"Larry" wrote in message
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But, it means nothing, no matter if it were 50 years. Batteries SULPHATE
and wear out and that is SPECIFICALLY NOT COVERED on Rolls' warranty
page. They are NOT waranteeing it to charge to any level for even 3
years. The warranty ONLY covers "manufacturing defects", absolving them
of any responsibility caused by use and chemistry.

If they choose not to hold to this warranty to make a customer happy,
that's just fine....but, they are NOT responsible if they hold to the
warranty definitions.


They cannot guarantee that a battery will continue to operate without proper
charging and maintenance, that is agreed. If an owner mistreats even a Rolls
battery it could conceivably fail within three years, and Rolls might well
decide not to honor the warranty. However, this situation would be
definitively determined by examination by a qualified battery tech;
batteries don't develop level 3 (unrecoverable) or even level 2 (recoverable
but difficult) sulfate under proper care. If under examination it is shown
that the battery failed despite your best and proper care, they will make it
right. And to maintain their rep, as you noted, they may even replace a
mistreated one.

So given proper care, we are left with a battery that has a reliable
lifespan, based upon its chemistry and construction, of 7-15 years in
real-world use. That is what I am looking for. A battery with a long
lifespan given proper care. Not a "toss it after every season" battery which
could very well fail because of mechanical defects during that year. Rolls
fits the bill to a "T." YMMV.

Karin