Optima 6v battery

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

I stopped by the Optima booth at the goodguys meet recently. They recommend a 2 HOUR HOT CHARGE @ with a 10 amp 6v charger with a new battery, then @ 2 amps to keep it up. Retail price is over $150. 3 years ago I paid $99 at an interstate battery distributor. You can buy a Hirst battery box to hide the Optima in...Slick.

Jeffo

49er chapter :<)

[Doug Houston]

Last year, about this time, I bought a 6 Jolt Optima for $120.00 at the Interstate distributor in Troy, Mich.

When the guy was doing my 41 Convertible coupe last year, he made a hold-down frame for the top of the Optima for it to set in the new sainless battery box I had made. The thing looks like it was made for the optima.

[John Washburn]

Jeff and Doug,

Others are now making the same type batteries, but not sure if they make them in 6 Volt (6 Jolt to Doug)? Anyone found/tried other manufacturers?

John Washburn
CLC #1067

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

Folks. Ive just been informed that Antique Auto Battery (330-425-2395) has Optima batterys permanently installed in a repo oem Delco G2 case, with correct graphics and embossing on them for $280.

Sounds rather interesting for the purists.

Jeffo 49er chapter :<)

[Doug Houston]

Well, Im one of the first to think that Optima batteries are good, but if I were that hungry for judging points, Id still have to a lot of soul searching to spend another $160.00 for the battery to look like the original Delco battery.  Now, I wonder how many of us could tell just what the original Delco looked like for, say, a 41 car?      I could.  Who else?

[John Washburn]

Doug,

Jeff and I went to the same high school, a few years apart and I know that spending money for this type battery is just a drop in the bucket for this youngster.

I of course, living hand to mouth, will have to pass on this battery.

Oh, which leg should I be careful of?

John Washburn
CLC #1067

[Doug Houston]

The left one.

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

Optima 6v battery charging data.