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Optima 6 volt battery discontinued!
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fenbach |
09-23-2018 @ 7:58 PM
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batteries+, NAPA
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ford38v8 |
09-22-2018 @ 2:27 PM
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Good idea, Tom. Email sent!
Alan
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silverchief |
09-22-2018 @ 1:42 PM
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After 4 years and three free replacements I have finally given up on Optima batteries For any number of reasons (or no reason at all) I was regularly charging, or taking to be charged.....a dead battery. More than one source told me they sold the company to some outfit in Mexico and have gone down hill rapidly. Last week I purchased a Duracell lead acid 6 volt from my neighborhood Batteries Plus for $89.00 Warranted for only one year, but as we all know you can pay big bucks for a battery that will let you down suddenly and without warning well before it should. Then you buy a cheapo that will still be going strong long five years later. It's just the nature of the beast, and I have big hopes for my new tiger.
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TomO |
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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42guy |
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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42guy |
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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mfirth |
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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42wagon |
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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1934 Ford |
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. @%&^(#@!
1934 Ford's since 1972
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MG |
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?
This message was edited by MG on 9-20-18 @ 3:54 PM
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