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Hi and welcome to the Seadoo forum.

Well......I don't know, but I did do a little investigating, the battery looks a lot like the paste on label battery from Advance Auto. The Advance Auto battery is made in China and so is the Lightening Start, this would be enough for me to look else where.

Earlier this year, for about the same money I purchased a Duracell glass mat battery, made in the USA from Batteries Plus. With a 2 year full replacement warranty.

Lou
 
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Have 7+ years on 3 Oddyssey batteries. A 4th died this spring but what the heck it lived 4 times a wet battery. About $110, look into them.
 
For a little more, you can do MUCH better than a cheaply made and overpriced Chinese lead/acid wet cell. I once borred the larger lead-acid battery out of my riding mower and shoehorned it into my Seadoo ski and never looked back, the battery was much stronger slightly larger (maybe 20%?) and lasted at least three years.

I am leaning toward lithiam-ion for those small batteries, the energy density is much higher so the same physical size is much more powerful and they seem to last many years (who knows for sure where they come from, might also be foreign junk!).

AGM's seem to be working out quite well, seen them going three seasons still kicking. Again, where was it made?
 
I have whatever SLA powersports batteries you get at O'Reilly/Autozone and they have not caused me any problems (now that I replaced the voltage regulator on both skis, lol!)

On my motorcycle I had a Motobatt AGM battery and it worked great. They are made in China. I don't get too worked up about where something is made. There are great products made in China/Mexico and shitty products made in USA/Japan.
 
I run the advance auto AGM's. The one in my HX has been there since May of 2013, never on a tender(I don't believe in a battery tender). The one in my XP is acted up down the shore and I didn't have a charger, so I just went to advance and got a new one. So that one is 2 seasons old. I know guys might not like them and we just got a Batteries Plus right around the corner, but......................they are out to mug you, at least the one by me is. Never set foot in the place but a buddy has and he's not sure how the place will stay in business. For the full price of ONE Duracell I can buy 2 Advance auto batteries. and they're the same case so probably coming down the same manufacturing line. The one on the Advance auto site still shows Made in USA on the label


https://www.batteriesplus.com/battery/personal-watercraft/bombardier/all-models/1500/1500cc/1993
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http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/.../16940005-P?searchTerm=16l+battery#fragment-1

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I bought an electrolyte battery from wallyworld with the caps on it and the freakin thing needed to be charged all the time.
That battery that came in my HX was a sealed Deka battery, cranked right over and gave a 150/150 compression test last year, got the ski home, charged it once on a trickle charger, haven't had to touch it again. Very happy with it.. Especially with the terminals. Haven't changed a lick of color. On that Wally World battery not only would I have to charge it, but I'd have to brush the terminals all the time...
Food for thought


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racerxxx said:
I run the advance auto AGM's. The one in my HX has been there since May of 2013, never on a tender(I don't believe in a battery tender). The one in my XP is acted up down the shore and I didn't have a charger, so I just went to advance and got a new one. So that one is 2 seasons old. I know guys might not like them and we just got a Batteries Plus right around the corner, but......................they are out to mug you, at least the one by me is. Never set foot in the place but a buddy has and he's not sure how the place will stay in business. For the full price of ONE Duracell I can buy 2 Advance auto batteries. and they're the same case so probably coming down the same manufacturing line. The one on the Advance auto site still shows Made in USA on the label


https://www.batteriesplus.com/battery/personal-watercraft/bombardier/all-models/1500/1500cc/1993
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http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/.../16940005-P?searchTerm=16l+battery#fragment-1

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Not any more, Advance uses the same part number but if you order the battery it's not the one in the picture, the battery they now sell is Made in China. I know that's why I bought the Duracell from Batteries Plus.

Lou
 
Very possible Lou. I'm just not down with blowing over a hundo on a battery.

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Very possible Lou. I'm just not down with blowing over a hundo on a battery.

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I heard that! The problem as I see it is, quality is hit or miss and price alone doesn't seem to make a huge difference. Some batteries I pick up are lighter than others, but seems manufacturers make production changes, chain stores take the lowest bidder, and quality suffers as a result.

I've had good service with WAL-MART batteries I've bought in the past but not the small powersport batteries, which in my experience lasted a single season.

Even certain models of Die-Hard vary in quality from excellent to poor, according to Consumer Reports. Their 2013 battery review rated the Die-Hard AGM automotive battery they tested, a FAIL for both (they were testing two of same model for each brand).
 
In cars i am now buying Optima. They are a little more expensive but no acid leaks or dirty cables.

Purchased dry cells from Batteries Plus [think they are Chineese] for motorcycles, ect. Going on 3 years now without issues.

Really sold on Oddyssey for the watercraft, although there might be others just as good but haven't tried them. Wet batteries are dated junk.
 
LouDoo said:
Hi and welcome to the Seadoo forum.

Well......I don't know, but I did do a little investigating, the battery looks a lot like the paste on label battery from Advance Auto. The Advance Auto battery is made in China and so is the Lightening Start, this would be enough for me to look else where.

Earlier this year, for about the same money I purchased a Duracell glass mat battery, made in the USA from Batteries Plus. With a 2 year full replacement warranty.

Lou
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I've always been a fan of Die-Hard batteries... but since they are now getting the "Import" Yuasa batteries for sears... they are not what they use to be.

I now have 2 of the Duracell batteries in my toys (one in my RZR, and one in my XP) and I do have to say... they seem to be very good. The one in my RZR is 2.5 years old now... and that one get's abused. It will sit around... and in the winter... it's under plow duty, so it's working the inch pretty hard.


FYI... if you are buying more than one battery at a time... the guys at Batteries plus will normally work on the price a little.
 
Here is a picture of the Battery Tender Battery in my GTX.
I added a slit in the strap to hold it down tight.

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The easy and safe solution for the battery strap is to twist the strap. I'd be afraid the slit would eventually split.


Oh, and you're gonna need a steering cable soon, I can see the casing split open.
 
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