[DeTomaso] new Battery

[thomas]

Actually it is if you use an intelligent charger and the battery is totally flat that the charger may not realize that you have connected it to a battery, and it is not limited to Optimas.

A traditional charger will start charging as it puts a voltage on the leads even if you don't connect them to anything.

My car came with a yellow top optima when I bought it in march 2000. It was several years at the time and I had to replace it a few years ago. I bought a new yellow top.

I now have a Ctek intelligent charger constantly hooked up when the car is in the garage and I hope the new battery will last at least as long as the old. The old battery had been totally discharged several times.

Thomas

28 apr 2013 kl. 16:10 skrev Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:

> What are the symptoms?  There is a known problem if you let an Optima discharge too far because a traditional battery charger will think is has failed and won't try to charge it.  You either need a charger that will charge it even if it sees a low voltage, or put it in parallel (not in series!) with a good battery to get the charger to charge it.
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> Ken
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> I currently have an Optima "Red Top" battery that is 4 years old. It
> apparently has developed a bad cell. I was wondering what the consensus was
> on what is the "best" battery for use in the Pantera. My car is only used
> for a few months each year.
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