jump/charging Optima dry cell
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,188
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From: Wallingford Vermont
Hey, I've been down this road...
Here's some good info, funny it's not one Optima's own we site
http://www.batteriesareus.com/index....id=2&chapter=0
Here's some good info, funny it's not one Optima's own we site
http://www.batteriesareus.com/index....id=2&chapter=0
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 197
Likes: 1
From: Pennsylvania
Interesting link.
I have had luck charging an optima with a battery-tender for a few days. This is a 1.5 amp w/float charger essentially.
Optima does warn that you should NOT charge your battery on a regular charger and to only use a low amp trickle charger. The suggested link of blasting it for a few minutes and letting it cool sounds like it would work, but if you don't have the time or patients I would just stick it on a trickle charger with a float mode for a few days.
Be careful of a regular charger or the amp output of a "deep-cycle" charger switch.
I have had luck charging an optima with a battery-tender for a few days. This is a 1.5 amp w/float charger essentially.
Optima does warn that you should NOT charge your battery on a regular charger and to only use a low amp trickle charger. The suggested link of blasting it for a few minutes and letting it cool sounds like it would work, but if you don't have the time or patients I would just stick it on a trickle charger with a float mode for a few days.
Be careful of a regular charger or the amp output of a "deep-cycle" charger switch.
