Re: Your experiences with Optima/Odyssey/AGM lifespans?
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the classic case AGM battery in my 72 roadrunner lasted 15 years before it wouldn't hold a charge properly. never used a battery tender on it. stored it inside my house during winter storage. springtime i gave it a charge, with a charger designed for AGM battery, before installing it.
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Re: Your experiences with Optima/Odyssey/AGM lifespans?
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My original Optima was an awesome piece that lasted 12 years.
The Optima in my truck is 5 or more years old and I'm starting to question its reliability. The truck is rarely driven but has been turning a tiny bit slower when I try to start it.
I, too, have heard some bad rumblings about recent production batteries not lasting that long. The rumor is that they offshored production and used recycled materials that aren't up to snuff.
I can't confirm that.
I can tell you that 3 years is the average service life out of a car battery in north Texas.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: Your experiences with Optima/Odyssey/AGM lifespans?
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one thing to remember about AGM battery is proper charging. a regular battery charger won't charge them without a special process. you ether attach a good battery to the AGM one with good jumper cables. then hook the charger to it or use a charger designed for them. special AGM chargers have dropped in the last few years. getting the proper one is reccomended.
also if you have a low battery in your car the alternator might not charge it properly.
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Re: Your experiences with Optima/Odyssey/AGM lifespans?
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the classic case AGM battery in my 72 roadrunner lasted 15 years before it wouldn't hold a charge properly. I got 13 months out of mine purchased in 2012.
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Re: Your experiences with Optima/Odyssey/AGM lifespans?
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12 years on a red top Optima. I let it go with the truck when I traded it in,and so far the new owner still is using it.
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Re: Your experiences with Optima/Odyssey/AGM lifespans?
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EVery time I had a problem battery it was an Exide... I've been looking at one of those for the Imperial. It just so happens that we replaced one at work. I saw it in the core pile and the date on the battery was March 2016. I pulled it and took it home. If I can get it to take a charge I'll bring my old battery in as a core. It had 11.7 volts on it when I put the intelligent charger on it last night. The battery went up to 13.1 volts before I took it off the charger and was at 13.0 when I left this morning. I'll check it when I get home to see if it's still holding 13 volts.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: Your experiences with Optima/Odyssey/AGM lifespans?
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I'm waiting for my new adopted AGM battery to stabilize at 12.5 volts without a load on it. It's still a bit high at 12.9 volts.
So far, I think it's a good battery. I'll let it sit until Saturday when I can drop it in the truck and chase down the draw that is killing the current battery.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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