Batteries are a commodity item and typically priced as such. There are also tiers of quality and longevity (with related failure rates). Back a few years back after the storms and Sandy, they were backordered and had a massive price increase.elvisimprsntr said:I've found the Elk branded batteries to be overpriced. I just get the biggest Lithonia battery from Home Depot. Lithonia batteries also work in Chamberlain garage door motors too.
I can specifically tell you when I, say, use something like Powersonic or Werker batteries over, say Yuasa. The failure rate and drop-off percentages are significantly different. The facts are they may be similar in nature as a commodity, but they are NOT the same quality. We are mandated to load test and calculate our batteries at one site quarterly and another semi-annually. Numbers and spreadsheets don't lie.elvisimprsntr said:I got 5 years out of Elk and Chamberlain branded batteries. I got 5 years out of Lithonia branded batteries. The batteries are likely all made in the same factory in China, they just apply a different paper label at the end of the line. Why should I pay 2x when I don't get the same improvement in quality or life? To each his own.