Optima batteries
 

Anybody using optima batteries? What are the advantages of using them compared to the standard batteries? Where can iI get the best price?

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I ran them in my Baja,,,Sam's club seems to have the best pricing

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i have raced with the same pair since 03

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Why are they any better than the others?

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Got one in a 15 whaler and it won't stay charged for more than a few weeks. It is 6 months old and I am not impressed, especially since it costs 3 times more than a regular battery.

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On paper, they are great, but seems they've been suffering some quality problems laytely- comes up a lot in the 4x4 forums. Odyssey is another AGM battery and they have a lot of military type background before they hit the consumer market.

AGM is absorbed glass matt- better design, takes pounding better, better performance/specs, no vents/fumes or water to add, usually a 7 yr battery.

I run the odyssey in my racer and quad but so far normal marine in the boat

Sam's was carrying an exide brand orbital battery- have one in the Jeep grocery getter, recycled from the old racer- locally they don't carry it any more.

Any AGM battery that you can get locally and is easy to warranty would be good.

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I got blue tops when I first rigged the Envision three years ago. They look great under the red anodized brackets.:rolleyes: I've replaced four batteries. If you let them go dead, they're gone. One went bad within a year. The current batteries are good and I keep them charged - no problems.

If I could do it all over again I would go with standard batteries. A lot cheaper to replace.

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I have had yellow tops for 6+ years now and they are awesome. I even use 1 every winter in my duck blind and it doesn't go dead in the couple months it sits out in the cold with no charging.

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I have them in my BT and they seam to work OK.

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i have blue tops in my Scarab and i am not impressed. they dont seem to hold a charge near as well as the deep cycles i had in my Scorpion. one other thing i noticed is the dont give you much warning when they go bad, heck a standard deep cycle gives you months of warning. i will not buy another set of Optimas, i have not seen any advantage for the extra $$$