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Re: Battery preferences

To: tswrace@pacbell.net, tr3driver@comcast.net
Subject: Re: Battery preferences
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:34:15 EDT
In a message dated 8/28/2005 10:06:04 AM Central Standard Time, 
tswrace@pacbell.net writes: 
> I have had two Opitmas go dead on me in the last year.  The first 
> one was new and went dead after my car sat for a month just before 
> Triumphest last year.  I replaced it under warrantee with another 
> and it went dead this last month while I was in Amsterdam.  I 
> don't believe I have any current leakage when the car is shut off, 
> plus I use an ignition cutt off.
> 
Here's another anectdote:
I bought my Optima in 2000 for my TR8.  I wanted a sealed battery since it is 
located in the trunk.  After 5 years, 40,000+ miles and being fully 
discharged at least twice, it si still function just fine.

YMMV

Dave




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