Posted by Jim Allen on November 19, 2009 at 06:02:45 from (209.173.160.22):
In Reply to: Optmia Battery posted by Gary Puckett on November 18, 2009 at 19:03:06:
The best thing about Optimas is that they do not self-discharge (much, if at all). They can sit there all winter and hold a charge.
I once "lost" a pair of new yellowtops under my work bench for three years ( I know, that's like "losing" hundred dollar bills). During a cleanup I found them and was slapping myself around, just knowing they were going to be wasted. Put a voltmeter on them and they were at 12.5 volts! The batteries are dated September of 1997 and that was in 2001. I put them into my diesel pickup in '03 and they are still there today and just turned 12 years old.
A set with the same date codes (I got four at that time) were sold with another vehicle in 2006. AFAIK, they are still in it today. I got those four batteries free for a magazine project but when it came time to buy a new battery for another of my rigs, I was happy enough to shell out the bucks for an Optima.
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