Optima Battery: Issues?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,219
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From: Somerset Co, NJ
Red Top (Yellow is a deep cycle type battery)
Had it a week tomorrow!( AC/Delco died and just started to leak!)
Its expensive for a battery (I paid $213.00 w/7% NJ tax at AutoZone) but worth it!
Had it a week tomorrow!( AC/Delco died and just started to leak!)
Its expensive for a battery (I paid $213.00 w/7% NJ tax at AutoZone) but worth it!
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 21,325
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
I have a four year old Red top.... my car sits in the garage for weeks at a time, I have yet to have an issue with it... Last year I bought a battery tender. I would hook it up at times, but for the most part the car sat for weeks over the winter.. without the tender being hooked up... If I knew a nice day was coming up , I would go out and put the tender on over night... I may have connected it 6 or seven times last winter, for a day or two.. I have never had to charge the battery, or have I ever noticed a problem... the tender was just a new play thing... If I saw the slightest problem with the battery, I would probably hook it up while it sat idle in the garage over the winter.
The End
The End
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 929
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From: Norman Oklahoma
Red Top, mine has worked great. Go online and get your lowest price, then take it to Autozone for price match. Then get the smooth top cover, looks great. I connected my trickle charger to top post and covered it with cover.
Then get the smooth top cover, looks great. I connected my trickle charger to top post and covered it with cover.Corvette Stories
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,252
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From: NE OH
I have 2 red top optima's. Good battery if you keep them charged.
We used them exclusively on our support equipment in the military. If the motors/equipment were run regularly the red tops were great (awesome CCA for the size) but if they discharged, we played hell charging them. Most times, we'd just put in a new battery cause the dead one wouldn't hold a charge.
We used them exclusively on our support equipment in the military. If the motors/equipment were run regularly the red tops were great (awesome CCA for the size) but if they discharged, we played hell charging them. Most times, we'd just put in a new battery cause the dead one wouldn't hold a charge.
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 46
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From: Ringwood, England
Originally Posted by RWVH
Red Top, mine has worked great. Go online and get your lowest price, then take it to Autozone for price match. Then get the smooth top cover, looks great. I connected my trickle charger to top post and covered it with cover.
Then get the smooth top cover, looks great. I connected my trickle charger to top post and covered it with cover.Pete
Now a CTS-V Owner
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 1,675
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From: Central Ohio
CI 5-6-7 & 9 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
Originally Posted by vettenuts
I went with the Exide Orbital. There seemed to be a rash of problems with the Red Tops when I was looking.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 929
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From: Norman Oklahoma
Originally Posted by Jochen
I have the red top since a few years. No issues so far. Holds power even for as long as 2 Months, car starts then without problem...
Love this cover! Where can i get it?
Jochen
Love this cover! Where can i get it?
Jochen
Race Director
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 14,542
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Originally Posted by yellowshark454
Like the cover. Do the catalogues like Ecklers, MidAm carry them. Based in the UK so I have never seen these.
Pete
Pete
That's how long I've had my Red Top without any problems.
Drive it regularly.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 844
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From: Il
Originally Posted by C5Jimmy
Red Top (Yellow is a deep cycle type battery)
Had it a week tomorrow!( AC/Delco died and just started to leak!)
Its expensive for a battery (I paid $213.00 w/7% NJ tax at AutoZone) but worth it!
Had it a week tomorrow!( AC/Delco died and just started to leak!)
Its expensive for a battery (I paid $213.00 w/7% NJ tax at AutoZone) but worth it!
, $103.00 at the Zone
Cruising
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 12
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From: Mt. Juliet Tn
I run an openwheel modified stock car, and I've had my red top for 3 years, and there is no alternator, so it gets charged with a battery charger. My car sat all winter, and it started first try without a charge. I wouldn't use any other battery.