Optima Blue Top
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Jacksonville, FL (originally from Toronto Canada)
It's amazing what kind of BS some people will spout as facts. The capacity of your battery will have absolutely no effect on your wiring! The battery doesn't push current into the electrical system, the electrical system draws current from the battery as it needs it. Having a higher capacity battery just means that it is capable of delivering current at higher rates (if needed by the system) or for longer periods of time. Your system isn't going to start needing more power just because you have a bigger battery so there will be no effect on your wiring.
Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
It's amazing what kind of BS some people will spout as facts. The capacity of your battery will have absolutely no effect on your wiring! The battery doesn't push current into the electrical system, the electrical system draws current from the battery as it needs it. Having a higher capacity battery just means that it is capable of delivering current at higher rates (if needed by the system) or for longer periods of time. Your system isn't going to start needing more power just because you have a bigger battery so there will be no effect on your wiring.
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Eastern MA
I found Optima's site
Starter ("Red Top")
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...rter/index.asp
Deep Cycle ("Yellow Top")
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...ycle/index.asp
Marine ("Blue Top")
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...rine/index.asp
--VIP1
Starter ("Red Top")
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...rter/index.asp
Deep Cycle ("Yellow Top")
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...ycle/index.asp
Marine ("Blue Top")
http://www.optimabatteries.com/produ...rine/index.asp
--VIP1
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Glendale, CA
The reason I want such a large capacity battery is that I want to be able to run my inverter on for long periods of time without having to turn the car on.
The red-top should be fine for this, but at 50 bucks more, why not get the blue top?
The red-top should be fine for this, but at 50 bucks more, why not get the blue top?
Launching!
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Somewhere around Detroit...
Originally Posted by Cal
Exactly right . . . amazing how some people don't understand this, and worse yet spread the bad information.