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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / May 2008Gel car batteries
I was in an auto parts store and in conversation, the gel batteries came up. Unfortunately I could buy a regular 36mos/84mos. battery for $85 (w/core) and the same gel was $200 (I guess with core also). Anyway around where I am, the average battery is good for 3 to 4 years (bakes in the hot sun... 95F typical summer day). Seems like this gel battery is not worth the money but any comments if I'm wrong and why? I must have had my head in the sand because I never heard of them and this auto parts person said he's had his for 2 years (which didn't help me decide since most batteries will do that easily around here). >I was in an auto parts store and in conversation, the gel batteries > came up. Unfortunately I could buy a regular 36mos/84mos. battery [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > around > here). Not an option for me, to many but not all of the people I know that paid the big money have had failures. Although we don't have the baking weather you speak of we do have -20° to +100° and I have a Delco stock battery in my truck that is 6 years old (watch it quit tonight).  SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd 64 Red/red/white top/4spd > I was in an auto parts store and in conversation, the gel batteries > came up. Unfortunately I could buy a regular 36mos/84mos. battery for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > didn't help me decide since most batteries will do that easily around > here). Rundown on Gel, AGM & conventional batts: < http://www.batterystuff.com/tutorial_battery.html#3 Opinion: -- unlike airplanes and computers, most cars lack precise battery chargers. Like Dad, an alternator with lead-acid works for me. -- pj >I was in an auto parts store and in conversation, the gel >batteries [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > easily around > here). If you want your battery to last longer ? forget the gel battery and get a Battery Tender... http://www.batterytender.com/ g'day Signature'Key ===== I have a '98. Located in northern OH so we see all kinds of temps. Presently on my fist new battery. Guess that works out to 5+ years per battery. As a rule I *ALWAYS* trickle charge @ 90mA. Regards to all. > I was in an auto parts store and in conversation, the gel batteries > came up. Unfortunately I could buy a regular 36mos/84mos. battery for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > didn't help me decide since most batteries will do that easily around > here).
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