Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 512TR Battery Recommendation?

[Fellippe Galletta (fellippe.galletta]

I used to use Stinger 1700s in my cars for their high end audio muscle.

Then I had one die because the leads were accidentally shorted to the metal chassis and another die because I left lights on at movie theater (and they're never the same after a full recharge).

Not battery's fault in either case but the $350 or so to buy them got old, plus they weighed a ton too. 

Went with optima yellow top, and was more than good enough. FG

On Friday, August 28, 2015, Charles Perry <charles [at] carolina-sound.com> wrote:

I hate Optomas, at least red tops. Had them in both my daily driver Ram SRT10 pickup and my Diablo for a while. Chose them for their vibration resistance, but they were both crap. Almost no reserve capacity, and when you do run them down, they take very high current to re-charge, to the point where their literature wanted you to parallel another battery to them while they recovered.

 

Supposedly the yellow tops are better about that (kind of a hybrid between a regular car battery and a deep cycle battery), but I’ll never do it again.

 

I just buy the AutoZone Gold. No hassles, easy exchanges if there are problems, but I really have only had problems in ones where I left them for months off a tender and they didn’t want to come back. Which is my fault, not the battery’s.

 

 

From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+charles=carolina-sound.com [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Larry Bard
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:43 PM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] 512TR Battery Recommendation?

 

I heard that Optima quality is not what it used to be.  A friend recommended NAPA -- supposedly made by Deka east of the Mississippi (where I am) and Allied Signal to the west, but I haven't even checked whether they make on in my size (whatever that may be).

Thanks,
Larry

P.S.  Temperature sender issue apparently now resolved; will be subject of a separate post.  (Thank you, everyone who weighed in on that problem, especially Clyde.)