[DeTomaso] new Battery

[Boyd Casey]

Well it wouldn't surprise me if their quality had changed, their warranty
did!
Prior to 2/09 it was full replacement for the first 36 moths and prorated
for the second 36 months, after 2/09 I believe it is full for the first 36
months and then zip.


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:13 PM, LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> I bought one in 2001 and it lasted until last year with no maintenance and
> no charging.
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> I've heard that the newer Optimas aren't what they were 10 yrs ago?
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> I replaced it with a Braile lightweight battery and have had good results
> so far.
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> Expensive, but much smaller and much lighter.
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>  From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> To: gabc wabc <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
> Cc: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; "detomaso at poca.com" <
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> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 10:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] new Battery
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Michael Shortt
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> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:52 AM, <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > I prefer AGM batteries simply due to the anti corrosiveness.
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> > G
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> > > 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
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> > > 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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