[DeTomaso] new Battery

[Dave]

Forklift, hauled on the back of a tilt-back works great for high end cars.


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From: michael at michaelshortt.com [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 10:10 AM
To: gabc wabc
Cc: Ken Green; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] new Battery

I have used them since they came on the market, the secret to charging them is low amps over a long period, like 2 amps for 48 hours.

I keep a Battery Tender on my toys when not at use at home, when traveling, aside from removing the steering wheel, I also disconnect the battery for both the slight drain and for security, while a routine thief might figure out how to reconnect the battery, I seriously doubt that they carry a steering wheel and with the wheels locked at a full turn, it makes towing it off problematic as well.

Michael Shortt


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:52 AM, <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:

> 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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