your battery isn't properly tightened down, if it moves around at all, it'll vibrate some, and that shortens battery life, too.......
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Batteries don't last forever. They are wear items just like belts or brake pads. Replacing them every 5 years or so is just part of the cost of ownership. The main reason to have the trickle charger is because a lot of people don't drive their Vette very often. I bet you drove that hundai everyday.
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Batteries don't last forever. They are wear items just like belts or brake pads. Replacing them every 5 years or so is just part of the cost of ownership. The main reason to have the trickle charger is because a lot of people don't drive their Vette very often. I bet you drove that hundai everyday.
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There are few companies that make batteries here in the USA. A big one is Johnson Controls. Some days they say Die Hard, some days they say Interstate or NAPA. Other days the Ever Start label goes on. Warranties and quality are similar. It's all about marketing.
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that's about it in a nutshell. I've run Ever Start Batteries in multiple cars and they are just as good if not better than just about any other options. My last Ever Start from Wally World lasted 12 years in my vette. The Ever Start in my wife's SAAB 9-3 lasted 9 yrs. Both on Battery Tender Jr's when not being driven.
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I like Everstart Maxx batteries, though recently the 78's were out of stock - back now apparently. I have one (also a 78) in my K1500 p/u, which sits outside in all weathers and always starts "on the button", rain or shine, snow or ice. It gets abused - a lot of starts combined with very short trips. Also, I had put one in our old Legacy GT and it lasted for about 7 years as I recall. Only issue for C5's is that all those electronics are underneath the battery, so an AGM is a better idea. But they are not $120 batteries like the Maxx.
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I am in electrical group at an OEM and I spoke to the expert about battery life. He told me this:
- Thermal cycling, charge cycling, size, and sulfation (debris falling off the plates) are the factors that determine its life.
Keeping it cool is the most effective thing we can do. And to combat that "we" encase the battery in cool boxes and sometimes even use a fan to blow fresh air across it. A secondary way is to locate the battery in the trunk where its always cool.
Second most important thing is to not let it get drained below 40%
Third thing we can do is increase the size of the battery (which is what I did on my 04Z06 https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...d-big-3-a.html )
- Thermal cycling, charge cycling, size, and sulfation (debris falling off the plates) are the factors that determine its life.
Keeping it cool is the most effective thing we can do. And to combat that "we" encase the battery in cool boxes and sometimes even use a fan to blow fresh air across it. A secondary way is to locate the battery in the trunk where its always cool.
Second most important thing is to not let it get drained below 40%
Third thing we can do is increase the size of the battery (which is what I did on my 04Z06 https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...d-big-3-a.html )
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Five years out of a battery is not bad at all. I’ve gotten as much as 7 years out of one, but that was pushing it.