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Old 2012-11-17, 07:24 PM   #6
sperry
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Originally Posted by Dean View Post
That is a bummer. Are they all out of warranty? You have the worst luck with Optimas! I'll take whatever you have and give you trade ins if you need/want them. Optimas are a tough salvage since you can't rehydrate them which is usually how they fail. I have better luck with Gel cells than Optimas, but will try anything.
My biggest problem with the Red Tops Optimas was in the SVX. For whatever reason the SVX alternator would just eat Optimas and other sealed batteries. It's a known thing apparently.

But the yellow tops are just getting killed by non use in the WRX.
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