I keep killing optima red top batteries

[dhutton]

Originally Posted by Jr

Dead/discharged not damaged. This is the 4th optima I’ve put into the car in 4 years.

So you are able to charge the battery after it is discharged?

Don

[Jr]

Originally Posted by dhutton

So you are able to charge the battery after it is discharged?

Don

No. When it’s discharged, it’s done.

[cjfirstgen]

Originally Posted by Jr

No. When it’s discharged, it’s done.

A conventional charger definitely cannot bring them back. A pulse charger can in many cases. I have done it myself. Again check out the R2 battery saver chargers and videos I posted. Not pushing them as a brand but the videos are loaded with good information on the technology.

[Jr]

Originally Posted by cjfirstgen

A conventional charger definitely cannot bring them back. A pulse charger can in many cases. I have done it myself. Again check out the R2 battery saver chargers and videos I posted. Not pushing them as a brand but the videos are loaded with good information on the technology.

Thank you. Yes, there is some great info in these videos.

[dhutton]

Originally Posted by Jr

No. When it’s discharged, it’s done.

What charger are you using?

Don

[Jr]

Originally Posted by dhutton

What charger are you using?

Don

Battery tender.

[SSLance]

Originally Posted by Jr

No. When it’s discharged, it’s done.

That is not correct. I've brought a red top back from fully discharged when it was pretty young and that battery lasted me 8 years before the Arizona heat finally got it a couple months ago.

I hooked a good battery up to the fully discharged red top, then a battery charger to those. The charger sees the voltage from the good battery and charges the red top back up.

I now have a Optima 1200 charger and use it to keep all of my car batteries topped off if they aren't being driven.

[Jr]

Originally Posted by SSLance

That is not correct. I've brought a red top back from fully discharged when it was pretty young and that battery lasted me 8 years before the Arizona heat finally got it a couple months .

I’m glad you were able to bring yours back to life. In my case, the battery was done.

[RdHuggr68]

I bought an Odyssey battery in 2012, parked the car in Nov. 2014. I put a maintenance charger on it till this summer. It is back in the car and working great. I would never buy anything else.

[Vegas69]

Quite the consensus here. HA I brought a red top back multiple times with an old fashioned battery charger. I'm sure the severity of discharge is a factor. One thing I'm sure of, they don't hold a charge long. Use a battery tender, drive them bi-monthly or forget them.