Thread: Optima batteries

Originally Posted by DRanged

Matt
I run 2 blue top 34m Optimas in the rangie. Great cranking power ( 800CCA each) has no worries with the Engal o/night and handles the High mount and Isuzu no worries. Also much easier fit in the engine bay. Also they have the stainless steel studs for accesseries seperate from the main terminals. Have had them for 12mths or so with no worries.

Like anything people like em or hate them. But I find most negative comments are from people who have never had them and just pass on other peoples comments

Justin

Thanks Justin, I find my 4BD1 happy to crank of 1 maggoted rocket battery and a half charged one ok, I always carry leads aswell, the winching isn;t as severe as it used to be, now we're all a bit mellower(read: girly) so not as big an issue as keeping the beer cold and the music happening

Originally Posted by Vern

Not sure, i think 75ah and over 700cca, when the guy put his meter thingy on them it read 1135cca. Got them from Pirahna, $100 cheaper than anywhere and they are made by Excide. Next time your over we could swap em in and see how they go

You'll need them for easter weekend

I didn't mean you could keep them, just like my plasma rope, lend them

Yeah Ive had them but not because Ive gone out and bought them they've come in vehicles I've purchased or have been in when on trips. (the military also had a bit of a flirt with them and some vehicles that I cant tell you about use the optima range)

for what I do they dont offer the bang for the buck to justify buying new ones when I can get 3 maybe 4 normal batteries for the price of one of the top of the line optimas. I run a dual battery system so I get a cranking battery and deep cycle and not a compromise between the 2.

they have their Advantages, if you can get them cheaply enough then they are IMHO better than just a stock Cranker but I dont think they are better than a deep cycle for doing deep cycle work. If you're budget isnt as big a problem as mine then you can do worse than setting up a dual battery system with 2 optimas.

We have about five or six in various vehicles on our farm .The oldest is in a vineyard tractor (narrow) you have to take the rear wheel off to get to the battery -so i wanted a pretty good battery -the local auto elec guy here ( who is a good guy) recomended them -although he explained how to look after them -automatic charger etc -charge every so often -that battery is over eight years old !- the best part is no maintenance

Well, of all batteries I have had in any of my vehicles, the Optima had the shortest life span and the highest price tag . Figure it out...

Well I have had twin Optima yellow tops in my 110 for last 3-4 years. They are now cream crackered. Am going to replace them with a couple of Odyssey batteries.

The stories that I hear in the UK are that Optimas used to be the best batteries around. Due to increased production requirements a factory change occurred and that quality decreased. Expected life span in the UK is now 3-4 years which is relatively short.

Odysseys now have a higher rep in the UK then the Optimas.

Batteries are a developing/changing market so what might be the best battery now may well not be the best in a couple of years time.

Hope that helps

Regards

Brendan

I've been running 2 yellow tops since 2002, they are not holding up as well any more (will only run the fridge for 48-72 hours) and I'd say I will be looking to replace them soon. The vehicle has had a mix of being a day to day transport and some fairly long periods sitting. It's never failed to start in the last 7 years due to battery (or any other reason).

I think I'll be replacing with same or similar.

Martyn