Re[2]: Optima batteries

[Ed Lutz <edlutz@domain.elided>]

If your looking for a battery that will deal with a lot of down time,
sitting in a vehicle thats not being used then try these:

http://www.odysseybatteries.com/

I use them in my motorcycles, some of which sit for months at a time
without being touched. No chargers, no nothing done to the batteries
at all and they are always ready to go when I am. These are dry cells
and can be mounted in any position. They also tend to be smaller than
standard batteries of the same capacity.

Ed

Tuesday, April 02, 2002, 2:55:51 PM, you wrote:

IL> funny you should ask...

IL> i have a red top optima.  it's just as heavy, if not
IL> heavier than a standard battery.  and it only lasted
IL> about a year before it died on me and wouldn't take a
IL> charge, or start my spider.  

IL> granted, i found that the radio in the spider pulls
IL> some current, even with the unit out, and i'm sure
IL> that slowly killed it.  but i was still less than
IL> impressed.

IL> but to optima's credit they replaced the battery free
IL> of charge.  i have since installed one of those green
IL> quick-disconnect knobs, and disconnect it when i'm not
IL> using the car daily (most of the time).  that should
IL> prolong the life a bit i hope.

IL> i'd say the best feature of the battery is that it can
IL> be mounted sideways, and i intend to try to shove it
IL> in the trunk one of these days.

IL> honestly, i'm not convinced it's worth the premium. 
IL> the yellow top might be a different story, i'll leave
IL> that for others to debate.

IL> cheers,
IL> ian lomax

IL> --- Brian Shorey <bshorey@domain.elided> wrote:
>> I'm interested in an Optima battery, specifically
>> the yellow topped one
>> which I believe is intended for infrequent use.
>> 
>> They advertise as being light weight and as having a
>> long life.
>> 
>> My brother is in the battery business, and can get
>> me an Optima battery,
>> however he tells me that the part about the long
>> life is marketing crap.
>> According to him, an Optima battery will last a
>> couple of years, no more.
>> 
>> What has been people experiences with these things? 
>> I'm looking at cars
>> that may be driven every couple of weeks, or less
>> frequently.
>> 
>> Tia,
>> 
>> bs
>> 
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