 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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| bondo |
Jul 23 2004, 12:00 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(J P Stein @ Jul 23 2004, 10:39 AM) QUOTE(lapuwali @ Jul 23 2004, 09:28 AM) They're completely sealed, with no vent at all. You can run them on their side or upside down. I pumped 17.5 volts into one for a few hours......they certainly are vented. They vent green stuff. Got a new one for free, tho. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The vents are little rubber caps underneath the white disks on the top. They are sealed up until a certain pressure, then they vent so they don't explode. When they vent, they make a chirping noise. They should never vent under normal use, so if it does you're either overcharging or have a defective or worn out battery. (They don't like being overcharged or run down too far) I killed one by letting it go down to 4 volts. It charged up again ok, but it would self discharge in about a week, and lost much of its capacity. Eventually it stopped taking a charge. Hopefully Tony never finds it. |
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BCinSC How long can an Optima battery be on its side? Jul 23 2004, 09:21 AM
spare time toys A friend at work has used one this way in a street... Jul 23 2004, 09:25 AM drew365 Is this a riddle?
My understanding is that they wi... Jul 23 2004, 09:27 AM bondo Optima says any orientation except upside down is ... Jul 23 2004, 09:58 AM charlesmac they're not gel cell battries. basically they... Jul 23 2004, 11:19 AM Root_Werks When I picked up my Optima the sales guy bragged t... Jul 23 2004, 11:24 AM lapuwali QUOTE
bondo ... Jul 23 2004, 11:39 AM
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