 How long can an Optima battery be on its side? |
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| BCinSC |
  Jul 23 2004, 09:21 AM
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Nothing but Trouble  Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 8-June 03 From: Wakefield, MA Member No.: 800 Region Association: North East States  |
Needed to shoehorn my Optima RedTop into friend's Jag X-Type this morning and to get cables connected, laid it on its side. I know you can do this, being gel, but for how long?
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| lapuwali |
Jul 23 2004, 11:28 AM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
QUOTE they're not gel cell battries. basically they are just 6 large capacitors wired together. Uh, no. Optimas are lead-acid batteries, just using a different design from most other lead-acid batteries. They're completely sealed, with no vent at all. You can run them on their side or upside down. They're most certainly NOT capacitors. |
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