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Optima's are over rated...Save your money next time
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CmyZ
on April 18, 2013 at 6:09 PM
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OT: How do I Store a New Battery - For How Long?
posted by darkmann
on April 18, 2013 at 06:00 PM
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get another brand.
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OT: How do I Store a New Battery - For How Long?
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darkmann
18:00:46 04/18/13
Optima's are over rated...Save your money next time -
CmyZ
18:09:12 04/18/13
Re: Optima's are over rated...Save your money next time
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darkmann
18:12:52 04/18/13
Trickle charger or sell it if you think it'll be 5 years.
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dogpile
18:17:24 04/18/13
Re: Trickle charger or sell it if you think it'll be 5 years.
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darkmann
18:20:00 04/18/13
sell it. (n/m)
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zgene4
18:26:08 04/18/13
Get a Delran trickle charger on amazon.
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Drk93TT
18:30:58 04/18/13
Ain't that a biotch!
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Z DNA
19:44:55 04/18/13
Ive had 2 optimas, wasnt impressed
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Drk93TT
20:08:37 04/18/13
I've read that those get ridiculously hot
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spicyZ
09:17:23 04/19/13
Nope, charger a bit warm but not scolding hot or anything ! (n/m)
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Drk93TT
21:17:29 04/19/13
Definitely invest in a trickle charger.
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Lumpydonut
18:45:40 04/18/13
Test the new one they send before you install it.
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Sportzcoop
18:58:16 04/18/13
Re: Test the new one they send before you install it.
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darkmann
19:07:56 04/18/13
Make sure the trickle charger is approved for AGM batteries (n/m)
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ttsmokin
19:16:38 04/18/13
+1 For this (n/m)
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Terayonneo
11:26:23 04/19/13
conventional battery, and done........
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LJZTT
19:59:20 04/18/13
agree 100%. (n/m)
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slayer fan
22:04:33 04/18/13
Loved my red top
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BlackholeZ
02:58:59 04/19/13
Bought mine in '08, was fine so long as the car was
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LJZTT
08:07:05 04/19/13
Got mine in 05
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BlackholeZ
12:11:05 04/19/13
Optimas are EXCELLENT batteries for daily drivers
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GatorJ
10:53:59 04/19/13
Tips for storing your Optima Batter properly:
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Terayonneo
11:25:25 04/19/13
can it be fed after midnight?
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LJZTT
13:40:48 04/19/13
Forgetting one important thing
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WhiTTe Z
14:13:47 04/19/13
+1 for this, batteries don't like concrete. (n/m)
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Terayonneo
14:16:10 04/19/13
Why? (n/m)
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spicyZ
15:05:44 04/19/13
Hard to exactly explain but...
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Terayonneo
21:20:19 04/19/13
You know that is the first logical explanation I have heard
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BlackholeZ
22:24:20 04/19/13
while logical, it is still incorrect
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aliaZ
11:40:36 04/20/13
Re: Why?
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WhiTTe Z
12:00:47 04/20/13
no, not really
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aliaZ
15:30:57 04/19/13
Agreed. Modern batteries stored on concrete OK.
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Gordo 93TT Daytona
21:59:26 04/19/13
A battery cannot ground to concrete, there is an internal
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Terayonneo
10:56:38 04/20/13
the internal loss of voltage is not specifically caused
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aliaZ
11:43:54 04/20/13
We are both correct in our statements:
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Gordo 93TT Daytona
12:03:19 04/20/13
Optimas suck; get a battery tender. done. (n/m)
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ForceFedTT (SoCal)
04:19:41 04/20/13
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