Actually, I had a red top, and it didn't just crap out. It went out slowly. My truck engine would turn over slower and slower when starting it, until it wouldn't turn it over anymore. Probably did that about a dozen times until it was dead.
----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Pitz <bill@pitz.net>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:02:15 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Optima Red top.
Barry Oliver wrote:
> Well, I had a Diehard Gold in there, but like before, it gave zero
> warning when it went poof. It was a pry off and all of the levels
were
> good. I couldn't find my little tester, but it sat on a 2a trickle
all
> night and that didn't help...
Yup, that's what happened to my stock battery. No warning at all,
really, and once it went, no amount of charging would bring it back to
life.
I'm dreading the day that my Optima Red Top decides to quit on me,
since
it will probably go the same way -- without warning. It's only been
completely drained once, after which I fully recharged it and left it
on
the trickle charger overnight. But, who knows how long it will really
last? The truck sits in my garage 5 or 6 days a week now, which
probably isn't helping the battery either.
-Bill
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