[FC] FC battery

[Ron]

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RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Davis" <jld at wk.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC battery


> 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
>
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