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Subject:Re: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
From:Neil N
Date:Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:42:05 -0800

One thing I don't regret is installing an inexpensive deep cycle group
27 in my '81
I would've hated performing house battery learning curves on a Trojan.
Battery still works but it has suffered somewhat.

An exploded view of an Interstate battery in this Interstate PDF:
http://tinyurl.com/qxfm6a7
led me to believe that they made their own batteries.
Maybe not eh?

On 2/19/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> If you really want a "better" battery you jump over to Trojan. Of course
> there is even better stuff such Rolls-Surrette. Interstate is a re-seller.
> They do not make their own. Most of their lineup is made by Johnson
> Controls
> as is many other "branded" batteries.
>
> Dennis
>
> http://www.rollsbattery.com/

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