John,
     The problem is not in the manufacturing process. It is in the way=20
certain people view these batteries and think that you can knock them=20
around with out hurting them. This attitude is really bad in the small=20
warehouses and the auto parts stores that employ folks who do not have=20
any understanding about how these batteries work.
Thanks,
rich!

On 8/31/2014 8:57 PM, John Gardner wrote:
> If, as has been suggested, on the order of 40% of lead-acid battery
>
> failures are mechanical, among other things that tells you something
>
> about the lead-acid battery industry...
>
> IMHO.

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