Re: Optima batteries

From: Bobby Joe Pendleton II (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Sun Jan 22 2006 - 06:30:36 PST


I got 7 years of use from a set of 6TNs on my M211. I only changed one of
then because one of the post broke. The other one was still one the truck
when I sold it last June.

BjP
Southern by the grace of God
"I...Shall Remain Confederate"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Schaffer" <santoken@bright.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Optima batteries

> The Optima in my pickup is 8 years old...just tested it the other day, 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.
>
> FWIW...
>
> Kent
>
>
> Sarge wrote:
>> 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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