A word of caution about Surrette/Rolls S530 batteries
 

Several online marine dealers are offering Surrette S530 400AH L16 size
batteries as marine batteries. At Under $200 the price is extremely
attractive. I was about to bite but figured I would call Surrette and
find out why the 350AH CH-375 cost $100 more. Turns out the S530 is for
solar applications only and using them on a boat will void the warranty.

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Glenn Ashmore

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A word of caution about Surrette/Rolls S530 batteries
 

Bought 2 Surette 8Ds in 1990 - worked out all right - but prob not
worth the $$$ but I was a new oiwner then and believed all the BS - I
replaced them with Trojan 6V's for $60 each - much hapeir and more
contented.

Besides - I can get the caps on/off much more easier.

Buy new Trojan's and be happy



On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:58:00 -0400, Glenn Ashmore
wrote:

Several online marine dealers are offering Surrette S530 400AH L16 size
batteries as marine batteries. At Under $200 the price is extremely
attractive. I was about to bite but figured I would call Surrette and
find out why the 350AH CH-375 cost $100 more. Turns out the S530 is for
solar applications only and using them on a boat will void the warranty.