boy thats got to hurt. maby throw one at the guy who sold them to ya . sorry (little joke) hope this don't slow your project up ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Luiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ev list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: FS: 20 Optima Batteries
> 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 > > > >
