Thread: Is Optima still "the" second battery.

I think you're better off using an equivilent flat plate battery because the have a larger capacity than the optima due to their spiral cells.

If you have the height available, I use this Lifeline 150ah deep cycle which has double the capacity of the biggest Optima.

GPL-30HT - Lifeline Batteries

SSB HVT-50 is the go to and far superior

These two are off to the battery graveyard. The yellow is like yours, the red won't take a charge at all and gets extremely hot. I'll never buy another. Granted, the yellow is oldish, but the red failed inside three years but without proof of purchase there was no warranty.
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nope. optima is overpriced junk now.

SSB HVT-50 is cheaper and better.

SSB all round are good.

Originally Posted by LuckyLes

Hi All,
I have a Disco 4 HSE SDV6 that I fitted a Traxide dual battery system to about 3 years ago. The Optima battery has become an 8v battery instead of 12v, despite the input when running being 14.5v.
What is the currently recommended replacement?
Thanks in advance
LuckyLes

Hi Les and as others have posted, the best battery is either the SSB HVT50D or the HVT50LD.

The difference between the batteries is the location of the terminals.

All new kits are being supplied with a slightly longer cable between the isolator and the auxiliary battery's Positive ( + ) terminal.

With older kits, make sure you get the HVT-50D and it will fit perfectly.

Problem is, the is a slight shortage in some locations, of the HVT50D and you may only be able to get the HVT50LD, which will still fit but the cable may be a bit tight/short.

PLEASE NOTE, I now have a COD account, for my customers, setup with SUPER START BATTERIES.

Check out the website for the closest distributor and you should be able to get these batteries for around the $225 mark, depending on where you are located.

If you have a problem with the cost, contact me for the account details.

That's great, Tim! I'll be buying in the next few months, so i'll put that in my little black book.

I have had an excellent run out of Full River AGM batteries as house batteries and even abusing a smaller one as a start battery. Cheers

Hi Scott, and yes, Fullriver are good batteries ( Very good batteries ), BUT, to gain the full benefit of the way my isolators work, you need a CRANKING style auxiliary battery.

This is where the Yellowtop batteries were ( emphasis on WERE ) good AGM batteries in that they were both a Deep Cycle battery and excellent Cranking battery.

The SSB HVT range of batteries are very similar. They are both a Cranking Battery and a Deep Cycle AGM.

Having a deep cycle battery as the auxiliary battery is self explanatory, but most people do not understand that also having a Cranking battery capability means a much faster recharge.

So you have both the Ampere Hours ( Ah ) capacity, but you also have the shorter drive time needed to recharge these batteries.

As I have pointed out in other threads, with my isolators, used with the correct type of auxiliary battery, and the most important factor, the high current capacity alternators Land Rovers have. Combine all three and you have the ultimate dual battery system, capable of replacing used battery capacity is as much as 6x faster than a DC/DC device.

This may sound like a promo for my gear ( and it is ) but it is important to know you to have have the correct battery type, to gain the best results.

This is why I have been promoting SSBs HVT range of batteries.

BTW, if anyone uses my Super Start Battery account, I do not get one cent from the sale. While they offered me a % of the sale, I opted for the maximum discount to go to the customer.