Optima Battery Offer

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Will there be a battery offer for members this winter ?

I didn’t need one last year, but do now .

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Richard and Gents,

I will be in touch with Optima Jim in the next month or so and we will then see what they can offer on the 6V Red Top battery.

Peter

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Peter,

That would be great, I need one. So…..count me in.

Rich

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Usually the offer runs March 1-31 and is announced in late February. Peter is The Man for setting up this excellent annual offer.

By the way, do not believe the urban legend that once an Optima goes quite dead, it cannot be successfully charged. The Optima CAN be recharged from flat by charging it in parallel with any other 6V battery which has a fair degree of charge. I recommend using a trickle charger, “smart” charger or “maintainer” is best, over a couple of days.

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Gents,

Apropos of George’s comments, buy an extra Optima and keep it charged.

As I am noted for over-engineering, I have two-Optima 6V Red Tops in the battery box of my Series 80.

I know it is serious overkill, but…!

I have them connected in Parallel so I have mega-cranking-amps and I trickle charge them, outside of the car, during the New England winter with a Battery Tender brand, 6V model.

I created an assembly where they are strapped together essentially as one unit. There is also a commercial version available of my home-job double Optima 6V battery holder.

If interested in the concept, Arnold Romberg discussed and illustrated running batteries in parallel in one of his famous Service Bulletins. (DK #).

Peter

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Take a look at PASB 2013-2, page 8.

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