Surrette quality

 I was interested in ordering The Surrette Solar 1T L16 Model S460
http://www.nwes.com/batteries-II.htm#Trojan%206%20Volt%20Batteries

Surprisingly, the dealer had a very negative opinion about the batteries,
citing a 50% recent failure rate, and essentially refused to sell them
except for replacement purposes. She's going to take them off her website.
She recommended that I pick up the Trojan L16 locally!

Occasionally, a manufacturer's QC goes to pot suddenly and completely.

Has this happened with Surrette? Can anyone provide any recent experience,
either way?

 

so I guess we are to assume your research skills don't include reading
other threads in this group, nor the capability to use google

http://groups.google.com/groups?numP&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&newwindow=
1&c2coff=1&scoring=d&q=Surrette+quality&btnG=Search

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=Surrette&safe=images&ie=ISO-8859-1&a
s_ugroup=alt.solar.photovoltaic&as_scoring=d&lr=&numP&hl=en


just what type of fastener are you going to use on your battery box?

 

batteries,

website.

experience,

There is nothing relevant in the above links.
The most recent thread on Surrette quality is 8/30/2002
It has nothing to do with possible lapses of quality since that time that
would cause Northwest Energy Systems to ditch the product.

Are we to assume that you are malicious, or simply stupid?

 

you know what they say about people who assume

 

completely.

http://groups.google.com/groups?numP&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&newwindow=

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=Surrette&safe=images&ie=ISO-8859-1&a

Let me make a point that may have meaning to you, if you are not a malicious
individual.
If you do a Google Groups search by my name, you'll see I have posted 11,700
times. I do not use sockpuppets; these are the sum of my posts. A similar
Google search for you indicates that you have posted 245 times, though, of
course, you may use other identities as well.

My point is, I'll ask my question, regardless of intimidation. I've run
across some pretty nasty people, and it's never deterred me. If you don't
approve of my question, then I suggest, for the sake of the other people who
use this group, you not draw us into this kind of exchange. Even if you do
not approve of my question, or consider it stupid, there is absolutely no
deterrent value in your replies. If you let my question alone, and there are
no responses, the thread will quickly end, without unncessary clutter.

This is what you should do if you respect the needs of other people who use
this group.

If your jibes are for your personal entertainment, or if you are an
exhibtionist, then this will mean nothing to you.