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Optima Batteries

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Optima Batteries

Post by greg »

Hi All,

I'm after some advice on which battery to get for my new car setup.

Basically the requirements are as follows:
1. As light weight as possible
2. Be able to run a winch (so that requires at least 600CCA i believe)
3. Must be spill proof (dry) / corrosion proof - mounting it inside the passenger area and expect it to spend a fair bit of time on its side or upside down.

So with this criteria I'm told that i should be after an Optima battery, of which i think there are 3 colours (does that mean only 3 types?).

Please let me know which is battery i should be after.

Thanks,
Greg
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Post by spazbot »

what about a odyssey battery http://www.odysseyfactory.com/
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Post by Wooders »

Don't get a redtop Optima if you are connecting it to a winch (warranty issues)....
I have a yellatop Opttima and it's server me extremely well sofar...
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Post by JavaJeep »

I am using 2 Yuasa 80amp wet cell marine batteries - They cost about $70 each and they last 18 mths running the winch, cranking the Jeep on the starter sometimes and now a ton of spotties, radio and GPS

When I rolled they didn't leak
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