TM Battery

[woodduck]

I just replaced my 3 yr old Wal-mart deep cycle battery with a Delco Voyager. I usually charge the battery after every fishing trip so it never really gets a deep drawdown. Am I shortening the life of the battery by doing this, or should I let it get a little lower before recharging. I used to use Voyager batteries and just feel 3 yrs with the Wal-mart batttery wasn't a long enough life-span.

[Barnacle Bill]

Keep doing it. Tou are prolonging its life by charging after every use. You bought an excellent battery too.

[CatFan]

I just replaced my 3 yr old Wal-mart deep cycle battery with a Delco Voyager. I usually charge the battery after every fishing trip so it never really gets a deep drawdown. Am I shortening the life of the battery by doing this, or should I let it get a little lower before recharging. I used to use Voyager batteries and just feel 3 yrs with the Wal-mart batttery wasn't a long enough life-span.

You very likely bought the exact same battery with a different colored case. Johnson controls now makes Delco, and a couple of years ago they made batteries for Walmart.

[woodduck]

Wow, CatFan I didn't want to hear that. I paid a LOT more for the Voyager than Wal-mart wanted for theirs.

[Barnacle Bill]

I have used Walmart batteries and now use Delco. There is no comparison. It took a lot of looking but finally found it.

Wal-Mart, (US) contact local Wal-Mart store or http://www.walmart.com/
some EverStart [sealed Maintenance Free], please see Delphi
some EverStart, please see Exide
some EverStart MAXX [non-sealed Low Maintenance], please see Johnson Controls

Here is a list of all the battery manufactures. http://www.batteryfaq.org/

[wasabi]

I just replaced my 3 yr old Wal-mart deep cycle battery

Lasted 3 years, hunh? Why pay more for anything else then??!?!

[woodduck]

It was a tough call wasabi----My old Delco lasted 6 yrs or more and there was the warantee factor. Wal-mart was 1 yr replacement and 1 yr pro-rate. Delco is 18 month replacment and 36 month pro-rate.