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From: bmt@we53.UUCP ( B. M. Thomas )
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Sears batteries revisited, and my personal experience w/Sears
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Date: Mon, 24-Sep-84 18:46:38 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 24 18:46:38 1984
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I have gotten the better of the Sears battery warranty.

Some years ago, I had a problem with (I discovered later) a bad connection
to my (Ford) starter relay.  Before I did discover it, I had destroyed:

	a starter;
	a starter relay;
	an ignition coil;
	my old battery;
	and a brand-new SEARS battery.

I knew that I had killed the new battery because after I found and fixed the
electrical problem, it could be completely discharged in 30 minutes by 
the tape player which was fused at 2 amps, also recharged from "no chance" to
"quick start" in 10 minutes with a 6-amp charger--1 amp-hour!

Playing dumb, I took the car in and said that I thought their battery was no
good.  Now, I knew that if they found anything wrong with the electrical 
system, they would say, first fix that(or have us do it, we'd be glad to),
then we'll honor the warranty.  Fifteen minutes later, they came back.
I asked about the battery, and they said I had a new one now, no charge.  Ha!

It does pay to know what you're doing.

from over the rainbow of

	we53!bmt(Brian M. Thomas @ AT&T Technologies, St. Louis, MO)