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    P Plater HJ XX7's Avatar
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    Battery ?? what brand most people use..

    just curious as to what brand battery people are running in their cars, i have always used century batteries and seem to get pretty good life out of them, but does anyone use a cheaper/no-name brand and get good results???
    1975 HJ Sandman Van 308 trimatic.
    1995 EF falcon XR6 wagon.

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    i have had a super charge battery in my hot rod since 2003 still going strong also have one in my wifes SV6 bought in 2005

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    Supercharge batteries are probably one of the best.
    Century (or NRMA) are known to be called the "Blue battery of death", because of their unreliability.
    BO6 = Rarer then a Sandman

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    I use Supercharge in the XU1, Camry and commodore so far so good.

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    I've got a marshell premium x56d it has 550 cold cracking amp , 58amp hrs and 105 min reserve capacity,I thnk this battery has extra cranking amps .I was running a standard battery originally and with a little higher compression and fresh (tight) motor I was often push starting my van especially when hot. This battery seams to turn the motor over better when its hot when it counts.
    Last edited by jennie285; 23-10-2011 at 10:42 AM.

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    i use any battery that comes from my wrecking yard...as long as it starts the car.

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    same as ozbox ^^^^

    i try to sell cars with the worst battery i have and keep the best ones for myself and i still don't have enough
    "All correspondence must bear these numbers"

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    I use exide batteries....

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    i use a calcium battery in the van... had it for about a year and it's very good... good for when you don't drive a car for a while and then want to fire it up...
    it's here and I love it!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazdragon View Post
    i use a calcium battery in the van.p...
    Make sure you use a multistage charger with calcium or gel batteries when recharging.... If you use a standard battery charger the battery will not fully charge and develops a memory and will eventually fail prematurely

    Al

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