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Post by henrym3 » Tue May 12, 2026 9:26 pm

Expired suddenly, so thought I’d only put that in 2 or 3 years ago so free replacement. I knew I had put the date fitted on the battery in permanent pen. Turns out it was fitted 24/04/21 with a five year guarantee. It lasted 5 years and 2 weeks. How time passes.

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Post by Alan Gunn » Wed May 13, 2026 6:12 am

Time flies as they say.
Why does the factory fitted one last twice as long i would like to know.

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Post by Leslie » Wed May 13, 2026 7:22 am

Did what it said on the tin lol :rofl:

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Post by X5Sport » Wed May 13, 2026 7:30 am

Alan Gunn wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 6:12 am Why does the factory fitted one last twice as long i would like to know.
You must have had special ones. :D

None of my OEM fitted ones (or those fitted later) have done more than about 6 years even with battery conditioners to keep them healthier.
:ant: Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.

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