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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobrajet View Post
    Yeah, I know about the insurance thing. My company allows it as long as you are only working part-time. Pretty mellow area where I live.

    Oh, and I carry a .380 Remington in my pocket...just in case.
    Washington lets you carry? I figured its such a liberal state, they probably were strict about that. Here in Georgia, it has more relaxed gun strictions. I wonder the percentage of Mirage owners that own firearms?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler View Post
    Washington lets you carry? I figured its such a liberal state, they probably were strict about that. Here in Georgia, it has more relaxed gun strictions. I wonder the percentage of Mirage owners that own firearms?
    I'll ask that in this instance it would be a good idea to leave discussions about firearms to other forums and instead stick to our favorite little car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler View Post
    Washington lets you carry?
    Yes. Surprisingly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevedmc View Post
    Amazon delivers and installs car batteries now? Correct me if I am wrong, but won't that suck if the new battery fails and you have to do a warranty exchange?

    This whole thread would have been a lot shorter had the battery been purchased locally. Drive up to your local parts store, or Walmart, purchase a battery, they go outside and install it for you, and they keep the old battery as a core. Since you would no longer have the battery, you wouldn't be worried about trying to make it work again.
    I'm from the Philippines and the battery I got is branded Amaron (not Amazon, lol). So yeah.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    The good news is you do a load test every time you start your engine.

    You should be okay this summer, right? I say watch for sales on batteries and worry about it come next winter.

    I agree, and this underlies my approach to all this.

    There's no need to spend lots of money on specialized tools and diagnostic equipment for something that's otherwise not serviceable. There's not much that can be done for these SLI batteries. Water *may* be added to top off the electrolyte. That, and keep it charged. But other than that once the battery no longer works, it doesn't get rebuilt or repaired, it gets replaced.
    When is it recommended to top off a maintenance-free battery with distilled water? Would it somehow lengthen its life as well?

    Also, why is it that some maintenace-free batteries still have 6 of those cell covers? I thought maintenace-free batteries are supposed to be sealed (no covers)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevindd992002 View Post
    When is it recommended to top off a maintenance-free battery with distilled water? Would it somehow lengthen its life as well?
    It's not recommended, but some people try anyway. I was referring to the original Hitachi 55D23L, which is (was?) serviceable, with screw-on caps which allow both topping off each cell with water and checking electrolyte.

    I suppose if a maintenance-free battery has lost a significant amount of electrolyte, adding some would help. I haven't come across such a scenario, and trying to add water might damage the battery in the process.


    Quote Originally Posted by kevindd992002 View Post
    Also, why is it that some maintenace-free batteries still have 6 of those cell covers? I thought maintenace-free batteries are supposed to be sealed (no covers)?
    I can't speak for all manufacturers, but it is my understanding that they are vents for the charging process. Aggressive- and over-charging can produce more hydrogen gas than can be otherwise held in by the battery case, and a vent is a Huge safety precaution against bursting batteries.

    I hope this helps.


    Last edited by Eggman; 05-19-2019 at 05:29 PM.

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