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hillaholic
 Post subject: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:19 pm 
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Anyone have a red or yellow top optima with a good warranty so I can use the warranty? Both my red and yellow tops are bad and the warranty is expired.

Thanks, Brad 440-225-9063
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Odyknuck
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:21 pm 
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Before you condem them try charging them with 6 volts over night then switch to 12 volts.

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fortydegnorth
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:24 pm 
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Try this too:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/gene ... ewall.html

It worked for my red top.

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hillaholic
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:33 pm 
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Yeah I did that.
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MadMike
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:44 pm 
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I 'll make a call for you Brad. We just got a new one for the drag car, I'll check and see if he will go for it.

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streetstock174
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:50 pm 
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fortydegnorth wrote:
Try this too:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/gene ... m_battery/

It worked for my red top.


Link doesn't work, I was curious as I have a red top thats bad too..
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hillaholic
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:55 pm 
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MadMike wrote:
I 'll make a call for you Brad. We just got a new one for the drag car, I'll check and see if he will go for it.


Thanks, Mike
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Odyknuck
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:27 pm 
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streetstock174 wrote:
fortydegnorth wrote:
Try this too:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/gene ... m_battery/

It worked for my red top.


Link doesn't work, I was curious as I have a red top thats bad too..



Copy and paste the whole link. Your only getting part of it by clinking on the highlighted text.

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fortydegnorth
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:50 pm 
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This was the thread that we talked about the charging method. Not sure why the link won't work.

http://www.woodsbuggy.com/index.php?opt ... Itemid=109

Here is the fixed link:

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/gene ... ewall.html

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fortydegnorth
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:54 pm 
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When I charged my red top per the instructions in the Hot Rod article, it took about 4 days at a 2 amp charge to get it charged. I would leave it on there for a week and just check it all the time to see if it's getting hot. Mine has held charge and taken charge from the alternator since.

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Odyknuck
 Post subject: Re: optima warranty
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:29 pm 
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Thats why I use the 6 volt method as it takes much less time and does not trip the internal overload.

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