Die Hard AGM??

[Yammer Dan]

Sears has the Die Hard battery listed as a AGM with the acid pac you add yourself. I thought all AGMs came sealed?? 108 bucks a pop but as good as Die Hards used to be years ago I was wondering.

 

Yeah I know there I go thinking again!!

 

I'll get back in my corner.

[flb_78]

AGM - Absorbed Glass Mat.

 

You just pour the acid in and it is absorbed into the fiberglass mat inside of the casing. I would assume then that you install the cap and it'll be sealed.

[Snaggletooth]

I'm not sure what they are calling an AGM if they are listing an acid pack with it. Not an AGM for sure. I've seen a lot of batteries listed as GEL and AGM with fill holes and they were blowing smoke big time.

 

As far as Die Hard, a friend of mine owns a service center and he showed me some stats a while back that surprised me. The Die Hards used to be a top of the line battery. Not so much any more. They were pretty close to the bottom of the list for reliablity. He stopped carrying the Interstate brand at his business also as the quality had dropped so badly over the last couple of years.

 

I had a dealer tell me once that a lead/acid could be mounted in ANY position as long as the cell caps were on tight. Do I do business with this dealer? Not any more. LOL!!

 

Mike

[Yammer Dan]

Think I'll quit thinking....

[Prairiehammer]

It would appear that Sears is offering something that is not the norm for an AGM. According to this article, an AGM is essentially sealed, presumably filled at the factory. Because MOST AGM are essentially sealed and can be used in any position, there is no danger of acid leak while an AGM is in shipment, for instance from a retailer to customer via UPS or FEDEx.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRLA_battery

Edited November 23, 2011 by Prairiehammer
tried to add a link

[Condor]

Because MOST AGM are essentially sealed and can be used in any position,

 

Just not upside down.....