Subject	Yes...the red tops...Once an optima has discharged
Posted by	twinturbineZ on April 12, 2008 at 9:19 AM
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In Reply To	why not? are you talking about the Red Tops (SLI), posted by robo (sebring1970) on April 12, 2008 at 04:58 AM
Message	you have to recharge it a certain way or it will take quite a long time to get fully recharged. A Gel cell is not like a normal battery..when it comes to charging from a discharged state. Besides your alternator is not designed to be a battery charger...it is designed to power the vehicle and replace the amount lost during normal starting. You place huge strain on the alternator by trying to let it recharge a battery that has been discharged. So I'm having this dream! I'm in my Z and these guys are after me, but they can't catch me...So they get a car, but they still can't catch me. So they get a plane, and just as their about to catch me....the TWIN TURBOS KICK IN!
Follow Ups	car not starting - RedSER13 02:09:16 04/12/08 IIRC, there have been many people with Optima problems - ZLover4Life 02:24:21 04/12/08 the car only sat for 1 day. (n/m) - RedSER13 10:43:50 04/12/08 Ok..If an optima battery goes dead it can't be - twinturbineZ 02:48:00 04/12/08 why not? are you talking about the Red Tops (SLI), - robo (sebring1970) 04:58:39 04/12/08 I killed a Redtop by letting it discharge. It would > - my91z 05:41:52 04/12/08 Yes...the red tops...Once an optima has discharged - twinturbineZ 09:19:55 04/12/08 I drained my Red Top once by leaving the interior lights - robo (sebring1970) 01:52:45 04/13/08 Robo...thanks for your reply to my email... - twinturbineZ 02:07:47 04/13/08 ok thanks all. - RedSER13 15:27:59 04/12/08
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