TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in article
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> "George" <georgems@nc.rr.com> wrote in
> news:Ojxzg.12925$4c7.4478@tornado.southeast.rr.com :
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> > I have a '97 Prelude that is 9 1/2 years old now and is still running
> > on the original battery. I heard of a '97 CRX today that is also on
> > the original battery.
> >
> > Are these now typical lifetimes?
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> Typical for well-treated batteries not regularly subject to high heat.
>
> My OEM Panasonic made it eleven summers and ten winters before displaying

> signs of age and weakness. I then promptly replaced it with an
Interstate,
> which currently has almost five years on it.
>
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> >
> > I am more used to 2-4 year lifetimes for batteries.
> >
> >
> >
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> 4-5 years is the usual for southwestern US. However, I see by your traces

> that you appear to be in the Raleigh, SC area. If you have never allowed
> your battery to run flat, and have made it a point to replace the HT
> igntion components regularly, then the battery will last quite a while
> where you are.
>
>
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> TeGGeR®
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Once upon a time, I owned a 72 chevelle. Bought it new, had it for 27
years, and replaced the battery only once.
TomC