On 3/11/05 17:32, "Barb Cotton" <cottonscrafts@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Please excuse my ignorance, but what is an Optima battery? I will be putting > an aux battery in my van for the first time this year, and would like to know > what one works best for everybody. I was planning on a marine battery- is > Optima a brand name? Thanks. > > > Barb > 83 Westy > > Never regret. > If it's good, it's wonderful. > If it's bad, it's experience. > Victoria Holt > http://www.optimabatteries.com/ Optima is a brand name for an extremely reliable battery. Of a type called Glass Mat. First time I bought one was for a bug after one of the VW mags ran an article on them. That one is now running in a jeep cherokee and if I remember right is about 8 years old right now. The only two real downsides are the cost, and the difficulty in fitting it into the van holes. If you want true deep cycle use you want the marine blue tops. These are the ones with an M in the part number. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com |
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