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aznprid972 10-18-2005 01:01 PM

found an optima battery
 
so last night i found an optium yellow top battery at a walmart parking lot. i went out to check to see if it had a charged the next day and the guy at Mobil 1 said it would not even turn on the hand-held battery checker thing. should i just toss the battery out or can it be charged?

sunten1 10-18-2005 02:02 PM

Once a car battery is dead its dead...You have to get a new one

reygarcia 10-18-2005 05:54 PM

do not believe what that guy says. get yourself a personal charger from autozone and use it.

i had a red top battery that was dead and autozone said it would not hold the charge. i borrowed a co-workers personal charger and 8 hours later the battery was like new. i never had a problem with the battery for the 2 years that i had it in the car before i sold the car.

aznprid972 10-19-2005 11:54 AM

crap... i just dropped it off at Autozone after I read the first post.

505max94se 10-19-2005 03:37 PM

My red top has gone completely dead a couple of times and it still works great.

Metal Maxima 10-19-2005 03:38 PM

What brand is Optium? :hahano: :confused:

505max94se 10-19-2005 04:03 PM


Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
What brand is Optium? :hahano: :confused:

optium is a new company that just came out. They make batteries that look just like optima but they're better.

kcryan 10-19-2005 04:14 PM


Originally Posted by 505max94se
optium is a new company that just came out. They make batteries that look just like optima but they're better.


Excluding the fact that they seem to die real fast for a brand new battery :D

And also where is the mobil 1 station?

Metal Maxima 10-19-2005 06:07 PM


Originally Posted by 505max94se
optium is a new company that just came out. They make batteries that look just like optima but they're better.

Damn, and all this time I thought they only made Blood Glucose Meters...:gapteeth:

nismos14 10-19-2005 10:18 PM

Mobil 1 gas station, where they top off you're tank with fully synthetic gas.... :wtf:

erty67 10-22-2005 07:27 AM


Originally Posted by aznprid972
crap... i just dropped it off at Autozone after I read the first post.

I have a red top that's dead sitting in my shed. I've tried charging it, but no luck. Chances are, that one was no good. Don't let it bug you.

CreativeDesignz 10-22-2005 10:55 AM

i will say my optima battery has lasted me about 1 hour when my alternator died and it only dropped .7 volts i was at 11.3 volts when i got to my house after an hour drive from where my alt died. And optima batteries need to be trickle charged they dont take well to quick one hour charges they get extremely hot.

nadir_s 10-22-2005 12:07 PM

red tops are teh gay ... i've had 2 go out on me, then I gave up on optima.

Maximeltman 10-22-2005 01:29 PM

I'm getting a yt thats 4 sho

CreativeDesignz 10-23-2005 12:28 AM


Originally Posted by nadir_s
red tops are teh gay ... i've had 2 go out on me, then I gave up on optima.

they have a warantee, you should look into that def. never had a problem with any of the 5 optimas that i have owned


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