tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post6846739643872155952..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: OUCH! I Killed My Optima Deep Cycle Batterydrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-22310811390430383712013-06-22T15:24:14.127-07:002013-06-22T15:24:14.127-07:00Sounds like you got a pretty big battery there for...Sounds like you got a pretty big battery there for D34. HeltauAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-37395684887264006632013-06-22T07:36:22.742-07:002013-06-22T07:36:22.742-07:00And a new one followed me home Friday afternoon.
...And a new one followed me home Friday afternoon.<br /><br />I got a D34 size this time, as it's rated a few more Amp Hours than the D35 I had, and it was only a few $$ more.<br /><br />And I also got a "Battery Tender <i>Plus</i>" to take care of it in the 'off season'.<br /><br />Now I have NO excuse to not keep it charged!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-64281011950891704382013-06-21T20:51:56.917-07:002013-06-21T20:51:56.917-07:00At seven years, it's time for a new one... Jus...At seven years, it's time for a new one... Just sayin...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-12754238126973042742013-06-21T12:14:01.817-07:002013-06-21T12:14:01.817-07:00Optima has gotten a bad rep in the last few years ...Optima has gotten a bad rep in the last few years because of a decline in quality after production was moved to a certain south of the border location. I've not gotten more than 3 years out of them for the last few I've had.<br /><br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-83399569938576259922013-06-21T11:35:32.084-07:002013-06-21T11:35:32.084-07:00D'OH!
I hate that.
Kicking yourself because y...D'OH!<br /><br />I hate that.<br />Kicking yourself because you know you had the solution all along.<br /><br />I have been thinking about getting one of those Optima batteries for a while now.<br />I'm thinking I need to get off my dead backside and go get one.Not a deep cycle though.<br /><br />Handy little buggers because they are so light and portable.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-20430606000269314992013-06-21T11:09:08.559-07:002013-06-21T11:09:08.559-07:00I've got one, I just have to use it!I've got one, I just have to use it!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-10126048525126422612013-06-21T10:58:52.645-07:002013-06-21T10:58:52.645-07:00Better yet - get a Battery Tender (trademark) or s...Better yet - get a Battery Tender (trademark) or some such - they are both charger and maintainer vice just a power charger. I managed to get over 4.5 years off an OEM battery installed by a certain German motorcycle maker that was notorious for encountering SBDS (sudden battery death syndrome) by going that route. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-36504474008361112072013-06-21T10:31:17.597-07:002013-06-21T10:31:17.597-07:00Ouch! Good luck!Ouch! Good luck!Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.com