[DeTomaso] Battery questions, again.

[SG]

I have a redtop optima in the Pantera that is at least eight yrs old and going strong.  It also sat about 9 months once without being used or charged.  when I checked it it was still at 12.5v and ready to use.  I think that in one form or another the dry cell is the way to go.
 
Shaun Gibson

--- On Sun, 5/27/12, michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:


From: michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Battery questions, again.
To: "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: asajay at asajay.com, "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>, parapantera at aol.com
Date: Sunday, May 27, 2012, 11:49 AM


Great point Julian, I'm on my 3rd Optima ( one was in the car when I got
it, approx 4 years old, it lasted another year with me, then my first
replacement Optima that lasted 4 years which also died if not driven every
few weeks (drain somewhere) and the current one which is in year 2.5) The
last one has constantly been hooked up to a Battery Tender Jr. ($59.95) and
shows no signs of weakness thus far.
I have now put one on both M/C and the 450SL as well.

I recommend them highly for anything that isn't driven on a regular basis.

Michael

BTW, is. Battery Tender dies, they'll rebuilt for $17.95.
On May 27, 2012 11:55 AM, "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> I needed a new battery for the Ultima and the replacement factory
> recommended Varley Red Top was $430, so I switched to the equivalent
> Odyssey ER40 (Extreme Racing), which was $130 less. It's a tiny little
> thing, but kicks the Chebbie over every time with no issues and cold
> cranking is usually a longer demand for me as I don't have a cold start
> circuit.
>
> The Varley was a great battery too and lasted 8 years and probably would
> have gone longer had I known you cannot high boost start/charge the Dry
> Cells, so a lesson  One other advantage of the Dry cells is you can get
> creative with mounting as they don't need to be upright. I once saw a
> picture of one mounted under the front trunk upside down in a Pantera, the
> equivalent of the drop battery box, without the cutting and welding.
>
> On the other hand I have been going through Optima batteries in 6 - 24
> months in the Pantera (I did have a parasitic drain sometimes, which I
> think I have cured with a new hazard switch), so the next battery I buy for
> the Pantera will be an Odyssey. For each car/battery I now have a CTEK
> intelligent trickle charger too. The gell cell or AGM batteries just don't
> recover well from full discharge.
>
> Julian
>
> > From: ParaPantera at aol.com
> > Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 07:57:04 -0400
> > To: asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Battery questions, again.
> >
> > In 2003 I purchased a "little" Odyssey PC925 since I had mounted  the
> > clutch master vacuum pump on the passenger side of the pedal house, size
> was  an
> > issue.  In 2006 I changed vacuum pump locations, and the battery in my
> > Acura I bought new in July 2001 was at the end of it's five year life
>  span.  I
> > put the PC925 in the Acura and bought a PC1200 for the  Pantera.  The
> PC925
> > is still performs flawlessley after nine  years.  As for the PC1200 it
> has
> > endured six years of Lucas electrical  abuse including maybe three times
> a
> > year when a dome light anomaly drains it  completely.
> >
> >  I cannot speak for Odyssey's built today, but the two I have  purchased
> > have been cost effective from a durability and life span point of  view.
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 5/26/2012 3:22:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > asajay at asajay.com writes:
> >
> > Best  battery to buy for a Pantera today?
> > Wet cell tech versus Dry cell  tech?
> >
> > Is the Odyssey any good anymore?
> > How about the Orbital?
> > Has  anyone tried the Dyna-Batt?
> >
> > I am battery poor at the moment.  I  have two rigs with old worn out and
> > absolutely -dead- batteries and they  can't be driven a such.  I also
> > have one currently going out, so I  need to think new batteries soon.
> >
> > I'm less a fan of wet cell these days  if I can get something better.
> >
> > Asa Jay
> >
> > Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt,  USAFR, Retired
> > &  Shelley Marie
> > Spokane,  WA
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