Deep Cycle Systems: Difference between revisions

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This has been the case since November 7 2023 according to [https://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove], a web archiving service ran by the [[wikipedia:National_Library_of_Australia|National Library of Australia]]. However, Trove shows that on March 9 2023, the exception for installations in engine bays/compartments didn't exist, ~~showing~~ that ~~DCS lied about the~~ policy ~~being~~ last updated in 2021~~, when it was clearly updated in 2023~~. The lack of the second criterion means that owners of a DCS battery purchased before March 9 2023 that:

This has been the case since November 7 2023 according to [https://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove], a web archiving service ran by the [[wikipedia:National_Library_of_Australia|National Library of Australia]]. However, Trove shows that on March 9 2023, the exception for installations in engine bays/compartments didn't exist, contradicting DCS's statement that their policy was last updated in 2021.

The lack of the second criterion means that owners of a DCS battery purchased before March 9 2023 that:

*Was installed in an engine bay/compartment.

*Fell below 80% of ~~it's~~ rated capacity.

*Fell below 80% of its rated capacity.

*Remained above 70% of it.

would be eligible for warranty coverage, but would have no way of knowing because of DCS' ~~shady behavior~~.

would be eligible for warranty coverage, but would have no way of knowing because of the changes to DCS' public warranty policy.

The Trove archives can be found here:

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[https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive's Wayback Machine] has archives of this policy page, but they're all dated in 2024. This is suspicious when considering:

[https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive's Wayback Machine] has archives of this policy page, but they're all dated in 2024. This is suspicious when considering:

*DCS falsely claims that their policy was last updated in 2021, when Trove's archives show it was actually updated in 2023, both years not being covered by the Wayback Machine.

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 <!-- It says "fails to deliver less than X% of it's rated capacity", which is confusing. -->
-This has been the case since November 7 2023 according to [https://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove], a web archiving service ran by the [[wikipedia:National_Library_of_Australia|National Library of Australia]]. However, Trove shows that on March 9 2023, the exception for installations in engine bays/compartments didn't exist, showing that DCS lied about the policy being last updated in 2021, when it was clearly updated in 2023. The lack of the second criterion means that owners of a DCS battery purchased before March 9 2023 that: <!-- Well, Trove is "a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia" according to their homepage at https://trove.nla.gov.au/. Is this important to point out though? -->
+This has been the case since November 7 2023 according to [https://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove], a web archiving service ran by the [[wikipedia:National_Library_of_Australia|National Library of Australia]]. However, Trove shows that on March 9 2023, the exception for installations in engine bays/compartments didn't exist, contradicting DCS's statement that their policy was last updated in 2021.
+The lack of the second criterion means that owners of a DCS battery purchased before March 9 2023 that: <!-- Well, Trove is "a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia" according to their homepage at https://trove.nla.gov.au/. Is this important to point out though? -->
 *Was installed in an engine bay/compartment.
-*Fell below 80% of it's rated capacity.
+*Fell below 80% of its rated capacity.
 *Remained above 70% of it.
-would be eligible for warranty coverage, but would have no way of knowing because of DCS' shady behavior.
+would be eligible for warranty coverage, but would have no way of knowing because of the changes to DCS' public warranty policy.
 The Trove archives can be found here:
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 <!-- Maybe replace this list with proper citations next to when the dates were first mentioned. -->
-[https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive's Wayback Machine] has archives of this policy page, but they're all dated in 2024. This is suspicious when considering:
+[https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive's Wayback Machine] has archives of this policy page, but they're all dated in 2024. This is suspicious when considering:<!-- maybe rework this into its own section called 'alleged removal of archived versions of warranty page' or something -->
 *DCS falsely claims that their policy was last updated in 2021, when Trove's archives show it was actually updated in 2023, both years not being covered by the Wayback Machine.