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Optima Battery |
neyen14 |
Dec 1 2011, 10:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 2-December 07 From: New Mexico Member No.: 8,408 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Hi all, I just received a Red Optima and the thing is radically heavy, is that the way they are or did I get the one for aircraft carriers? It's funny cause I've heard the battery location is to offset the driver... this one definitely will.
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Scott S |
Dec 2 2011, 11:12 AM
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Small Member Group: Members Posts: 1,697 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 633 |
I have 5 "dead" red tops that will not hold a charge sitting down at the shop right now. None of them are more than 2 years old. I did replace them with the same thing (cant remember if I got them at Costco). I did so becasue of the mods made to the hold downs and didn't want to go back and re-engineer everything again. I now use battery tenders on them all and they have been fine.
I was under the impression that the great thing about Optimas was that they could drain to nothing, but always be recharged. This sure has not been my experience. The 49.00 autozone cheapo that I threw in the 914 in 1999 still works great... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
c12croft |
Dec 2 2011, 03:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Long Island, New York Member No.: 3,331 |
I have 5 "dead" red tops that will not hold a charge sitting down at the shop right now. None of them are more than 2 years old. I did replace them with the same thing (cant remember if I got them at Costco). I did so becasue of the mods made to the hold downs and didn't want to go back and re-engineer everything again. I now use battery tenders on them all and they have been fine. I was under the impression that the great thing about Optimas was that they could drain to nothing, but always be recharged. This sure has not been my experience. The 49.00 autozone cheapo that I threw in the 914 in 1999 still works great... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I also winter store my 14 with Optima group 34/35 and I went thru 2 within 2 yrs. First year I kept it on a maintainer via the cigarette lighter socket, I was told it was just a factory flaw. Second yr I even removed it out of cold and stored it inside my house, charged it in Spring with an automated charger and it wouldn't take. I'm on my 3rd and wondering what's going to happen this yr? I was told not to keep it on trickle charge, but a maintainer is a trickle charge is it not? Should I remove it and put it directly on a maintainer? |
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