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<blockquote data-quote="akheathen" data-source="post: 7897283" data-attributes="member: 629234"><p>most optimas i&#039;ve seen and all i&#039;ve owned (15+) are set up with the side post being a cast flat-bar/bung coming from the top post.&nbsp; core form of an optima is top post, btw.&nbsp; i&#039;m sure there might be some electrical characteristic to it, like added corrosion and such, but the big thing is the physical.&nbsp; the standard connection provides only about 4 threads holding.&nbsp; adding another ring terminal increases the chance of stripping.&nbsp; doing it correctly with adapeters that either increse the depth, or bolt to the shaft end, having used both, add a great deal of mass.&nbsp; maybe optima has figured out, just like how charge tempramental they are, that the terminal system is a physically weak link.&nbsp; all i know, is that they perform well, when they are working, but are real easy to kill....way too easy, and not cheap to replace, lol.&nbsp; i use x2power batteries now.&nbsp; haven&#039;t looked back.&nbsp; optima can shove my 3500 worth of batteries back up their arse, where they seem to have came from...</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="akheathen, post: 7897283, member: 629234"] most optimas i've seen and all i've owned (15+) are set up with the side post being a cast flat-bar/bung coming from the top post. core form of an optima is top post, btw. i'm sure there might be some electrical characteristic to it, like added corrosion and such, but the big thing is the physical. the standard connection provides only about 4 threads holding. adding another ring terminal increases the chance of stripping. doing it correctly with adapeters that either increse the depth, or bolt to the shaft end, having used both, add a great deal of mass. maybe optima has figured out, just like how charge tempramental they are, that the terminal system is a physically weak link. all i know, is that they perform well, when they are working, but are real easy to kill....way too easy, and not cheap to replace, lol. i use x2power batteries now. haven't looked back. optima can shove my 3500 worth of batteries back up their arse, where they seem to have came from... [/QUOTE]

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