who makes NAPA Commercial flooded cell batts?
 

This wasn't my 1st place to ask this, but there is so much knowledge here I figure it is the BEST place to get a correct answer. I need to replace the starting batteries in our motor home (pronto). They are a group 31 sealed flooded cell. The ones in there now are 7 year old International's, but there isn't a convenient place to get those. However my local NAPA store has them in stock for a very good price. Several Googles and From all I can find: East Penn makes these batteries for NAPA (or Deka makes them for East Penn for NAPA). I'd be pretty comfortable with these if that's the case. Anyone know? Oh yeah: NAPA's part number is BAT 7236, if that helps...

Thanks in advance...

Scott

I wouldn't mind know either. I have two of NAPAs in my truck and they've been awesome for almost 4 years and no signs of letting up.

DEKA does brand batteries for NAPA.

You can try and look here, especially if you have insomnia http://jgdarden.com/batteryfaq/batbrand.htm

Can you get an MSDS on the battery. At one time, their SDS documented that East Penn manufactured at least some of the NAPA batteries.

Deka is a brand name of East Penn I believe.

https://media.napaonline.com/is/content/GenuinePartsCompany/686481pdf?$PDF$

https://www.power-solutions.com/batteries/deka

http://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017-Deka-Spec-Sheet-Final-Rev-4-10-17_FULL.pdf

I've always heard good things about e Penn. Didn't know Deka was them. Makes sense why my boat batteries are good...they're dekas

Thanks for the correct link Jack.

Looks like that battery is their 1131PMF battery.

http://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com...10-17_FULL.pdf

Speaking of HD type wet cells what about Trojan Batteries?
I had good lick with them in the boom lifts and forklifts.

Thanks Jack and Mark -- I looked the spec sheet over and I think it is the one without the P (1131MF) same battery but with just stud post terminals. Jack: you know I looked all over for that 8-D battery, then I got the smile: 2 sets of 8-D cells -- you funny guy...!

Sean: I have Trojan Batts in the golf cart -- they have a really good reputation in the cart world. Mine are 5 years old and I do keep up on the maintenance - they show no signs of aging. And of course I recabled the 6 - 8 volt batteries to all 4/0 and a couple short 3/0 cables to interconnect them... :-jammin

Thanks again everyone! Going to go get me some Napa's....

Scott

My GOODness!!! so there are 8-D batteries... One of the nice things about the MH is it a) has a Kubota Diesel Genset, b) 3 Group 27 House batts and c) a switch on the dash you can tie all 5 batts together -- either to start the rig or start the gen., but I think if I just change the twin 950 CCA batts out every 5 years or so, it should be fine...

Moved 18 tons of gravel, speaking of tractors, but I ended up doing too much work by hand so pretty wiped today...

Scott

Yeah, I had to put the - in-between or it came up a smiley.

Ditto here. So I managed to get the old beasts out without killing my back. One batt came in at 10V and the other 13V - and yes the low one was on the passenger side :-X04 (just kidding they sit side by side; one front and one rear)... All terminals have bus bars with lots of stuff ganged on. I checked and cleaned the main terminal connections and then started pulling apart the bus-bars and got through 2 before quitting in the 100 degree heat. Hey one good thing is I figured out I actually could get 3 group 31 deep cycle batteries in the tray for the house -- when we bought the rig those batts were dead so I just replaced in kind (it had 27s), silly me...

Think I drain the oil tomorrow morning - I hear it is a messy job getting the oil filter out on these 5.9s -- there's something called "the plastic bag trick" - I have a feeling I know how that is done... Then off to the Drs and pick up the batteries on the way home...

Scott

Hey Scott - have you been posting on BITOG recently?