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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?
Thanks:cheers:

You might look into these: http://www.braillebattery.com/

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'...:cheers:

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

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.
Kevin

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.
Thanks for the info.
Kevin

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=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?