Subject	Got mine in 05
Posted by	BlackholeZ on April 19, 2013 at 12:11 PM
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In Reply To	Bought mine in '08, was fine so long as the car was posted by LJZTT on April 19, 2013 at 08:07 AM
Message	My Z promptly died and the battery sat in the car for almost a year. Put it in my buddy's truck and jumped it, he drove it for week then it went back in my Z. Worked great till last fall when it finally bit the dust. -Dan "Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse." "'she' also likes to swap since I think I am going to need to give her to woody again." - Dvlhntr "full alphabetic boost mode" - ChristopherTheOne "Two oil eating, angry, spinning triangles of death." - turtleboy on rotary engines "You're the Skrillex of Z32s." BradX (UF)
Follow Ups	OT: How do I Store a New Battery - For How Long? - 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 - darkmann 18:12:52 04/18/13 Trickle charger or sell it if you think it'll be 5 years. - dogpile 18:17:24 04/18/13 Re: Trickle charger or sell it if you think it'll be 5 years. - darkmann 18:20:00 04/18/13 sell it. (n/m) - zgene4 18:26:08 04/18/13 Get a Delran trickle charger on amazon. - Drk93TT 18:30:58 04/18/13 Ain't that a biotch! - Z DNA 19:44:55 04/18/13 Ive had 2 optimas, wasnt impressed - Drk93TT 20:08:37 04/18/13 I've read that those get ridiculously hot - spicyZ 09:17:23 04/19/13 Nope, charger a bit warm but not scolding hot or anything ! (n/m) - Drk93TT 21:17:29 04/19/13 Definitely invest in a trickle charger. - Lumpydonut 18:45:40 04/18/13 Test the new one they send before you install it. - Sportzcoop 18:58:16 04/18/13 Re: Test the new one they send before you install it. - darkmann 19:07:56 04/18/13 Make sure the trickle charger is approved for AGM batteries (n/m) - ttsmokin 19:16:38 04/18/13 +1 For this (n/m) - Terayonneo 11:26:23 04/19/13 conventional battery, and done........ - LJZTT 19:59:20 04/18/13 agree 100%. (n/m) - slayer fan 22:04:33 04/18/13 Loved my red top - BlackholeZ 02:58:59 04/19/13 Bought mine in '08, was fine so long as the car was - LJZTT 08:07:05 04/19/13 Got mine in 05 - BlackholeZ 12:11:05 04/19/13 Optimas are EXCELLENT batteries for daily drivers - GatorJ 10:53:59 04/19/13 Tips for storing your Optima Batter properly: - Terayonneo 11:25:25 04/19/13 can it be fed after midnight? - LJZTT 13:40:48 04/19/13 Forgetting one important thing - WhiTTe Z 14:13:47 04/19/13 +1 for this, batteries don't like concrete. (n/m) - Terayonneo 14:16:10 04/19/13 Why? (n/m) - spicyZ 15:05:44 04/19/13 Hard to exactly explain but... - Terayonneo 21:20:19 04/19/13 You know that is the first logical explanation I have heard - BlackholeZ 22:24:20 04/19/13 while logical, it is still incorrect - aliaZ 11:40:36 04/20/13 Re: Why? - WhiTTe Z 12:00:47 04/20/13 no, not really - aliaZ 15:30:57 04/19/13 Agreed. Modern batteries stored on concrete OK. - Gordo 93TT Daytona 21:59:26 04/19/13 A battery cannot ground to concrete, there is an internal - Terayonneo 10:56:38 04/20/13 the internal loss of voltage is not specifically caused - aliaZ 11:43:54 04/20/13 We are both correct in our statements: - Gordo 93TT Daytona 12:03:19 04/20/13 Optimas suck; get a battery tender. done. (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 04:19:41 04/20/13
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