dry battery (sears diehard by yuada)

[marcclarke@unforgettable.com]

Sears sells their DieHard(TM), made for them by Yuasa. It comes dry in a cardboard box along with a bottle of electrolyte and lengths of clear hose. Once you fill the battery with the electrolyte and install the caps, the battery is sealed and requires no further maintanance. Total price including tax was less than $40.00. My 1998 KLR-650 still has its original battery, which I expect to weaken and die this winter. I will just leave the DieHard in the box on until I need it. When the time comes to replace myoriginal, I will fill up the electrolyte, top off the charge, and off I go. I can not directly address your query about "best", but Yuasa is a well-known name. Sears has a longer warranty on their Yuasa-made DieHard than Yuasa gives on their own brand of battery. For me, the combination of a first-rate manufacturer, ready availabily at my local Sears store, nearly unlimited shelf life until I need it, and a longer warranty than the manufacturer's combine to a reasonable version of "best". -- Marc, A12, Loveland, Colorado

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Mark Wilson" wrote: > I think I'll go ahead and get a sealed battery, just to be on the safe side. > > What is the best/cheapest sealed batteries?