[FC] FC battery

[James Davis]

 From the Optima Store tonight:

	
YellowTop Group 35 Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+35+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D35/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

YellowTop Group 35 Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+35+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D35/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

Item is available.
USD$ 199.99

		
YellowTop Group 51 Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+51+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D51/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

YellowTop Group 51 Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+51+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D51/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

Item is available.
USD$ 159.99

		
YellowTop Group 51R (Reversed Post) Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+51R+%28Reversed+Post%29+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D51R/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

YellowTop Group 51R (Reversed Post) Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+51R+%28Reversed+Post%29+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D51R/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

Item is available.
USD$ 159.99

		
YellowTop Group 75/25 Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+75/25+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D75/25/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

YellowTop Group 75/25 Dual Purpose (Deep Cycle & Starting) 
<http://shop.optimabatteries.com/products/productdetail/YellowTop+Group+75/25+Dual+Purpose+%28Deep+Cycle+%26+Starting%29/part_number=D75/25/1737.0.1.1.62466.0.0.0.0?> 

Item is available.
USD$ 199.99

	

Jim Davis

Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:
>> Small  correction -  Johnson Control's Optima brand batteries use 
>> adsorptive  glass mat (AGM) technology not gel technology.  They are 
>> excellent  batteries and stand up to heat and vibration better than 
>> flooded batteries  due to their construction.
>>
>>     
>
> A couple of comments -- When Johnson Controls bought the Optima brand 
> from it's original manufacturer (I believe it was Hawker Energy), they 
> unfortunately discontinued the yellow top Honda batteries (the 51 & 51R) 
> -- they would be a perfect choice for a Corvair, if they were still in 
> the marketplace -- they also replaced the Optima's original  "pure lead' 
> construction with a switch to recycled lead.  I've had both new and old 
> Optimas and they have both worked quite well in service -- they do have 
> special charging requirements of which one needs to be aware.
>
> Since JC has a local plant, I generally use a 51R by JC in whatever 
> brand is offering the best value (sale price) the day I am buying -- not 
> the cheapest, the best value, the most 0º cold cranking amps per 
> dollar.  Since shipping costs are locally lower for the JC batteries, 
> they are generally on sale somewhere locally.
>
> Another choice would be the Odyssey Battery -- 
> http://www.odysseybattery.com/ -- their PC925 is a good fit for FC's and 
> earlies when turned on it's side, and since these batteries can be 
> operated in any position, this is a normal installation.  This battery 
> might not have huge CCA numbers, but it works fine in several hot rod 
> applications with which I am familiar, easily starting high performance 
> engines after lengthy periods of setting without charging.
>
> Since these Odyssey batteries are a bit dear retail, you need to find 
> your regional distributor and see if he is offering a discount to car 
> club members -- ours does, and that puts them in about the same price 
> range as an Optima.
>
> Bill Strickland