Thread: $75 Exide (Johnson Controls/Varta) Battery
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 02:16 PM
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Default Re: $75 Exide (Johnson Controls/Varta) Battery
Originally Posted by Wes__Hutchinson
The original equipment battery in your crossfire was a European variant of Exide. I don't disagree with your sentiments concerning VRLA batteries but why stop halfway? Get a Braille and save a bunch of weight and never have the chance of liquid escaping the battery. AGM and gel batteries do contain liquid and as long as the internal valving doesn't malfunction the acid won't leave the battery in non intended ways.
Exide makes Champion, Exide, Napa, and some EverStart batteries. They are in bankruptcy protection.

Johnson Controls is the parent company of Varta when I last checked.

The lighter the battery the less capacity the battery has, these lightweight batteries do not last too long, when it comes to lead acid batteries weight (lead) is everything.
 
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