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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Ford Discussion / Optima 6 volt battery discontinued!

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09-20-2018 @ 2:24 PM

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Optima 5 volt battery discontinued!
My neighbor needed a new battery today for his 1936 Ford and was told the my favorite 6 Volt Optima battery has been discontinued. I searched and found none available, but no announcement from Optima.
Anybody have any connections to verify or suggest a better battery for our 6 volt car? I found a tractor 6 volt battery at Tractor Supply, they also have an 8 volt one.

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09-20-2018 @ 3:07 PM

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That's bad news. I confirmed this on the Optima Official website. Bummer.

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09-20-2018 @ 3:23 PM

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I have had great luck with Interstate battery. I am on my 2 nd one in 10 years. They have lasted about 5 yrs. which is about normal with batteries.

09-20-2018 @ 3:29 PM

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42guy - Can you provide us with the Interstate model designation and part number? Any detailed information you can get off of the battery you have will be helpful....

Is yours a Group 2HF or a Group 2LF?

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09-20-2018 @ 6:20 PM

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I think Johnson Controls quit making the 2L for Interstate and Die Hard & NAPA about 30 years ago. They also quit the smaller 19 L for 6 volt VWs too.
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09-21-2018 @ 3:52 AM

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Interstate batteries are available at NAPA. A group 1 6 volt battery fits in the battery tray of both my Model A and my 42 V-8. They last about five years with the sort of usage that an antique car gets.

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09-21-2018 @ 4:28 AM

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You might google Crown battery of Fremont Ohio. They make 2 sizes of 6 volt batteries. Used them for years.
The web sight has lots of info. mike

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09-21-2018 @ 4:15 PM

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The Interstate battery is a 2-XHD and is 6 years old. Still going strong.

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09-21-2018 @ 4:17 PM

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Forgot to mention it is rated at 610 CCA and 750 CA.

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09-22-2018 @ 9:39 AM

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Alan, all I could find out at the Optima site was that they were out of stock on the 6 volt red top battery. I sent them an E-Mail asking if they are discontinuing it.

The E-Mail address is

info@optimabatteries.com

and it would probably help if everyone sent them an E-Mail asking about the battery. If they get enough queries they may continue the battery.

Tom

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