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Well my replacement group 26 Value Power batteries are now failing. Have been monitoring the new solar charge controller and saw they were slowly going down towards the 24V level. Today was test day and while they had got back up to 24.4 and started the generator fine the charge indicator on the...

WHAT? Did we the tax payers bail them out of bankruptcy also?

So far my new Solar Charging System is keeping the Value Power batteries up and ready. I have noticed fewer and fewer of the Value Power batteries on the shelf at Walmart so it appears they are phasing them out.

I have solar panels on every battery I own that sits and doesn't get regular use. Some with charge controllers and some little ones without. In my experience so far it has made the batteries last much longer keeping them topped up with full charge. The situation I have on these value power...

Well the jury is still out on these batteries. I checked them today and they were still holding at 25.3 volts. I wish I had done more testing on the solar charger that came on the unit because I suspect it might have been draining them. I cut it loose the day I charged them. I was trying to...

The original Motorcraft battery that came in my F150 lasted more than 9 years. A replacement from the local Ford Dealer was $99 at the time. They give a 10% discount if you purchase online and pickup at the store. The replacement only lasted 6 years but had a 7 year warranty. With the prorate I...

I mean when I have the meter on the DC volt setting and connect one lead to the disconnected ground cable and the other lead to the battery post it reads 5 volts. When I do the same test with the meter on the amp scale I get a zero reading. Most vehicles will read a full 12 volt draw due to...

When I first got my unit I was trying to come up with an inexpensive source for batteries. I settled on the Value Power group 26 from Walmart and for the first 11 months they worked out fine. In December the first set failed a day from being out of warranty. Walmart replaced them and I ran the...