Thread: Optima batteries?

Awesome batteries. I use the bluetop in my D2. They are a very long lived battery.

I also use the blue top marine dual purpose......awesome battery, been in 2. Years so far.

Hey, any particular reason for the blue over the red and yellow?

Hammer H,
Yellow top and blue top optimas share the same internals - both are dual purpose batteries. Blue is targeted at marine users. The yellow top has standard battery posts, while the blue top has posts plus a pair of bolts.
Depending on your existing battery connection devices (clamps etc) you may be better with yellow or a blue top.
Traxide kits are setup for yellow top. Only issue ever had with blue top was the positions of the bolts put battery connections very close to metal battery clamp, which meant clamp needed to be modified to allow clearance from connections.
Have a look on the Marine Batteries | AGM Battery | Optima Batteries site and you will see the differences.
I sell both the yellow top and blue for $275 ... delivered.

RRTurboD - I am after 4 x Blue Top D31M's.

Are these available for $275 delivered to Adelaide?

Thanks
David

RrturboD, I know where I'll be getting my next one from, I paid $410 for mine...a optima blue marine dual purpose 12v 800cca 66amp.

I have the yellow top as my primary battery, the starting crank speed is noticeably faster than the old wet cell battery that I had, also, the ability to accept a much higher charge current is ideal after using the winch.

I had to swap batteries when the P38 was left for 2 weeks at a fabricator's having work done and the battery fully discharged and died, along with the new battery I fitted a 40W flexible solar panel onto the bonnet with a small solar charger so that won't happen again.

The only downside of these is the limited reserve capacity but I fitted a 130Ahr deep cycle in the back to cover the power needs without the engine on and I recently upgraded the dual battery charger from a crappy 'SuperCheap' special to a 40A DC-DC Redarc which works much better.

Al lot of people have good reports of the SuperCharge All Rounder, I ran one in my 99 and there is an MRV70 in my 96 now, excellent fully sealed batteries

Steve