Re: Optima batteries, side posts are not for winching!

To: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Optima batteries, side posts are not for winching!
From: John Hofstetter <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:41:02 -0700
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On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 03:21  PM, Joel M Brodsky wrote:

It came up in a discussion about batteries and winching, this weekend.
I called Optima just now to confirm. The side posts on an Optima Red-Top
are NOT sufficient for winch applications in a four-wheel drive. The side
posts are rated for 100 Amps max, and the top posts should be used for
winching.

FYI,

JoelB

That reminds me that I was reading a tech sheet from Johnson Controls (makers of Optima batteries) that said that they recommend a charging rate of 13.8 to 15.0 volts. Illustrates one more time that things have changed in battery charging theory.

John

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- Optima batteries, side posts are not for winching!
  - From: Joel M Brodsky

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