T&T: batteries

[Richard P Blake]

I do not know where you get your information, but
the battery MANUFACTURERS ALL insist that in order
to produce a functional parallel battery bank, you
MUST use batteries of the same age.
WHY is there so much resistance to this fact???

REPLY:   Eric,
While I can understand the theory behind having all batteries at the same
functional 
level.  I find it troubling that if I purchase six batteries for 1.2 BU
and put them into a 
parallel house bank and one has a premature failure 12 months later, and
is replaced under warranty.
That I must throw away the other five batteries and buy new ones.  Also I
do not think
the battery vendor would feel obligated to replace the other 5 batteries
if there was nothing
wrong with them.  At this point the economical solution is to keep
replacing them one at a 
time as they fail under warranty.


Regards,  Rick Blake
"Private Reserve" Port Charlotte, Fl.
36' Nantucket Sedan Powered by Yanmar
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
body, 
But rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting...'Holy
S**t...What a Ride!"