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Where to Buy 8D Batteries

Yahoo Message Number: 16835
Does anyone have a source to by 8D deep cycle batteries in the Morris County area of New Jersey. I called around to a lot of RV and Marine places, but they don't have or can't get 8D's in less than a month.

Arthur Block

11332 Intrigue 2002

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 16840
Arthur,

Is there a Les Swabb in your area? They are nation wide and that is where I get my batteries. You can go on the Internet and look for a location near you.

Rick,

Fulltiming in a 2004, 36' Allure, 31018

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 16841
Arthur

Go to the Interstateweb site and search for a distributor in your area. I was just at the distributor in Albany NY and he has at leat six of them in stock and they are fresh, May 05.

Mike and Marg Keogh
98 Intrigue 36 #10538
00 CRV

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 16843
Rick,

No Les Swabb (sp?) within at least 500 miles of New Jersey, but thanks for the suggestion.

Arthur Block

11332 Intrigue 2002

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 16844
Mike & Marge,

My Interstate distributer is in Hackettstown, NJ - Very nice people, but don't carry 8D's in stock and can't get them for another 6 weeks unless I want to pay $35.00 additional shipping for each one. I am told they are made by US Battery in CA and sold under the Interstate name. They are identified as Interstate number USRM-8D. I have tried most (if not all) of the traditional sources - just thought some one in Jersey has solved this problem before.

Thanks for the help.

Arthur Block

11332 Intrigue 2002

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 16847
You can have them delivered from the Battery Mart in 4-5Days by buying them on line. I bought 2 AGM's for $259.00 a piece and they delivered them to my door in 5 days. I am in Florida and they are in Winchester, Virginia. The Batteries are made in PA. by DEKA. That's batterymart.com.

John Bicknas 97 Magna 5416

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 16848
John Bicknas,

I called batterymart.com - the downside was $200 to ship up to New Jersey. Your suggestion did get me started in looking for Deka locally. Turns out they are carried by the Car Quest chain. Although my local store did not carry the AGM's, they did carry the flooded battary for $164. Thanks for your help!!

Arthur Block

11332 Intrigue 2002

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 16853
It must be Jersey, it cost $80.00 to ship them here by truck frieght . Its must cheaper if you have a loading dock to ship them to. good luck

John Bicknas 97 Magna 5416

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 17066
Hi Arthur (And all CC), Our current trip to eastern PA allowed us a chance to visit the factory retail sales outlet of East Penn Mfg. Co. (DEKA Batteries) in Lyons, PA. 4 miles south of Kutztown between Allentown and Reading. We purchased two 8D factory "blems" at $88 and change each. $8.25 credit for your old battery. Recharged or returns-on-warranty batteries (8D's that were probably discharged by other faulty equipment) were only $60 each. Mine are working fine and even if they only last 3 years as opposed to 4 or 5, the savings is there. We visit this area often and plan to buy there always.
E. Williams MAGNA

--- Arthur Block artblock@...> wrote:

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Does anyone have a source to by 8D deep cycle > batteries in the Morris

County area of New Jersey. I called around to a lot > of RV and Marine

places, but they don't have or can't get 8D's in > less than a month.

Arthur Block

11332 Intrigue 2002

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 17074
E. Williams,

I looked into Deka (East Penn), but they only had a "commercial grade" dual use flooded 8D's and an AGM. The AGM's were quoted at about $350 in the PA store, which I thought was to high. Another member of the group reported that he got the Deka AGM's for $260 on the internet, but then add shipping to NJ at $100 each.
The dual use commercial is described by their engineer as a heavy duty starting battery that is build "well enough" to use for deep discharge service. It sounded like to much of a compromise to me.. Do you know which batteries you got - model number or name???

Arthur Block

11332 Intrigue 02

Re: Where to Buy 8D Batteries

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Yahoo Message Number: 17109
Art, I got the dual-use flooded 8D's. They were "blems" which the salesman told me were "almost as good as" the expensive first-grade ones. I picked 2 up & installed them myself. I was only 20 miles from the factory. Saved me a bundle. 2 8D's and a regular 27F for my diesel generator totaled $146.00 and some change. I'm not sold on the AGM and I don't do more than 2 or 3 days dry camping at a time so 2 8D's for house batteries work fine for me. Good luck.

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E. Williams,

I looked into Deka (East Penn), but they only had a > "commercial grade" dual use flooded 8D's and an AGM.
The AGM's were quoted at about $350 in the PA store, > which I thought was to high. Another member of the > group reported that he got the Deka AGM's for $260 > on the internet, but then add shipping to NJ at $100 > each.

The dual use commercial is described by their > engineer as a heavy duty starting battery that is > build "well enough" to use for deep discharge > service. It sounded like to much of a compromise to > me.. Do you know which batteries you got - model > number or name???

Arthur Block

11332 Intrigue 02

-------------- Original message from Elton Williams >maid_en_usa@...>: --------------

Hi Arthur (And all CC), Our current trip to eastern > PA

allowed us a chance to visit the factory retail > sales

outlet of East Penn Mfg. Co. (DEKA Batteries) in > Lyons, PA. 4 miles south of Kutztown between > Allentown

and Reading. We purchased two 8D factory "blems" at > $88 and change each. $8.25 credit for your old > battery. Recharged or returns-on-warranty batteries > (8D's that were probably discharged by other faulty > equipment) were only $60 each. Mine are working fine > and even if they only last 3 years as opposed to 4 > or

5, the savings is there. We visit this area often > and

plan to buy there always.
E. Williams MAGNA

--- Arthur Block artblock@...>]
> Does anyone have a source to by 8D deep cycle > > batteries in the Morris

> County area of New Jersey. I called around to a > lot

Intrigue > of RV and Marine

> places, but they don't have or can't get 8D's in > > less than a month.
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> Arthur Block

> 11332 Intrigue 2002
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