I've had my blue top for nearly 6 years,still cranks like new,no trickle or any kind of chargers,I simply disconnect the positive terminal if I'm not planning on driving for a week

they need to come out with few different styles of battery holders

First I want to thank optima for all they do in this arena. I have had all colors and they are crappy at holding a charge. EVERY color I've used from my cars to my motorhome has the same issues. Every other vehicle I own without an optima battery has no issues.

I hope they can address these issues as they seem common no matter what the climate is we live in. Thanks.

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rick k

x3 In my opinion it is ridiculous to have to continuously charge or disconnect a battery if you aren't going to drive for as little as a week. I have no first hand experience. And after reading this I don't think I ever will until I hear more about problem resolution. I commend Optima for the support they give to events and such, but the product has to be good as well. I hope they will take what you learn David and put the wheels in motion. I'm sure you will do a good job for them.

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they're a great company with great management and marketing companies. If they can teach us how to take care of these batteries, or develop something to eliminate these issues that would be the best thing all around. I definitely want them to succeed.

Jody

My guess would it has to do with the chemicals involved to make it a sealed battery. Always a compromise in life fellas.:D I'd like to hear what they have to say.

Disconnecting did not resolve our issues. Unless your driving one every day or keep it on a trickle charge, they die. Red top seem to be the worst. I went through 3 in 18 months before we finally gave up. Worst part is when they went completely dead, they would not take a charge and had to warranty them, and it is getting to the point no one wants to carry them due to the high warranty claims. I am glad they are finally stepping up to try and resolve some issues. :thumbsup:

I forgot to add,I have used yellow top in couple other cars over the years and really never had any issues,a few times slow drain killed the battery,simple jump off and let the car run for 20-30 minutes and it's like new

I absolutely hope they succeed as well. I would like t support people that support our hobby. We have time on our project until we need a battery, hopefully this new effort will pay off by that time.

Agreed, but there are products out there that do not require such efforts to use. I think with David on the team, they are on the right track.

I was just on their website and they claim slower discharge than other batteries. :_paranoid