Batteries

We got our Ritars in Aug 2010 and still going strong (I hope they stay that way)

Replacing 4 batteries at a go is expensive!

Alan

You did well Jar our originals lasted 6 months.

Second set, 5.5 years and still working fine. Touch wood

Hi guys ,
we also had trouble with Ritars our first set lasted only around seven months they were replaced no problems under warranty the second set lasted around the same time .
Alco were not quite as good to deal with second time around but did come to the party ours were replaced with Discover batteries so far so good
The agent we dealt with claimed there was a bad batch and our first ones were replaced with the same type / batch (we were told the grey case model had some issues)
Alco rep would not deny or confirm this at the time
I believe BT factory supply Discover now to new vans
cheers kev &chris

I had the dreaded red top AGMs in my van when we took delivery in 2009. They failed and were replaced under warranty, but the second lot didn't last very long either.

I replaced them with the Ritars just on 12 months ago (exactly 12 months ago actually). When I read about some of them failing I had them tested at Alco in Belmont in Perth before we left on this trip. They said they are fine although I don't know exactly what the test was.

I'll be very annoyed if these go the way of the Red Tops.

If they do, I'll either look into Lithiums or get some Full River AGMs. They seem to have a good rep.

I must repeat that...

"Micks batteries will continue to keep on keeping on ...."

and I know all my friends in the Colosseum ..

"will give them the thumbs up.."

Thanks for your input guys
We contacted BT and they were most helpful but unfortunately there were no Alco dealers in the area where they failed so we installed some exides at our cost as we were heading bush for an extended period Hope these will do the job

Jar and Pam