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Originally Posted by WYOSVX
Has anyone had problems with Optima batteries?
I had one not holding a charge, bought 1/17/2016, replaced 10/3/2017. Now, it's happening again but it could be me. I should probably leave it on a trickle charger. My SVX sits a lot; I usually need to drive my truck for one reason or another.
Anyone have a preferred trickle charger for garage queens?
It's a little early to blame the battery- I am not- but I remember that when I returned the first battery, one of the guys at Autozone said he didn't like Optima batteries and I don't remember why. It was something about the technology in them.
So- not blaming the battery yet- just curious if anyone might know about Optima issues.
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If I remember correctly optima started making the battery cheaper, and using some different standards, thus they lost some of what made them great.
As to your specific problem I would say its because of sitting, a good maintainer charger would be ideal. since I stopped driving mine everyday (its been 4 months since I even unlocked the doors) I have found that I need to put the charger on it when I do decide to use it.