Keep reading, I'm not asking which battery to use, I'm going a bit further than that.
I went battery shopping. Not really shopping, because I knew which battery I was going to buy and how much I was going to pay for it. I went to Rural King to get my Exide "14L-A2 replaces 12N14-3A". I noticed there on the shelf that they also had the 12N14-3A. I got curious about the difference in these two batteries. There was no CCA or cranking amps ratings on the boxes or on the little cards attached to the shelves or in the book. The little cards attached to the shelves confirmed that the cases were the same size and the display batteries confirmed that both batteries had the same number of cells and the positive and negative posts were oriented the same. Hold on, there's more to this.
On the little cards attached to the shelves, for both batteries, in the finest print, was this, "14 AH CAP 10 HR", the only ratings to be found for these two batteries at this display.
So, I'm suspecting and believing that both of these batteries are manufactured using the same materials and the same manufacturing process which may mean that these batteries are identical except for the numbers and letters printed on the cases. Mind you, I'm not saying this about all brands, just the Exide and maybe any other brands manufactured by the same manufacturer.
So, being the cheap ass bastard that I am, I paid $29.99 instead of $39.99.
Bet you guys can't stop yourselves from turning this into an AGM battery thread.
Scott
I went battery shopping. Not really shopping, because I knew which battery I was going to buy and how much I was going to pay for it. I went to Rural King to get my Exide "14L-A2 replaces 12N14-3A". I noticed there on the shelf that they also had the 12N14-3A. I got curious about the difference in these two batteries. There was no CCA or cranking amps ratings on the boxes or on the little cards attached to the shelves or in the book. The little cards attached to the shelves confirmed that the cases were the same size and the display batteries confirmed that both batteries had the same number of cells and the positive and negative posts were oriented the same. Hold on, there's more to this.
On the little cards attached to the shelves, for both batteries, in the finest print, was this, "14 AH CAP 10 HR", the only ratings to be found for these two batteries at this display.
So, I'm suspecting and believing that both of these batteries are manufactured using the same materials and the same manufacturing process which may mean that these batteries are identical except for the numbers and letters printed on the cases. Mind you, I'm not saying this about all brands, just the Exide and maybe any other brands manufactured by the same manufacturer.
So, being the cheap ass bastard that I am, I paid $29.99 instead of $39.99.
Bet you guys can't stop yourselves from turning this into an AGM battery thread.
Scott
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