Deka or Interstate Battery
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In another thread, and perhaps a different forum, a guy visited the East Penn factory and reported seeing both the Harley and Big Crank batteries running off the same assembly line. He claimed the same components went into the insides of both batteries. I'm sure there will be those who choose not to believe it, to each his own.
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All ETX30L batteries I've seen were rated at 400 CCA, including the one Battery Mart sells.
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http://www.amazon.com/East-Penn-Cran...productDetails
The Big Crank Power Sports AGM Battery provides the most advanced power and value in the industry. 26 Ah @ 10hr rate 365 CCA Replaces: 66010-97A, 66010-97B, UBVT-2, YIX30L YIX30L, YB30CL-B, YB30L-B
I see that on Battery Mart it is listed as 400CCA. Is Amazon's 10 hour rate a different method?
http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Cra...L-Battery.html
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you're right. the one you buy from the moco has a bar and shield stamped into it. functionally they are the same.
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I'm not sure why there's a disparity here, as that's the first ETX30L battery I've seen that wasn't 400CCA. These Deka batteries are sold by everybody and their brother: HD, several on-line sellers, Auto Zone, Advance Auto, and Wal-Mart, to name a few.
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But Scooter, it doesn't have the bar-and-shield logo stamped on it. It can't be right.