 Optima Batteries, Who says they don't leak? |
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| Boojum |
 Sep 13 2006, 01:53 AM
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QUOTE(jonwatts @ Sep 12 2006, 08:54 AM)  I thought one of the selling points of the gel cells was that you could mount them in any position? Looks like that is not true, huh? I have an Optima red top mounted on its back, in my Audi. I had a hard time sourcing a new OEM spec battery, or even finding one close, because it fits under the rear seat. I measured the Optima, and it fits perfectly when it's laid down long ways, because the battery it replaced was a pretty squatty one. It's been there two years with nary a problem. Well, last year I left my marker lights on in the winter time, and I took out my faithful Craftsman battery charger and left it go on 6 amps for a little longer than I should have. I got back and it sounded like some kind of viper had found its way into my car, it was hissing pretty good. Not only did it scare me, I wasn't fond of the idea that I'd have to go shell out a hundred bucks, let alone having to clean a bunch of acid from the battery well. There wasn't an issue, to my relief, and there hasn't been an issue since. I'm sure I burned off some of the electrolyte and diminished the battery's peak power, but my Audi hasn't noticed. So, not only did I abuse the battery, I abused a battery in the reclined position, where I expect it would be most likely to do something bad. My bet is that problems like the above in this thread are pretty freakish occourences. |
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| bd1308 |
Sep 13 2006, 07:29 AM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
so you should have charged overnight at 2 amps right?
I was just making sure I knew what to do in a similiar situation |
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| Boojum |
Sep 13 2006, 01:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 31-July 06 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 6,550 |
QUOTE(bd1308 @ Sep 13 2006, 06:29 AM) so you should have charged overnight at 2 amps right? I was just making sure I knew what to do in a similiar situation Maybe that would work, I'm not exactly sure. I'll have to look at what Optima suggests again. I know they have these chargers that output amperage proportional to the charge level of the battery, like an alternator does, so you basically can't overcharge. I'm going to look into getting one of these to maintaian boat batteries and such. I guess that's the best bet. |
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| bd1308 |
Sep 13 2006, 01:37 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
2 amps should be good for maintaining a battery.
should give it enough juice to hold charge, and keep it warm during the wintertime. b |
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