Yeah, now that I think of it, when I said that they do weird things on
chargers, I'd only have them on a charger if I had not been using the car
for a while. So, perhaps it goes to the same issue. Once they get to a
certain level, they don't seem to want to recharge like non-Optima
batteries.
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Gary Winblad <garywinblad@comcast.net>wrote:
> Optimas may work ok in an old car like a Tiger, but..
> I put one in my 1999 Corvette that always has a small drain from the
> computers and stuff. I went on vacation for 2 weeks and when I got
> back not only was the Optima dead but it permanently ruined it.
> I was a red top, yeah I should have bought a yellow top.. or disconnected
> it..
> Considering it cost 2-3X what a normal battery cost, I was not impressed!
> So what it you can mount it on its side, are you really going to do that?
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: AAAGLASSS@aol.com
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Sent: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:17:27 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Optima Batteries
>
> Any specific way to charge them if they get low?
>
>
> In a message dated 4/23/2013 4:40:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> chris@cthompson.net writes:
>
> Optima and Interstate batteries are apples and oranges.
>
> I've had an Optima in my Tiger for over ten years, as well as in all my
> other classic cars. Not only do they not out-gas or spill causing
> corrosion, they tolerate a deep discharge much better....
>
> Very non-stock however, and a good bit pricey. But my local Advance
> Auto will match any price I find on the interweb....
>
> Chris
> B382000331
>
> On 4/23/2013 7:27 PM, Jay Laifman wrote:
> > While I don't disagree that I've heard the same, I've also heard that
> the
> > quality went down for awhile there, which may or may not have been
> fixed.
> >
> > In my experience, the Optima batteries do weird things on the chargers.
> I
> > don't know if that means there is something already wrong with the
> battery,
> > and it's too late. Or, if that means they have issues with the
> chargers.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Tom Parker
> wrote:
> >
> >> When I bought my Tiger, way back in the late seventies, it had already
> had
> >> a hard life. Besides body damage on the passenger side there was a huge
> >> hole in the boot floor, the result of a battery spill. It took decades
> >> before I had the wherewithal to have the body repaired. One decision -
> >> after the boot floor went in an Optima battery found its way onto the
> >> battery base pad. No more spills, if I can believe the hype; gel
> batteries
> >> don't do that. I've seen them mounted on the side in newer cars where
> space
> >> is at a premium.
> >>
> >> I hope I never have to find out if the battery is really "spill proof."
> I
> >> can say that the Optima I have holds a charge over long periods of
> sitting,
> >> and has had no problem getting the engine running and the lights on.
> >>
> >> Tom
> >> '67 mark 2
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