[DeTomaso] new Battery

gow2 at rc-tech.net gow2 at rc-tech.net
Mon Apr 29 09:52:51 EDT 2013


X2, there has been a lot of information about traditional charges not
adequatlu charging Optima's once they get low, People returnining them and
the store simply charging them with apropriate chargers.

I prefer AGM batteries simply due to the anti corrosiveness.

G


> Wow ,  great info, I'm putting that in my memory bank. Thanks Ken.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
> Calgary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> Sender: detomaso-bounces at poca.com
> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:10:56
> To: Boyd Casey<boyd411 at gmail.com>; detomaso at poca.com<detomaso at poca.com>
> Reply-To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] new Battery
>
> 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.
>  
> Ken
>
> ________________________________
> From: Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
> To: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 11:53 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] new Battery
>
>
> 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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