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Batteries Kid 06-24-2009
|--> Re: Batteries Bob La Londe06-24-2009
Posted by Kid on June 24, 2009, 8:51 am
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Tested a fire alarm system and it had batteries in it with a date of 1997.
They still tested good with a Elk battery tester that tests for Mhos. These
were 6.2 Ah batteries and read 123 Mhos. They were Carefree Magnum
batteries. I replaced them anyway because of the age although I kinda
didn't want to. Now a days I am lucky to get 2-3 years with a battery. I
got some elk batteries last year on sale at ADI and have had 5 or 6 go bad
already. Can anyone beat that battery story? 12 year old batteries that
were still good! Found a link for them

http://www.epcompower.com/content/view/5/6/

made by EaglePicher now. wonder if they are still as good? is this the
brand that was in the Hubble that lasted so long?



Posted by mleuck on June 24, 2009, 12:17 pm
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> Tested a fire alarm system and it had batteries in it with a date of 1997=
.
> They still tested good with a Elk battery tester that tests for Mhos. =A0=
These
> were 6.2 Ah batteries and read 123 Mhos. =A0They were Carefree Magnum
> batteries. =A0I replaced them anyway because of the age although I kinda
> didn't want to. =A0Now a days I am lucky to get 2-3 years with a battery.=
=A0I
> got some elk batteries last year on sale at ADI and have had 5 or 6 go ba=
d
> already. Can anyone beat that battery story? =A012 year old batteries tha=
t
> were still good! Found a link for them
>
> =A0http://www.epcompower.com/content/view/5/6/
>
> made by EaglePicher now. =A0wonder if they are still as good? =A0is this =
the
> brand that was in the Hubble that lasted so long?

There are only a few actual manufacturers of batteries these days,
more than likely those Magnum's were made by the same company that
made Elk that made Panasonic etc etc

Posted by Bob La Londe on June 24, 2009, 12:49 pm
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> Tested a fire alarm system and it had batteries in it with a date of 1997.
> They still tested good with a Elk battery tester that tests for Mhos.
> These were 6.2 Ah batteries and read 123 Mhos. They were Carefree Magnum
> batteries. I replaced them anyway because of the age although I kinda
> didn't want to. Now a days I am lucky to get 2-3 years with a battery. I
> got some elk batteries last year on sale at ADI and have had 5 or 6 go bad
> already. Can anyone beat that battery story? 12 year old batteries that
> were still good! Found a link for them
>
> http://www.epcompower.com/content/view/5/6/
>
> made by EaglePicher now. wonder if they are still as good? is this the
> brand that was in the Hubble that lasted so long?

I have had a lot of Yuasa before they became Yuasa/Enersys, that lasted ten
years.




Posted by A.J. on June 26, 2009, 2:35 pm
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Eagle Picher makes battery for the US military too.

> Tested a fire alarm system and it had batteries in it with a date of 1997.
> They still tested good with a Elk battery tester that tests for Mhos.
> These were 6.2 Ah batteries and read 123 Mhos. They were Carefree Magnum
> batteries. I replaced them anyway because of the age although I kinda
> didn't want to. Now a days I am lucky to get 2-3 years with a battery. I
> got some elk batteries last year on sale at ADI and have had 5 or 6 go bad
> already. Can anyone beat that battery story? 12 year old batteries that
> were still good! Found a link for them
>
> http://www.epcompower.com/content/view/5/6/
>
> made by EaglePicher now. wonder if they are still as good? is this the
> brand that was in the Hubble that lasted so long?
>



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