Wheres the Battery, Briggs?
AUG 4 2008 The new style EM10 automatic 10 kW (a.k.a. 40243) is my second Briggs compact generator (upgrading from a 7kW). I am very disappointed with this model. First off, I was expecting a battery to be included. According to the Briggs website, it should have been included. They are advertising no hidden costs (turnkey extras). After a few phone calls, I found out that Briggs is not including batteries anymore. Their reasoning was that no other manufacturers include batteries so why should they? They even went as far as to change the owner’s manuals indicating it is the installers responsibility -All this to save a few bucks. It ended up costing me about an additional hundred dollars to purchase a battery and have it shipped (25 lbs). I purchased a Power-Sonic PS12350-NB. I choose Power-Sonic because of their good reputation and warranty. There are other brands out there too. The battery needs to be a sealed lead acid, at least 33 Amp-hours, with nut and bolt terminals. For the pri
