At 09:32 PM 10/5/2002 -0700, Lee Hart wrote:
>You do have a rough application. It would seem they barely have enough
>capacity for your daily commute, so as soon as they get cold, or age
>enough for their capacity to drop 20% or so, you're in trouble.

Yup, I'll probably be selling some used Optimas that will have 70-80% of 
their rated capacity sometime in the next couple of months.
They are getting a rest this week, as I have to replace the rear axle 
bearings in the Sparrow.

>However, the Optimas do seem to last significantly longer if you can
>find a way to avoid such deep discharges.

i.e. Only drive really short distances, which I can't do.
I always wonder about all these people that talk about how they've put 1000 
miles on their car in 2 years.  It sounds to me like they don't actually 
USE the car, just take it around for a little fun and showoff every now and 
then.  My normal commute will put about 10,000 miles a year on a vehicle.

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