MH>TW> And since it is all about money the engineers have cleverly designed the
MH>TW> batteries to only last a little over the Free Replacement Period.
MH>TW> Becasue of the law of averages some get more depending on the service
MH>TW> conditions.
MH>TW> Roy gave the answer to Maximum Battery life on a seldom used car. The
MH>TW> Car Battery must be on a Maintenance charger any time it that car is not
MH>TW> being driven.

MH>I'm starting to think the Sears Die-Hard battery is still ok.  Could have ju
MH>been the acid and crud on the terminals that helped drain the battery.

That can do it. When the lead on hte battery post corrodes from the acid
it becomes an insulator. Tehre is an old test I used to do to check for
post corrosion. Put one probe of a Voltmeter on the battery post itslef
and the other one on the cable connector adn have soemoen crank the
engine and see what voltage drop yuo get. It will be very low or zero if
the psot is clean and you have a good conection.

MH>It was sitting all week this week.  I went out to start it, and it started
MH>right up.  We shall see if that continues when it gets colder.

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