hmm more interesting points, creating more confusion. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
I thought that 12 volts was 12 volts, and 600 cca is 600 cca.. but then deep cycle gets into it, "starter battery"... and my understanding just went out the door.
In defense of "new" battery in there now (from boat), it's cca IS LESS than the minimum required. But I figured since it was new, just sitting there, AND the hoe starts VERY quickly, I'd give it a whirl.
Maybe cca is more critical than I'd thought and Brutus drains more than I'd thought.
They DID tell me that if I used it for not rated purpose, the warranty would be void.
interestingly enough.. during the typing of this, I stopped & called Sears. The dude that first told me about this battery (and was very friendly/helpful) no longer works there /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif.
Hmm..wonder if his departure is because of him being a "can do" kinda guy?
Now, the NEW guy, says, he can't look it up for me today, has to be tomorrow (??). Started to song & dance some about "we never deal in those type"..
When I asked if he had ACCESS to them, or a BOOK to look them up, he hem hawed a bit, and that is when he said he'd have to get back to me.
Hmm..I don't know, but to me, something smells here. Part of me says drop it, go to JCB and get one and just shut up. Another part of me, much more diabolical & ornery, says... take this to the limit, go up chain of command, deal with local manager, store manager, reginal manager, yada yada.. (in the even of their evasiveness).
Currently? my mind is to play "bulldog" with them... this might be fun.
Why can't they just say, "here is your battery, that is "x" dollars, goodbye"?
As I sit here and think more... I think I'll spend the last 30 minutes of my day here, at sears.com trying to see if I can find any info on the diehard batteries... this way, I can maybe be more/as educated as them when I talk to them tomorrow. (oh, by the way, I'm not really expecting them to return my call tomorrow... that's why I got his name /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif }