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Old 07-12-2005, 08:50 PM
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I have one battery that has a bad cell, wondering if it's necessary to replace both of them as it appears the are hooked up in parallel ?

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Old 07-12-2005, 08:58 PM
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Unless they are almost brand new, the answer is yes. Older battery will draw down the newer one.
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ya, they are the orginals, it's 2002

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Always a good rule of thumb to replace both if you are replacing one.....that is what i am going to do first of August.
 
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