[Shotimes] Oh no ! now they both do it!!

[Zach Leahy]

I have also had mixed optima results.  I am on my second, the first went
about two years, and this new one has about a year on it.  I thik the first
one was victim to too many complete discharges, and that is why it failed, I
am trying alot harder on this new one to not do that.

On the other hand, we use 6v optimas in our restoration cars.  We carry 2 of
them (they are 1/2 the volume of a 12v version).  Sometimes if one is a
little low we weill swap them and crank off of the fresher one, and
sometimes we will just wire them in parallel.  Just depends on our mood.
Old cars like that tend to have gigantic starters that draw a lot of
current, and usually require significantly more cranking to start than a
modern car by a long shot.  Our results have been pretty good and we have
flattened these batteries several times.  I think we replaced one of them
once.

Z


On 12/4/05, Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> There seems to be a trend with sealed deep cycles
> lasting longer than traditional sealed batteries. My
> Yellow top Optima lasted 5 years IIRC. I replaced it
> with traditional parts store junk with mixed results.
>
> The Odysseys also deep cycle. It's not a valid
> comparison but I'd pick a deep cycle (yellow top)
> optima or an Odyssey (they all deep cycle IIRC) over a
> red top starter Optima. I've heard of issues with the
> red tops but never the yellows. (then again, perhaps
> not as many people are buying the yellows and
> therefore there are less problems reported?)
>
> How's that for a run-on rambling post?
>
> Ian
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