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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / June 2004Battery problems
Has anyone had problems with thier 4x4 battery shi*tting itself with comstant off use? My ones dont last and a work mates recommended the OPTIMA battery, has anyone used one of these batteries? I know that they are very pricey but hey if it saves me buying 4 sh*tty ones Im all for it. Cheers in advance. Do you often flatten it to the point of needing a jump start as flattening a battery past 10ish voltsm kills non deep cycles very quickly As a rule Ive never found batteries failing due to off road use so I would be getting an auto elec to have a look at your voltage regulator as you might be cooking your battery. Optima batteries are exxy and you will also cook it if you are over doing it electrically so spend a few bucks with an auto elec and then you have a known point to start from > Has anyone had problems with thier 4x4 battery shi*tting itself with > comstant off use? My ones dont last and a work mates recommended the OPTIMA Nothing to do with 4WDs but I had a battery going flat regularly which was driving me nuts (pun). The auto-electrician discovered the alternator was shorting and required replacing which resolved the problem. Batteries shouldn't be flattened while the engine is running unless you are idling for the most part in heavy traffic, you have the heater or A/C going, lights on (probably due to rain) etc ie heavy electrical usage with very low engine speed motoring. Yes sorry I actually meant Off Road use not off use but yes these are spiral bound plates so apparently will not short out with constant shaking or bouncing around. Ive since the first post read up about them. Seem really good and may well be worth the $350. If the motor sh*ts itself at least with the 1000CCA I can drive home on the starter motor! Theres two types availabe the Red and the Yellow. The red being a starter type perfect for the general 4x4 use and the yellow Deep cycle if I want to do the camping thingo, also perfect for the winch. These are also leakproof so can install insode the cab if I have to (not that I can why I would though). Actually fromthe web site of the infos true I can see it being a great battery, any comments or other recommendations.......? http://www.optimabatteries.com/products i had 2 optima replaced under warranty and when failed 3 times I demand my money back and put in century overlander 700 2 years now no drama my mates have century overlander or exide extreme and last well same time > Has anyone had problems with thier 4x4 battery shi*tting itself with > comstant off use? My ones dont last and a work mates recommended the OPTIMA > battery, has anyone used one of these batteries? I know that they are very > pricey but hey if it saves me buying 4 sh*tty ones Im all for it. > > Cheers in advance. |
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