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01-06-2017, 01:55 PM | #1 |
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Optima Battery - Sam's Club heads up
Sam's is discontinuing the sales of Optima batteries ... at least in my area.
In stock batteries are on clearance. I bought yellow top 12V 35's for $99 each.
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01-07-2017, 11:42 AM | #2 |
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Re: Optima Battery - Sam's Club heads up
It's my understanding that a lot of the major retailers are not handling Optima batteries anymore since they are now made in Mexico and not of the same quality!
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01-10-2017, 03:36 PM | #3 |
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Re: Optima Battery - Sam's Club heads up
We get Optimas from our Interstate Battery route man. Price is right, and they warrant them, as well. I have been using Optimas for years and have yet to find a bad one. The usual way they can be damaged is to quick charge them. It must be slow and gradual. Go to their web site for details.
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01-16-2017, 08:51 AM | #4 |
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Re: Optima Battery - Sam's Club heads up
batterymart.com has great prices on them 2 days to your door also!!!
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01-16-2017, 03:06 PM | #5 |
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But I see Amazon still has 6V redtops at $112. I would normally be leary of buying on internet where warranty is lacking, but Optima seems to have fixed their previous problem by increasing height at the top for better inter-cellular connections plus better packaging foam for shipping. A drop on the head during shipment would cause a dramatic shortening of life, a modality which I believe gave them a bad rep. Incidentally while I'm spouting, Optima battery are particularly susceptible to excessive heat ... this coming from an application where radiator heat and/or manifold heat, was directed at the battery, greatly shortening life. Last edited by Paul Bennett; 01-16-2017 at 03:21 PM. |
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