Elk ELK-1280 12V 8Ah Sealed Lead Acid Battery

First, the shipping packaging is a joke, and I'm not even sure if it's legal. They shipped me my lead-acid battery in a usps bubble envelope. Yes, you read that correctly, the put a ~5lb lead acid battery in nothing more than a bubble envelope. As a result, one of the terminals was bent and required straightening.

Not that straightening the terminal mattered, because this battery (not an Elk-branded product as you might have expected based on the product title) had terminals that were too large to fit the wires in my ELK M1 system.

I've uploaded pictures so you can see the non-ELK branding, the odd-sized terminals and the poor packaging. If you have an ELK M1 system and are looking to replace an old battery, stay away from this product and seller.

We ordered this because our security alarm battery needed to be replaced. The battery actually says to replace every 3-5 years. The ELK we were replacing was dated 1/07.(We mark them with a Sharpie so we know when to replace them)This battery lasted 4 years and 7 months. Anyway three days after we installed the new battery, Irene came through and we lost power for a whole week. The battery backup worked alost the whole week, but we thought for sure we'd have to buy another because it had probably been fully discharged. Amazingly, it recharged when the electricity came back! We are very satisfied with this battery's performance!

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Excellent Battery,Bought as a replacement for home security system. Shipped on time. Excellent customer service.

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After a routine service call (July 26, 2012) , I learned from the alarm tech that the battery I bought in April of this year was outdated with a tiny stamp that said 1207H -almost 5 years old! The 180 milliamp battery is only outputting 124 milliamps -not enough to keep the alarm system safely operating. The Amazon "A to Z" warranty says it expired on July 22 and there isn't any way to contact the seller. A very frustrating exercise.

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