From: Sarge (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Mon Jan 23 2006 - 07:12:19 PST
Craig, I got a lot of e-mails about the Optima batteries. Most of them were
posted on the MV list but a couple of very good ones were sent to my
personal e-mail address. The best one so far came from Wayne Harris. He sent
me this web site http://www.milbatteries.com/optima/applications.html
showing optima's in high CCA military applications. If you click on the link
"6TL Adapter Tray" or here you get an interesting page which shows how to
put Optima's in a 6TL application. It also specifies which Optima models to
use. In one sentence it says to use the Optima's in "non-tactical vehicles"
but, later it specifies how critical it is to have enough reserve capacity
in tactical vehicles. I'm confused. Are they currently being used in
tactical vehicles or are they not?
So with this in mind, I just sent them an e-mail asking if that specific
application (M35A2) is suitable.
I await a reply with baited breath......
-Sarge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarge" <micdunn@ev1.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:01 AM
Subject: [MV] Optima batteries
> 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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