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Originally Posted by Laco
Harris batteries IMO get a bad rap, as most of the 'premature' failures are more a result of pre-sale dealer battery abuse, or just neglect. I'm in my third year with the original Harris batteries, and so far they do what I need them to. When the time comes, I will probably replace them with AGM's, just because.
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I tend to agree.
sure, prob not a really great battery, but I'll bet on par with most (maybe all) of the other marine/rv hybrid types out there. The duracell, excell, whatever it is that walmart sells, etc...
Mine was good enough to hold a few minutes worth of charge as I drove it off the lot....but is was basically dead. They had it plugged in and ready for my PDI so I had no way to verify its condition (I'd even brought the tools to do so..). didn't take long though that first night to discover it wouldn't hold anything
Based on my experience buying these things over the years...boats, campers, etc., they just simply do not last if deep discharged. Could be wrong, but I'm personally convinced that even one drop down to or near zero charge causes noticeable and permanent harm.
and when you think about a typical dealership situation... all the way through from delivery through the sale, maybe a rv show or two, countless people go in and out of the thing, flipping on lights and such...things are bound to be left on overnight...and even if the thing is well cared for, they don't fully disconnect them when stored, so the self discharge takes a hit...and since it's a pain in the neck to drag around a charger or power to rigs around a lot to keep them topped off, they are not likely to be well cared for.
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