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    #1841
    Quote Originally Posted by GTi View Post
    Yes, I have tried their SF Sonic once. They said it was just as good as Amaron but cheaper. I was disappointed. Mine lasted only a few days after warranty expired. [emoji28]

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    i am amazed at the batteries' timing of demise.
    they probably hire high-powered scientists, to accomplish this.
    heh heh.

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    #1842
    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    i am amazed at the batteries' timing of demise.
    they probably hire high-powered scientists, to accomplish this.
    heh heh.
    Batteries use chemical reaction to produce voltage. You can compute for the rate of decay of the materials inside the battery.


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    #1843
    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    i am amazed at the batteries' timing of demise.
    they probably hire high-powered scientists, to accomplish this.
    heh heh.
    Seriously! If I had come over a few days earlier I would have saved me over 5k. [emoji38]

    The first Amaron I bought lasted over 3 years. From the anecdotes here in Tsikot, that is actually a rather short life. Though that battery was discharged a number of times since the Granvia it was installed on had alternator trouble. All the other Amarons I bought after, at least among the cars that are still around, are still functioning well.

    But the Santa Fe the SF Sonic was installed on never had any electrical trouble!

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    #1844
    we have to take into account, the type of traffic the car does.
    highway is the battery's friend.
    city stop-and-go, especially night time, is the battery's fiend.

    my son got over 4 years from his battery. he drove highway.
    i got 13 months, or a month after warranty expired. i drive city, half being at night. i also used to turn off my engine at long stoplights.
    same car model, same battery. (champion, by motolite. it was cheap, back then.)
    Last edited by dr. d; July 23rd, 2020 at 12:58 PM.

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    #1845
    Seems like Hyundais have a good charging.
    Even on my Grand Starex, tumagal ng almost 5 years yung Amaron.

    Sa Toyotas ko ngayon ko pa lang masubukan.
    But in my vios it's 2 years already. Never had trouble pa.
    Unlike sa Motolite sakto after warranty sira na

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    #1846
    Quote Originally Posted by jaggerx3 View Post
    Seems like Hyundais have a good charging.
    Even on my Grand Starex, tumagal ng almost 5 years yung Amaron.

    Sa Toyotas ko ngayon ko pa lang masubukan.
    But in my vios it's 2 years already. Never had trouble pa.
    Unlike sa Motolite sakto after warranty sira na

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    Not categorically. It's case-to-case.

    We had four Hyundais in the past (not all at the same time)... 2 Getz and 2 Starex.

    One of each type of vehicle has had their alternators replaced due to non-charging.

    And get this, the charging fault idiot lamp never lit up in both cases. The driver didn't have a clue that the vehicle was just running off of the batteries until the engine failed to start.

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    #1847
    Quote Originally Posted by jaggerx3 View Post
    Seems like Hyundais have a good charging.
    Even on my Grand Starex, tumagal ng almost 5 years yung Amaron.

    Sa Toyotas ko ngayon ko pa lang masubukan.
    But in my vios it's 2 years already. Never had trouble pa.
    Unlike sa Motolite sakto after warranty sira na

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    pretty good experience on my elantra too.

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    #1848
    my amaron battery on vios starting to have white powders on terminals, bought january 2016

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    #1849
    Quote Originally Posted by enzo6k View Post
    my amaron battery on vios starting to have white powders on terminals, bought january 2016
    clean it, and see if it re-occurs.

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    #1850
    The old battery that we trade-in to Amaron shop what will they do with the old battery? Sell it to junkshop or recycle it?

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