Lou wrote:
> I currently own three Optima batteries. Although I have yet to have
> a need to, are you saying that I should never attempt to charge them
> with a standard wet cell charger? If not, then where could I get the
> right charger for them if needed? Strange that I have not seen this
> in the Optima owners manual or literature.
> Lou Metelko Auburn, IN
and Dave then commented:
> I can not comment on the Optima. It may be a special design that will
> tolerate charging from standard charger. After all it is sold as a
> direct replacement for a wet cell. BTW, I too, have an Optima in my
> TR8. But I have never tried to charge it up off the car. The need has
> not come up.
> Cheers
> Dave
Lou and Dave,
there is actually an Optima charger for the Optima battery.
Optima AB:
http://www.optimabatteries.se/
Battery charger:
http://www.optimabatteries.se/files/main.cfm?section=prodinfo_categorydetail&product_main_categoryID=7
I've got one for my TR8 battery... [You guessed that already, didn't
You Dave? ;-) ] It's red and beautiful... There is a difference in
the voltage they are supposed to end the "volume" charge at. I think
it was 14.7 V [or something like it] for the Optima, and a mere 14.4 V
for an ordinary lead/acid battery with wet cell technology.
The charger was, just as the battery itself, a bit on the expensive
side...
Regards
/Odd
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