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    Guyz,tanong ko lang po,ano po masasabi ninyo sa restored batteries? meron po kasi ako nakita na they will restore daw old and weak batteries to it's original power at may 1 year warranty pa at half the price lang sa original or new one.sa tingin nyo ok po ba ito?or meron na po ba dito nakabili ng ganyan? recycling or environment protection din daw kasi ang pino promote nila dahil hindi na kailangan na bumili palagi ng bago.tested na daw ito ng DOST na talagang effective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bugsbunny View Post
    Guyz,tanong ko lang po,ano po masasabi ninyo sa restored batteries? meron po kasi ako nakita na they will restore daw old and weak batteries to it's original power at may 1 year warranty pa at half the price lang sa original or new one.sa tingin nyo ok po ba ito?or meron na po ba dito nakabili ng ganyan? recycling or environment protection din daw kasi ang pino promote nila dahil hindi na kailangan na bumili palagi ng bago.tested na daw ito ng DOST na talagang effective.
    If half price of a new one for 1 year warranty, I'll rather get na non-MF battery brand new and religiously check the battery fluid. It will last more than 24 months. Much better than a restored one IMHO.

    Old batteries will still be recycled so don't be fooled by the environmental marketing gimmick.
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    Generally it would mean the car battery would have had it's original plates replaced. It would also mean the seal of the battery case to be broken which maybe a fire hazard. As for the battery life, that would be an unknown because the quality of the replacement plates is unknown. They may not withstand the vibration and heat in the engine bay. Some battery brand with 24 month rated life batteries don't even last 12 months in my car (hence I have shifted brands).

    In my opinion, it would be better to replace the entire battery with discount by exchanging your old battery for the new one. Assuming the old battery also gets recycled, it should be just as green. Plus less headache if your "recycled" battery suddenly dies on you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    Generally it would mean the car battery would have had it's original plates replaced. It would also mean the seal of the battery case to be broken which maybe a fire hazard. As for the battery life, that would be an unknown because the quality of the replacement plates is unknown. They may not withstand the vibration and heat in the engine bay. Some battery brand with 24 month rated life batteries don't even last 12 months in my car (hence I have shifted brands).

    In my opinion, it would be better to replace the entire battery with discount by exchanging your old battery for the new one. Assuming the old battery also gets recycled, it should be just as green. Plus less headache if your "recycled" battery suddenly dies on you.

    Thnx guyz for the replies. pero sabi nila they will not open the battery. they will use this electronic device that can remove the solidified Sulfate on the battery plate due to sulfation by using the NEW – IT vibrator pulse. and as what they claimed, we can use the battery longer or it can be reusable. i just don't know if somebody here uses this restored batteries already. I have their website but I don't know if i can post it here. thank you.

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    yung motolite distributor dyan sa may pasong tamo almost in front of Makati Cinema Square.. eh ganyan lang ginagawa.. i went there for warranty a couple of years back.. so yung mga ni e exchange na old batteries.. nililinis lang nila yung case.. papalitan plates and water tapos ni cha charge tapos brand new na ulit..

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    An uncle of mine who's quite iron-fist always uses recycled batteries to save some money. Never had any problem, but must be careful enought to check if the battery is well sealed to avoid leaks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bugsbunny View Post
    Guyz,tanong ko lang po,ano po masasabi ninyo sa restored batteries? meron po kasi ako nakita na they will restore daw old and weak batteries to it's original power at may 1 year warranty pa at half the price lang sa original or new one.sa tingin nyo ok po ba ito?or meron na po ba dito nakabili ng ganyan? recycling or environment protection din daw kasi ang pino promote nila dahil hindi na kailangan na bumili palagi ng bago.tested na daw ito ng DOST na talagang effective.

    sir how much daw? meron ako na buy... outlast low maintenance 3SM 1.7K lang... bnew

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    Quote Originally Posted by glenn manikis View Post
    sir how much daw? meron ako na buy... outlast low maintenance 3SM 1.7K lang... bnew
    OT: My experience with OUTLAST batteries in the last few years is that the batteries only last 50% of their rated lifetimes. So if it's rated 18months, expect the battery to die in 9 or 10 months. Then you have to go to the store for a replacement under warranty (which also lasts only another 9 to 10months).

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    ganyan din experience ko don sa Motolite Gold na last ko binili (Jan. 2009).. dapat 21 months.. pero lasted only for 17 months (June 2010).. tapos pinalitan nang brand new.. tapos yung replacement lasted 19 months naman (up to Jan. 2012).. di pa din umabot nang 21 months.. pero ok na din kasi yung combined length eh 36 months na din.. so 3 yrs din bago bumili ulit (Jan. 2009 to Jan. 2012).. this time sinubukan ko naman yung Excel.. 24 months warranty naman.. tingnan natin gano katagal..

    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    OT: My experience with OUTLAST batteries in the last few years is that the batteries only last 50% of their rated lifetimes. So if it's rated 18months, expect the battery to die in 9 or 10 months. Then you have to go to the store for a replacement under warranty (which also lasts only another 9 to 10months).

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    Quote Originally Posted by glenn manikis View Post
    sir how much daw? meron ako na buy... outlast low maintenance 3SM 1.7K lang... bnew
    ang mura naman nyan 3SM?? ang laki battery nyan 1,700 lang?? yung nabili ko na maintenance free na 1SN 2,700 na eh...

    ano website nyan restored batteries?? saan pwede mag try

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    Quote Originally Posted by yapoy86 View Post
    ang mura naman nyan 3SM?? ang laki battery nyan 1,700 lang?? yung nabili ko na maintenance free na 1SN 2,700 na eh...

    ano website nyan restored batteries?? saan pwede mag try
    promo daw kasi sila... pero halos lahat ata ng madaanan ko na nagbebenta ng outlast battery ganun din ang price...

    actually first time ko bumile ng mumurahin na battery...

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    I buy only brand new from authorized dealers. Mahirap na kung restored batteries baka sa umpisa lang yan and in a few months, discharge na.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glenn manikis View Post
    sir how much daw? meron ako na buy... outlast low maintenance 3SM 1.7K lang... bnew
    thnx po sa inyong reply. sabi nila half the price daw po kung magkano ung original.pero na interes po kasi ako doon sa technology na ginagamit nila.from Korea daw po ito at ung korean mismo ang nakausap ko dyan sa Pinas. 210K daw po ang isang set up...OFW po kasi ako at 5 months nalang po ako dito. naghahanap po kasi ako ng bisnis na automotive related kaya naitanong ko lang po kung may gumagamit na ba nito sa pinas.thnx

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    Quote Originally Posted by bugsbunny View Post
    thnx po sa inyong reply. sabi nila half the price daw po kung magkano ung original.pero na interes po kasi ako doon sa technology na ginagamit nila.from Korea daw po ito at ung korean mismo ang nakausap ko dyan sa Pinas. 210K daw po ang isang set up...OFW po kasi ako at 5 months nalang po ako dito. naghahanap po kasi ako ng bisnis na automotive related kaya naitanong ko lang po kung may gumagamit na ba nito sa pinas.thnx
    Mahirap yan kasi hindi pa gaano ka-tested. Find some other business if I were you.
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    Altough I never had any trouble with a restored battery I'd still rather get a brand-new one since their manufacturing is more standardized while many battery refurbishment facilities are not so criterious about quality standards...

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