[Tigers] Optima Batteries

[Buck Trippel]

I've never had a problem recharging "low" Optimas in the ten plus years I've 
been using them with the old transformer type chargers. But the new smart 
electronic chargers sometimes balk. I've heard of people who get around this 
by charging two batteries at the same time with the second in parallel.

As far as the Optima offer to CAT members, Optima wants to promote their 
batteries while protecting their distributors. This offer was not made to 
the general public. For this reason, CAT did not post the offer on its web 
site but only printed it in the recent membership newsletter. I believe that 
the plan is for CAT to is furnish a membership list to Optima in case 
membership comes into question.

bt



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AAAGLASSS at aol.com>
To: <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:17 PM
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 at 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  <tkparker1941 at gmail.com>
> 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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