optima batt

[miked_mad 10+ year member]

I was at the auto part store the other day and I was talking to one of the guys and he told me that your not supposed to use a double cell yellow top batt for your main batt source.He said it s only for a second batt.I never heard of this and was wondering if any of u have ever heard this???

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[miked_mad 10+ year member]

bump

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

Ive heard that too. I think the yellow top is more of a deep cycle battery. I could be wrong. But Most people run the Optima Red under the hood and second and third batteries are yellows

 

[miked_mad 10+ year member]

so should I but a red top and put the yellow top in the back???

 

[pwuthedon 10+ year member]

put a kinetik 2400 in and call it a day

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

I have heard people say you cant run a yellow top under the hood. BUT, I have had one there for nearly 2 years without a single problem.

 

[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

I have heard people say you cant run a yellow top under the hood. BUT, I have had one there for nearly 2 years without a single problem.

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[Fast1one 10+ year member]

^^^You did have one SLIGHT issue //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Users fault though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Personally I run a red top...

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

Ive heard that too. I think the yellow top is more of a deep cycle battery. I could be wrong. But Most people run the Optima Red under the hood and second and third batteries are yellows

it is a deep cycle. the red top IS a starting batt.

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

it is a deep cycle. the red top IS a starting batt.

Thats what I thought. Thanks for clearing that up

 

[o. l. t. 10+ year member]

Buddy of mine with a Lexus IS300 boosted and full stereo system in it has used a yellow top for 3 yrs under the hood with no issues.

 

[scottiej 10+ year member]

The issue is with temperature and cycle duty. Reds can stand the high heat better, and can deliver current at low depths of discharge. The yellow is a deep cycle, but still works great for starting in most applications. If I were going to have more than one batt, I would prefer they all be the same, so if you plan to run other yellows in the back then chances are you would be better off to run a yellow up front. The yellows are much better for delivering current to amplifiers... in spl tests the yellow and blue tops beat the socks off the redtop.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

The Yellow top is a "dual purpose deep cycle".

http://www.optimabatteries.com/publish/optima/americas0/en/config/product_info/commercial/deep_cycle.html

I have a Red-top in the XJ and a Yellow-top in the WJ. The crank speed is about the same on both of them.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

you can use either but the Red is more for starting, the Yellow more for accessories

i just got a Red today for $105 at Costco

see how it does, if not, Costco never questions