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Old Oct 15, 2001 | 11:57 AM
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optima batteries?

Does anyone know if yellow optima batteries can be used for day to day starting as well as a system? Could i just use a red top? what's the performance difference? I'm putting a pretty large ststem in and wondering which battery would be best
Old Oct 15, 2001 | 12:15 PM
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Yes you can use the yellow top every day. The red top is called a "starting battery" the yellow top is tends to be better for systems that will be listend to with the car not running cuz it keeps a charge longer(deep cycle) 124 min before needing to be started .You can read about them at http://www.optimabatteries.com/

Also I have a yellow top for sale if you are interested.
Old Oct 16, 2001 | 01:35 PM
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UOTE]Originally posted by max'n out
Yes you can use the yellow top every day. The red top is called a "starting battery" the yellow top is tends to be better for systems that will be listend to with the car not running cuz it keeps a charge longer(deep cycle) 124 min before needing to be started .You can read about them at http://www.optimabatteries.com/

Also I have a yellow top for sale if you are interested.
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Ok, So what's the price for your ywellow top? How old is it? Is there any sort of modification needed to fit it into the car?
Old Oct 16, 2001 | 03:17 PM
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yellow top is smaller than the battery that should be in your car at the moment ,so no relocating of anything, just make sure you get the positive and negative posts on the correct side.... i used to get them for around $140 (hooked up) ...havent looked for one for a while though ..and how old?? umm not sure what you mean by that
Old Oct 16, 2001 | 04:05 PM
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ObsidianIce69: I'm sending you an email with all the details.



loudmaxima: your right it don't take any relocating but it's a little biger on top than the stock battery. it's pretty much a direct replacment you can do it your self. and i think he ment how old is the battery. Also if you miss the big postive and neg signs on the battery and hook it up wrong youve got probs
Old Oct 16, 2001 | 05:40 PM
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Also if you miss the big postive and neg signs on the battery and hook it up wrong youve got probs [/B][/QUOTE]

lol i knowww i meant like ... if youre looking down at it they come with positive right/negative left terminals for most import... or negative right/positive left terminals for most domestic.. theres not enough slack in the wire to get the wrong battery
Old Oct 16, 2001 | 09:16 PM
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i have the blue top and it works nice. had to modify the battery terminals to fit the battery
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