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I have had it with the Optima battery in my car, I am on my second red top in 4 years and they are junk. I have been looking at the Odyssey gel cell and was wondering if anyone out there has used that brand or knows of a good battery. I checked to see if there is any electrical drain on the system and everything is ok. I even keep a trickle charger on it since it only sees the road maybe 2 or 3 times a month. Any suggestions?
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You might look into these: http://www.braillebattery.com/
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I read over on the vette forum Braille is made by these guys:

http://www.dekabatteries.com/

Find the size you need, contact Deka and order the same and save 30-50%. Just sayin'...
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I read over on the vette forum Braille is made by these guys:

http://www.dekabatteries.com/

Find the size you need, contact Deka and order the same and save 30-50%. Just sayin'...
I didn't see the lithium, lightweight, or carbon series? Maybe just the endurance series?
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I didn't see the lithium, lightweight, or carbon series? Maybe just the endurance series?
Not sure about the carbon, but def remember lightweight. I'll see if I can find the link...

EDIT: did a search, Deka us mentioned many times on that forum... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1580369206-post12.html
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Thanks for all the info, I think I am going with the Odyssey battery, it has a great warranty and I still have it in the front of the car on my 68 Camaro. I still have the original style battery support and the Braille doesn't have the lip on the battery for the support.
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One thing to keep in mind if your car sits for a long time RD, the Odessey by design will hold a nice charge - especially if you leave it on the trickle - but does require about a 40 minute drive after start up to repalce the drain of intital start up.

Last time I used one under these conditions and went for 10 minute spurts the battery would constantly run down. I could never understand why I would keep it on the trickle, drive for 10 mins and then next time it would turn over slow. I spoke w the factory rep who confirmed this. The idea is to put it away in a fully charged state if possible.
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One thing to keep in mind if your car sits for a long time RD, the Odessey by design will hold a nice charge - especially if you leave it on the trickle - but does require about a 40 minute drive after start up to repalce the drain of intital start up.

Last time I used one under these conditions and went for 10 minute spurts the battery would constantly run down. I could never understand why I would keep it on the trickle, drive for 10 mins and then next time it would turn over slow. I spoke w the factory rep who confirmed this. The idea is to put it away in a fully charged state if possible.
I usually let it run for 20 minutes during the winter once a month and I have a battery tender on it all other times.
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Just for the record, Odyssey is not a gel-cell it is a true AGM battery. I have a pair of Odyssey's in my Duramax and one in Dust Off. They have a design life of 10-12 years and are considered to be the top of the line in AGM batteries. I can't speak to the reliability since I have only had them in the truck for a couple of years, but I have been pleased with their performace to date.
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[QUOTE=TheJDMan;420136]Just for the record, Odyssey is not a gel-cell it is a true AGM battery. I have a pair of Odyssey's in my Duramax and one in Dust Off. They have a design life of 10-12 years and are considered to be the top of the line in AGM batteries. I can't speak to the reliability since I have only had them in the truck for a couple of years, but I have been pleased with their performace to date.[/QUOTE Is your battery in the trunk? I checked on the specs on these batteries and the one for my car weighs 49 lbs, I thought that was a little heavy that is the PC1500DP. Which model is in your Camaro?
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