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<blockquote data-quote="keep_hope_alive" data-source="post: 7382292" data-attributes="member: 576029"><p>i had a good 7 years on my redtop before i replaced it. it was still fine, i just wanted a new battery. always had systems running on it. red tops are made as a starting battery - which is what the main battery should be. i've heard more issues with yellow tops being used as a main battery and not being properly charged. not an issue with the battery as it is with the user - call it operator error - batteries need to be charged regardless of who makes them. optima's problem is that they are well known and used by plenty of people who don't know any better. a battery failure is 99% operator error and 1% manufacturer error.</p><p></p><p>sounds like you aren't charging your battery. your alt may be fine but too small to handle the load, so you drive around draining your battery and never actually fully charge it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keep_hope_alive, post: 7382292, member: 576029"] i had a good 7 years on my redtop before i replaced it. it was still fine, i just wanted a new battery. always had systems running on it. red tops are made as a starting battery - which is what the main battery should be. i've heard more issues with yellow tops being used as a main battery and not being properly charged. not an issue with the battery as it is with the user - call it operator error - batteries need to be charged regardless of who makes them. optima's problem is that they are well known and used by plenty of people who don't know any better. a battery failure is 99% operator error and 1% manufacturer error. sounds like you aren't charging your battery. your alt may be fine but too small to handle the load, so you drive around draining your battery and never actually fully charge it. [/QUOTE]
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