![]() ![]() The average battery lifespan, says The Family Handyman, is four to six years. Make sure your size matches up to the vehicle battery you’re replacing, no matter the type. (Those are best if your vehicle sits for longer periods of time.) They’re also better for cars with high-powered stereo setups or other extra electrical demands.īoth types come in a variety of sizes terminal locations vary from top to side. According to Consumer Reports, AGM batteries are 40 to 100% more expensive than lead acid ones, but can tolerate discharging better. Lead acid batteries cost less, but they won’t hold a charge as long as an AGM. You can swap an AGM battery into a car that came with lead acid, but not vice versa. Lead acid batteries are an older technology-you don’t have to refill them with distilled water anymore-while AGMs are modern and fit in vehicles with more advanced electrical systems. There are two types of batteries: lead acid and absorbed glass mat (AGM). Here we focus on internal combustion and what you need to know before making a purchase. So my question now is, what group/size Optima Yellow top are people using? '02 KJ for example.'02 KJ's got a smaller battery then '03+ KJ's but with some trimming of the '02 battery tray you can fit the bigger battery,I know since I cut mt battery tray to fit a group 34/78 Yellow Top.Now I have a group 34/78 Odyysey which requires massive trimming to fit.Whether your car is electric, internal combustion, or remote-controlled, it will have a battery. Tommudd stated he installed a different group number (can't remember what he said?) but when I went to their web site a few days ago and submitted that group/size number, nothing came up in that group for Yellow top. I've never seen not to mention ever bought a automotive battery with a 1 year warranty? Actually, the Interstate I recently looked up has a 86 month warranty compared to Optima's Red top 36 month warranty.Īns as for Optima, the site claims the group is 25 for a 2002 KJ. I put a red top in the kj for 2 reasons.ġ - being it has a 3 yr warranty vs a 1 yearĢ - i bought from sams clubs where the red top was far cheaper than yellow ( red top was $139 and the yellow was close to 180 ) ![]() Thus, I encourage people to not assume that just because two products come from the same manufacturer or the manufacturer of one product is owned by another that the products are identical. The "economies of scale", meaning the more of something someone produces, the more economically they typically can produce the average unit, is a key driver in the manufacturing industry. I saw this multiple brands, or "manufacturer's", in a common facility or under common ownership quite a bit. Oh yeah, and they got painted different colors, had different stickers on them and got put in different boxes. Although all 7 were made in the same plant, ran through the same systems and were assembled on the same 2 assembly lines, there were differences in metal thickness of the body housings, varying amounts of stiffeners installed, differences in the amount of protective coating finishes applied, differing quality control requirements, different engines, different transmissions, different height adjustment mechanisms, etc. Each "brand" was actually different from the others. ![]() Although these 7 different brands of lawnmowers ultimately all went through my transportation and paint finishing system, they were delivered to 2 different assembly lines. The practice is commonly referred to as "private labeling".Īs an example, I did one project for a lawnmower manufacturer and they produced 7 brands of lawnmowers (you don't think Sears or Home Depot actually design and make their own lawnmowers do you? ) in a single facility. It was also fairly common to have multiple "brands" (or perceived manufacturer's) of products produced in a single facility. Most product manufacturing facilities produce multiple products. In my former work life, I worked exclusively in the manufacturing sector providing custom-engineered systems to help companies manufacture their products. Just because "same company makes both" or one company is "owned by" the other does not necessarily, although it could, mean the products themselves are the same. ![]()
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