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Hrly01Stng
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Hey anyone here have any good battery ideas.. i was thinking about an optima blue top marine style with 800 CCA...
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BlackNGold
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The more cold cranking amps the better....
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highofftiresmoke
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especially in wyoming... ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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chosen1
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i use the yellow top deep cycle optima. i love it. i've driven it 20 miles with a dead alternator at night with the headlights on. the lights dimmed more and more, and the car finally died in my driveway. but it being a deep cycle, it can actually be run down, and then charged back up. i was told you can only recharge a normal battery a few times.
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Hrly01Stng
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Yea.. Im really thinking about that marine blue top.. 800 cranking amps..
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WIKD 281
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The only difference between the blue top and the yellow top are the terminals. They are the same battery.
Hope that helps. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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4RS FED
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Originally posted by WIKD 281:
The only difference between the blue top and the yellow top are the terminals. They are the same battery.
Hope that helps.
no they are not ![[BS flag]](graemlins/bs_flag.gif)
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mtbaughs
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From what I've come to understand a marine battery is made to be fully charged and than fully discharged. Not what you'd want in a cars systems.
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WIKD 281
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How do you think they are different? ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
[ March 03, 2004, 07:10 PM: Message edited by: WIKD 281 ]
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WIKD 281
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4rsfed> I just called Optima and they said that the Blue top is identical the same internally as the yellow top.
Put your away.
Next time you try to help out please know what youre talking about
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BlackNGold
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quote:
Originally posted by 4RS FED:
quote:
Originally posted by WIKD 281:
The only difference between the blue top and the yellow top are the terminals. They are the same battery.
Hope that helps.
no they are not
If you disagree, it would be nice if you stated, "why"....
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chosen1
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Im gonna go on a limb that they are not identical. The blue top weighs 12 lbs. more than the yellow top.
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WIKD 281
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quote:
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Im gonna go on a limb that they are not identical. The blue top weighs 12 lbs. more than the yellow top.
If you go to the technical section of the optima batteries> all the specs are the same> and I called Optima tech. line and they said "The batteries are the same internally." The original poster was thinking of going with an 800CCA battery> which the closest one would be the D34. There is a small diff. in weight between the D34 and the D34M because of the terminals.
http://www.optimabatteries.com/products/pdf/D34.pdf
http://www.optimabatteries.com/products/pdf/DthirtyfourM.pdf
Chosen1> To clarify my satement> I was referring to the D34 yellow top battery and the D34 Blue top battery. Optima does make a stronger D31 battery> with more CCA's> which is more expensive> and weighs more. Most batteries on the shelf at any store is the D34 battery. The origninal poster was looking for an 800 CCA battery> which would be the D34.
I hope that this clarifies my statements> if it doesnt> please let me know. I dont know it all about these batteries> there is always tons more to learn.
[ March 04, 2004, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: WIKD 281 ]
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Hrly01Stng
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anyone used or heard of oddesy batteries???Those seem pretty cool to..
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