03-17-2011, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Auburn WA
Posts: 12,266
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Re: Optima battery
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Originally Posted by 7T2
I currently have a red top starting battery. The charging procedure is pretty important in my opinion, as I think that is what killed my first red top and my yellow top. I didn't pay attention to the charging instructions, and although I didn't know it at the time I had a slow drain that was killing them in a bout a weeks time. I would get mad when they were dead and throw a 40 amp charge on them. Ultimately this killed both of them. The red top was replaced under warranty and, following the instructions, I have had no problems since then. The yellow top I was not so lucky on, since it has a shorter warranty (thought it was one year, maybe two?) I still have that one, but I have been unable to revive it. Expensive lesson learned. I keep the red top disconnected and on a battery maintainer now, and it always starts right up.
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Hook your charger up to a good battery, then run jumpers from it to your yellow top. There's a good chance it will come back.
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