Thread: Optima D34 Yellow top or SSB DryCell HVT-50D AGM

Well my dry run proved the 70 won't fit unless I am prepared to do some panel trimming.

So where's the best place people have found to source the ssb-hvt50d??

Hi Vern, Give SSB a call tomorrow and they should be able to help you with both price and source.

I put a SSB SS88Ti AGM in my D3 and it was great till about 2 months ago, noticeably weaker cranking with the occasional Christmas tree lights due to low voltage.

I'd expect it to last more than a couple of months past the 2 year warranty period, contacted the supplier. Will see what they say.

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

I put a SS88Ti AGM in my D3 and it was great till about 2 months ago, noticeably weaker cranking with the occasional Christmas tree lights due to low voltage.

I'd expect it to last more than a couple of months past the 2 year warranty period, contacted the supplier. Will see what they say.

That’s unusual….

Unless your vehicle usage has been extremely infrequent/short runs.

It has been the silly season the last 2 years.

Have you been putting it on a charger every few months?

Originally Posted by Tombie

That’s unusual….

Unless your vehicle usage has been extremely infrequent/short runs.

It has been the silly season the last 2 years.

Have you been putting it on a charger every few months?

my commute is 35km each way on 100km/h highway plus trips from Hervey Bay to Brisbane quite a lot.

I do put it on the CTEK charger about every 3 months, had it on the recondition mode yesterday but had to turn it off before it fully completed. I will put it back on Friday when I am done with the vehicle and let it go overnight.

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

my commute is 35km each way on 100km/h highway plus trips from Hervey Bay to Brisbane quite a lot.

I do put it on the CTEK charger about every 3 months, had it on the recondition mode yesterday but had to turn it off before it fully completed. I will put it back on Friday when I am done with the vehicle and let it go overnight.

My understanding is that "Recondition" mode on a CTEK charger is of no use at all on an AGM battery.

Originally Posted by BMKal

My understanding is that "Recondition" mode on a CTEK charger is of no use at all on an AGM battery.

seems odd then that it has an AGM recond mode!

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

seems odd then that it has an AGM recond mode!

Suggest you have a read ..........

CTEK just killed my Battery

Also - the CTEK manual for the MXS 5.0 with "reconditioning" option actually states in the instructions for "Recon" mode to "Use to return energy to the empty WET and Ca/Ca batteries". It does not say to use this mode for AGM batteries, even though the table showing "CHARGING PROGRAMS AND OPTIONS COMBINATIONS" does appear to indicate that you can run the "Recon" program step with AGM batteries.