Subject	once an optima dies, its dead
Posted by	Alan(NJ) on December 17, 2007 at 1:24 PM
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In Reply To	failed optima yellow top posted by AxleZTTic on December 17, 2007 at 01:21 PM
Message	you cannot recharge it. happened to me last year when i store my Z away for 5 months... luckily i found my receipt and it was still with-in a year of purchase so i got a new one. Z is currently under renovation. pardon her appearance:
Follow Ups	failed optima yellow top - AxleZTTic 13:21:57 12/17/07 once an optima dies, its dead - Alan(NJ) 13:24:56 12/17/07 Agreed a dead yellow top isnt coming back - z32bob 13:54:43 12/17/07 Autozone has a 3 year free replacement on Optima's - TTFairladyZ 13:39:30 12/17/07 they told me one year - Alan(NJ) 13:42:23 12/17/07 1 year Yellow top- 3 years red. - Slow3z 14:03:02 12/17/07 i have a red top (n/m) - Alan(NJ) 14:05:28 12/17/07 Do you still have your receipt? - TTFairladyZ 14:18:30 12/17/07 yes i still have it (n/m) - Alan(NJ) 14:21:06 12/17/07 I've seen this question popup a few times, heres a link - Slow3z 14:33:50 12/17/07 Do they still support the lifetime warranty on the duralast? (n/m) - nemo1080 17:41:51 12/17/07 Same experience with my yellow top......replaced it with - Gold Z 13:42:08 12/17/07 2nd - ive had my interstate for 5 years now, cranks right up (n/m) - fanta-z 15:10:09 12/17/07 Ive got an Interstate in the Rover. Great battery. (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 15:25:57 12/17/07 kirkland ftw! (n/m) - inf 13:47:26 12/17/07 Same here. I killed a redtop and two yellowtops - Greg (Dallas) 13:53:42 12/17/07 I had a yellow top optima ..replaced it with interstate (n/m) - The Devils Z 13:58:24 12/17/07 Same here, they have a great warranty too (n/m) - 550HPTT 14:03:00 12/17/07 My last Optima was an Interstate - SeedyROM 15:19:15 12/17/07 There's really only a handful of companies that make - dogpile 17:24:48 12/17/07 Yeah, it sure does seem that way - SeedyROM 17:42:50 12/17/07 arent the blue tops, the marine ones good? - ricerocketeer31 14:02:50 12/17/07 I've got 2, had them for a few years now and never had an - zxhoon 16:03:52 12/17/07 i had a blue top for 5+ years. it finally died on me. - apudapus 17:14:47 12/17/07 Marine batteries are usally meant to be fully discharged - dogpile 17:27:21 12/17/07 well if they are different it seems the blue top looks best - zxhoon 20:16:09 12/17/07 I've had 2 reds die on me, I now keep a trickle charger - Adam(Phoenix) 14:04:53 12/17/07 I have an opposite story. - ZiNnYc 14:06:02 12/17/07 OEM has worked for me with out an issue, my Z rests in - Cap927(Boston) 14:15:26 12/17/07 2nd - TTZMatt 14:20:08 12/17/07 My yellow top died in less than a year, with one winter - zgene4 14:54:13 12/17/07 if my red top dies again - Alan(NJ) 14:56:59 12/17/07 Morale of the story: skip the optima. (n/m) - CameronSF 15:15:29 12/17/07 My $45 Wal-Mart battery has lasted 5 years. I also buy - Yoshi 15:46:42 12/17/07 3+ years and counting on my Red Top... - ltd 16:11:40 12/17/07 My Z has sat for 3 months and today I went to charge my - nissanguyz32 16:52:44 12/17/07 Did you have it connected for those three months? - SeedyROM 17:43:38 12/17/07 Six years, six months (6.5 yrs) Red Top. Still hard at work. - Gordo 93TT Daytona 18:48:44 12/17/07 My first red top lasted 5 years. (I killed it with too many - Inzane 09:39:57 12/18/07 my redtop has been through a lot and never let me down. - AntiHero 09:28:53 12/18/07
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