Just a thought here, perhaps you should research using the batteries you have. U of Idaho used red tops in their racing Camaro. Alledgedly they could get 40 miles of range. Not sure about life, but they were used for hour long races. http://www.evalbum.com has a page http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/123.html on the car and links to the University for more info.
--- Dave Luiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > You may recall a post to the EV list this past April for "a new set > of > factory first Optima YTs, a > stack of 20". I was the "lucky" one who picked these up for $80 ea > and they > now reside in my garage. > > It turns out that these were not standard production batteries as > they were > marked as BLEMS because they had red colored tops over a light grey > case and > therefore could not be sold as standard units. I was told by > someone > knowledgable about Optima batteries that these were deep discharge > Yellow > Tops even though they have the red colored top that comes on the > Optima > starting battery. > > Well, the sad fact is, these are Red Top starting batteries and are > therefore of no use in my EV. The fully charged OCV after rest of > 12.8V > tipped me off to this. Their 39lb weight leaves no doubt. > > So, I now have 20 Optima batteries that are for sale as RED TOP > STARTING > BATTERIES. They are new and still in the shrink wrap. $80ea. > Contact me off > list if interested or have any prospects. > > Thanks, > > Dave Luiz > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
