Battery Deka or OEM FORD

Deka Battery
grsthegreat
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Rating 5.0

I only use deka on my service rig. Usa made quality. Though listed at 540 CCA, MY Midtronics tester shows they output 650 - 750 CCA.. I easily get 7 years use in the field with these.

Pros: USA made quality, high CCA output, long lifespan
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Deka Battery
Fixem_up
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Rating 5.0

Deka batteries. I’ve turned wrenches for twenty years and they’re the only ones that still consistently test far above their rated capacity when new. I have one that’s 7 years old and just installed one in my other rig last year.

Pros: above rated capacity, long lifespan
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Deka Battery
Chicken_Monkeys
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Rating 5.0

UPdate - new battery and bluetooth 12v monitor installed last Monday night, all good since then including one day with 40 miles of driving and recharging in weather well below freezing (16 to 28 F), but I happen to be mostly driving other cars the rest of the time since.

FYI, altho I ordered from Remy, the sticker on the battery I received says [Deka Intimidator EHP](https://remybattery.com/batteries/brand/deka-intimidator-batteries.html?srsltid=AfmBOorxsFi7eoMbizQPDMsF1q-32WuvMxLPyiLSgftX8ExWmqHWSfq4). IDK if there's any functional difference - it seems to have the exact same terminal connections as the OEM BMW battery it replaced.

Also FWIW, despite no indicator on the shipping box for 'this side up' and it clearly getting Ace-Ventura'd around by FedEx, it did not leak or show any signs of damage inside the shipping box. It was well padded with foam made to fit the battery and fill the entire shipping box. So far I'm happy and the car seems to be too.

Pros: happy with new battery
Vehicle: BMW
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Deka Battery

As a harley tech I see more aftermarket batteries fail then I see oem ones fail. There are a few good aftermarkets like DEKA but for the most part aftermarket batteries seem to fail quicker then oem.

Pros: OEM batteries more reliable
Cons: aftermarket batteries fail quicker
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OEM FORD Battery
Mabnat
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Rating 4.5

In my car (2021 Mach E AWD with standard battery), the battery state of health the first time I checked it was around 94% at around 48,000 kilometers. I’m not sure how accurate the car’s data is because it seemed to drop a percentage or so immediately after a couple of OTA updates. It sat at around 92% until between 80,000 km and 113,000 km, but now it’s says 92.5% at 120,000 km. Again, I’m not entirely confident at how accurate the car’s information is, but my range is still about the same as when it was brand new. I think I’m past any danger of manufacturing defects, so I don’t have any reason to suspect that the battery won’t easily last a couple hundred of thousand kilometers more.

Pros: range still same, battery will last long
Cons: SOH dropped after updates, accuracy uncertain
Vehicle: Ford
Mileage: 120000 km
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OEM FORD Battery

just had to get the battery replaced on our 24 bronco, same thing kept going into battery saver

Pros: battery replaced
Cons: battery saver issue
Vehicle: Ford Bronco
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OEM FORD Battery

I’ve had a transit custom 9 years and the stop start only worked when the battery was fairly new.

Cons: stop/start only worked when battery new
Vehicle: Ford Transit
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