[urq] [s-cars] Do I want an Optima?

[Stephen Redford]

-------------------- www.OdysseyBatteries.com<http://www.odysseybatteries.com/>  This is what I have changed to ...  They are a military spec. battery... COMPLETELY closed.    No  gas at all.   They can operate in any position you chose , except upside down .  They are deep cycle battery also.    Charging takes less time.   They have a long shelf life.... etc. , etc..    HTH ,   ...Stephen R.   ps.  My Urq battery is under the back seat.   I think that is Factory not a mod...



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kneale Brownson<mailto:kneale at coslink.net> 
  To: davekase at pdqlocks.com<mailto:davekase at pdqlocks.com> ; S-CAR-List at audifans.com<mailto:S-CAR-List at audifans.com> ; Audi 20V<mailto:audi20v at rennlist.org> ; es2 at audifans.com<mailto:es2 at audifans.com> ; Audifans<mailto:quattro at audifans.com> 
  Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 1:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [s-cars] Do I want an Optima?


  You want a vented battery in the back seat mounting area unless it is a
  completely sealed unit (do the gel-types "breath"?).   As I understand it,
  Optima is no different than other lead/acid batteries except it has
  features to let it survive tough heat and vibration exposures, neither of
  which should apply to the inside of a sedan driven on normal roads.  I
  remember something from a past search of Optima's website material on
  safety that their battery can produce some sort of fume when overcharged
  and a warning somewhere there that hydrogen gas is flammable, so the
  battery should not be exposed to sparking.



  At 03:51 PM 9/17/2006 -0400, Dave Kase wrote:
  >I was getting ready to buy an Optima Red Top for my e//S2 and was told I 
  >might not be doing the right thing.
  >
  >The battery is currently in the trunk area and I will be relocating to 
  >under the rear seat in a stock S2 battery box.  I figured an Optima 
  >would be the right choice as it is a vent-free battery and the battery 
  >will be in the passenger compartment.
  >
  >I went to pick one up at Advance Auto and the store employee told me 
  >that I should have a vented battery.  She said that a vented battery 
  >would exhaust the fumes outside the car.  If I had an Optima I might 
  >exhaust any fumes inside the car - not good.
  >
  >OK, OK, I know...it was a discount auto parts joint with a likely 
  >less-than-pro clerk, but it did make me think.
  >
  >Do I need an Optima? (I guess not since the stock S2 battery was vented 
  >- the vent hose in still in the box I bought)
  >
  >Do I even want an Optima?

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