Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Digest, Vol 109, Issue 17

[Doug (dnt]

Hello Michael thanks for the information just for the record what color top is 
that Optima? Best Doug

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> On Aug 29, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Michael Maulucci <michaelmaulucci [at] 
> comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I have had a Optima in my Ferrari 308 for 11 years, just replaced wity
> another one!
> It's under the spare as you all know.
> 
> Michael Maulucci
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>   1. Re: 512TR Battery Recommendation? (Frank Terhaar-Yonkers)
>   2. Re: 512TR Battery Recommendation? (LS)
>   3. Re: 512TR Battery Recommendation? (Fellippe Galletta)
>   4. Re: 512TR Battery Recommendation? (Doug)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:00:45 -0400
> From: Frank Terhaar-Yonkers <fty [at] employees.org>
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> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR Battery Recommendation?
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:38:02 +0000 (UTC)
> From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> To: Frank Terhaar-Yonkers <fty [at] employees.org>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR Battery Recommendation?
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> Yes, the tender adds weight and the potential for a surprise Car-BQ at
> anytime.
> Disconnecting is safe, cheap and lightweight.
> Pick the option that makes you smile.
> 
> 
> LS
> ?
> 
> 
> central wines-spirits?? est 1934
> 
> 625 e street nw
> washington, dc 20004
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> facebook.com/CentralLiquors 
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> 202-737-2800
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>      From: Frank Terhaar-Yonkers <fty [at] employees.org>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 6:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR Battery Recommendation?
> 
> 
> A decent (builtin) tender has kept the crappy Interstate working for more
> than 10 years.? Forget the battery ..? Although the tender adds a few
> pounds!
> 
> On 2015/08/28 16:53: 57:000, LS via Ferrari wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> I would go for a lighter Braile AGM or a super light Lithium unit. Battery
> tech has increased rapidly in the last few years. 
>  I always am looking for ways to shed weight and modern batteries are an
> easy way to drop 20-25lbs. 
>  Agree with SJ on selecting the proper tender but I have reverted back to
> just disconnecting the batteries for long term storage.
> 
>  I am switching to a 1.5 lbs (yes, one point five) battery for my
> motorcycle. 
>  Good luck! 
>  LS
> 
> 
>   ?  
> 
> 
>  central  wines-spirits?? est 1934
> 
>  625 e street nw
>  washington, dc 20004 
>  centralwines.com
> 
>  facebook.com/CentralLiquors 
> 
>  202-737-2800  
> 
> 
>      From: Steve Jenkins <steve [at] stevejenkins.com>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> 
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> 
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR Battery Recommendation?
> 
>  Anything by East Penn Manuf (they make Deka) is quality. 
>  Get an AGM then make sure your charger has the higher voltage AGM mode.
> Like a CTEK: 
> 
> http://www.stevejenkins.com/blog/2011/08/product-review-ctek-multi-us-3300-m
> ulti-us-7002-12-volt-battery-chargers/
> 
>  Tho I have an Optima red top in my 512TR. 
>  SJ 
> 
> 
> 
> On Friday, August 28, 2015, Larry Bard <larrybard [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  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.)
> 
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:50:52 -0400
> From: Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com>
> To: Charles Perry <charles [at] carolina-sound.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR Battery Recommendation?
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> 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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ferrari-bounces%2Bcharles');>=
>> carolina-sound.com [at] ferrarilist.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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.)
>> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:50:58 -0400
> From: Doug <dnt [at] dock.net>
> To: Charles Perry <charles [at] carolina-sound.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR Battery Recommendation?
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> Optima batteries make three types: red blue and yellow. Are any of them
> really car batteries?  We used one of them for surveillance batteries which
> work just great for 12 to 15 hours. 
> DOUG
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Aug 28, 2015, at 3:47 PM, 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.)
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