Sealed & AGM from Wal-Mart

[rphillips]

Batteries from Wal-mart, Sealed & AGM ??? I saw batteryies at Wal-Mart today that say AGM & sealed. To my surprise they also had a bottle of acid included. From what I could figure, You need to put the acid in, then you seal the battery yourself. This doesn't sound like the ones I've been seeing on the internet, that you don't put anything in, I figured the ones on the internet were sealed from the factory. Also the Wal-Mart jobs have a 1 mo. replacement & 3 mo. pro rated warranty, almost like no warranty at all. I think the ones from the internet had 1 yr. replacement warranties. Are these the same as some of you guys are using, Do you install the acid yourself ?? Just trying to get THE REST OF THE STORY.

[gaillarry]

I've bought a couple of batteries from wally world and never a problem. The ones available here are Engergizers'. I would prefer to fill the battery and charge it myself, rather than some nerd kid in the autoparts dept.

[triggerzer0]

AGM batteries are gel-cell, they dont have a true liquid acid. if the battery says AGM and comes with acid, I would steer clear of that bit of false advertisement. Technically it isnt sealed either. Well, at least not sealed in the manner that I would consider as a sealed battery.

[andrewclaycomb]

I saw those also when I went to Walmart to pick a cheap battery in a pinch. My old Yuasa was sealed when I got it. No acid to play with.

For just a little more than those you can get a true sealed battery online or maybe see if your local dealers can price match.

Walmart didn't even have a sealed battery that would work right for my bike anyway. I would have had to move wiring around for what they had to offer. When I put my bike into their little machine that tells you what to get it only showed the regular batteries as being available.

[bwringer]

There's nothing wrong with that general way of doing things at all.

Both my bikes are wearing Yuasa YTX batteries. These come with premeasured acid packs. You add the acid, give it a little while to soak into the plates and jellify, give it an initial charge, then tap the seal strip into place to seal it forever.

That way, you get a battery that's factory-fresh when you activate it. Even if it sat in a warehouse for years, it won't affect the battery's life or function.

[1980GS1000E]

I also bought one of those sealed batteries at Walnut and the juice still flows after 4 months!