Re: [RCSE] Optima Batteries

2001-12-13 Thread Red Scholefield
Malvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Red Scholefield [EMAIL PROTECTED]; RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Optima Batteries OK, I just bought an Optima deep cycle marine battery. It was available locally at Pep Boys. I could not find the yellow top

Re: [RCSE] Optima Batteries

2001-12-12 Thread Aerofoam
I am on a couple of boating lists and the discussion of deep cycle batteries comes up occasionally. The best value for the money is the Trojan golf cart battery, it comes in 6v and 12v. Most people like the 6v. because the plates are a bit thicker and they tolerate abuse better, but the 12v can

Re: [RCSE] Optima Batteries

2001-12-12 Thread rcsoar4fun
: [RCSE] Optima Batteries I am on a couple of boating lists and the discussion of deep cycle batteries comes up occasionally. The best value for the money is the Trojan golf cart battery, it comes in 6v and 12v. Most people like the 6v. because the plates are a bit thicker and they tolerate

Re: [RCSE] Optima Batteries

2001-12-12 Thread Karlton Spindle
: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Optima Batteries I used to work in an area of my compnay that required me to purchase batteries for something similar to a golf cart. They came from the MFG with Trojan batteries, but we had trouble getting them for a while, so we

Re: [RCSE] Optima Batteries

2001-12-12 Thread Tom Broeski
That may be true for the Optima Red, but the yellow is for deep cycle. The thing I like most about the Optima is the totally sealed case that won't leak. The Trojans are supposed to be the best all around I hear. T The Optima's can't be cycled as deeply as the Trojans without destroying them in