I broke down and purchased a Optima Digital 1200 battery charger today. I have already charged 5 batteries with it and like the features and am happy with it so far. So if you have an Optima that is dead let me know and we can hook it up and try to bring it back to life. Optima claims that it can bring a battery back to life from 1.25 volts. So I'm hoping someone will oblige my testing of this claim. Since unfortunately for testing purposes all of mine are now fully charged (and none were below 75%).
After I have had the charger for 6 months I'll post a review.
Optima Battery Charger
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UNIMOG-GUY
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BadAssEddie
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Re: Optima Battery Charger
There are two optimas in my shop that don't hold a charge under load.
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Re: Optima Battery Charger
Alec,
Bring them home with you next time you are there and I'll swing by and pick them up from you and give them a charge and see what happens. PM me or text me when they are at your house.
Have you tried to charge them with a good battery hooked up to the charger and the "bad" Optima hooked up to the battery? What type are they red top or yellow top or maybe blue (doubtful tho)?
Everybody else,
Optima is offering during April 1st-30th 2014, buy any new OPTIMA® Batteries REDTOP®, YELLOWTOP® or BLUETOP® 12 Volt Battery* and receive your choice of the following:
A FREE Digital 400 charger ($109.99 value) or 50% OFF Digital 1200 charger
Buy the OPTIMA Chargers Digital 1200 from optimabatteries.com at the same time you purchase a 12-volt OPTIMA battery from optimabatteries.com and we'll extend your battery's warranty coverage by one (1) year.
Bring them home with you next time you are there and I'll swing by and pick them up from you and give them a charge and see what happens. PM me or text me when they are at your house.
Have you tried to charge them with a good battery hooked up to the charger and the "bad" Optima hooked up to the battery? What type are they red top or yellow top or maybe blue (doubtful tho)?
Everybody else,
Optima is offering during April 1st-30th 2014, buy any new OPTIMA® Batteries REDTOP®, YELLOWTOP® or BLUETOP® 12 Volt Battery* and receive your choice of the following:
A FREE Digital 400 charger ($109.99 value) or 50% OFF Digital 1200 charger
Buy the OPTIMA Chargers Digital 1200 from optimabatteries.com at the same time you purchase a 12-volt OPTIMA battery from optimabatteries.com and we'll extend your battery's warranty coverage by one (1) year.
1965 Mercedes Benz Unimog 404 w/ MB-A 7 ton PTO winch and crawler gears for 413:1 crawl ratio, LPG
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1008 FOR SALE
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1028 w/ snowplow and H1 rims and 37" tires FOR SALE
An original member of the SC4WDA.
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1008 FOR SALE
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1028 w/ snowplow and H1 rims and 37" tires FOR SALE
An original member of the SC4WDA.
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BadAssEddie
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Re: Optima Battery Charger
one redtop and one bluetop
1969 Cadillac Deville 7.7 Big Block
1978 Ford F-150 6.4 FE
1993 Ford Bronco 5.8 Windsor
1994 Ford F-250 7.3 Powerstroke
2016 Ford F-250 6.7 Powerstroke
1978 Ford F-150 6.4 FE
1993 Ford Bronco 5.8 Windsor
1994 Ford F-250 7.3 Powerstroke
2016 Ford F-250 6.7 Powerstroke
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UNIMOG-GUY
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Re: Optima Battery Charger
Damn look at you up at 5:45am...Actually make that 6:45am since I just posted and saw that my post is at 8:47am and it is currently 9:47am.
1965 Mercedes Benz Unimog 404 w/ MB-A 7 ton PTO winch and crawler gears for 413:1 crawl ratio, LPG
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1008 FOR SALE
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1028 w/ snowplow and H1 rims and 37" tires FOR SALE
An original member of the SC4WDA.
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1008 FOR SALE
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1028 w/ snowplow and H1 rims and 37" tires FOR SALE
An original member of the SC4WDA.
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BadAssEddie
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Re: Optima Battery Charger
hahah, I was up at 545. Had a test to study for and hw to finish.
1969 Cadillac Deville 7.7 Big Block
1978 Ford F-150 6.4 FE
1993 Ford Bronco 5.8 Windsor
1994 Ford F-250 7.3 Powerstroke
2016 Ford F-250 6.7 Powerstroke
1978 Ford F-150 6.4 FE
1993 Ford Bronco 5.8 Windsor
1994 Ford F-250 7.3 Powerstroke
2016 Ford F-250 6.7 Powerstroke
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Re: Optima Battery Charger
Frost has 2 red top batteries that he wants me to charge and see what happens... This should be interesting.
Alec,
Did you every try to hook up a "good" battery to the charger and either of the two batteries (red top/blue top) to the "good" battery?
Alec,
Did you every try to hook up a "good" battery to the charger and either of the two batteries (red top/blue top) to the "good" battery?
1965 Mercedes Benz Unimog 404 w/ MB-A 7 ton PTO winch and crawler gears for 413:1 crawl ratio, LPG
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1008 FOR SALE
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1028 w/ snowplow and H1 rims and 37" tires FOR SALE
An original member of the SC4WDA.
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1008 FOR SALE
1986 Chevrolet CUCV M1028 w/ snowplow and H1 rims and 37" tires FOR SALE
An original member of the SC4WDA.