From: Kent Schaffer (santoken@bright.net)
Date: Sun Jan 22 2006 - 06:27:56 PST
The Optima in my pickup is 8 years old...just tested it the other day,
FWIW...
Kent
Sarge wrote:
it tested good to 1780 CCA's. Given the design and construction of the
battery, they are far superior to any 'conventional' lead-acid battery.
> Craig,
> I'm not sure if Optima's have the CCA necessary to last in a deuce. If you
> don't mind, I have posted this question on the MV list. There are sure to be
> people who have deuce/optima experience. Their answers would be more
> informed than mine.
> I personally run 6TL (or was it 6TN's?) in my deuce hooked up to a
> solargizer.
> How about it list?
> How many of you are running optima's in your deuces?
> Or optima's in any other large CCA applications?
> -Sarge
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig C Clifton
> To: micdunn@ev1.net
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:51 PM
> Subject: Optima Batteries
>
>
> Having to get a new set of batteries for my deuce.....how do you think the
> Optima would do in one??
>
> Right now I have 7 yr old CarQuest batteries, 1000 CCA.....which have been
> dying for about a yr now. The truck does not get used very often at all and
> and just recently I installed a solargizer on it
>
> I have been looking at some of the Costco/Kirkland Deep Cycle/cranking
> batteries at about $70 each but would like to know how they Optimas might
> hold up.
>
> Craig
> ccclifton@sbcglobal.net
> www.ODGreen.net
> San Jose, CA
>
>
>
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