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Optima, VS. Odyssey Batterie???
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<blockquote data-quote="NotMatt" data-source="post: 962982" data-attributes="member: 15947"><p>I think if you search there's a topic that covers this pretty well that was posted recently. </p><p> </p><p>My conclusion after reading that thread was that optima's seem to work good for most people, but some have a lot of trouble with them and it's due to either charging them incorrectly (IE, NOT with a trickle charger) or running them completely dead a few times too many, and the last possibility is just a bad/defective battery.</p><p> </p><p>Personally, my red top is dead/dying and won't hold much of a charge anymore, but it's almost 8 years old now, so it's time to replace anyway. I'm going to try an Exide Orbital this time - a friend of mine had one in his Jeep and was pretty happy with it, and a few others recommended the same battery when the topic came up, so I guess it's worth a shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NotMatt, post: 962982, member: 15947"] I think if you search there's a topic that covers this pretty well that was posted recently. My conclusion after reading that thread was that optima's seem to work good for most people, but some have a lot of trouble with them and it's due to either charging them incorrectly (IE, NOT with a trickle charger) or running them completely dead a few times too many, and the last possibility is just a bad/defective battery. Personally, my red top is dead/dying and won't hold much of a charge anymore, but it's almost 8 years old now, so it's time to replace anyway. I'm going to try an Exide Orbital this time - a friend of mine had one in his Jeep and was pretty happy with it, and a few others recommended the same battery when the topic came up, so I guess it's worth a shot. [/QUOTE]
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