Bill Dube' popped the lid off one of his yellow tops from dropping it into
his battery box, too close to it's neighbor. He simply RTVed the top back
on, allowing him to keep it in his Wabbit a few more years before
replacing it. When I helped him replace his pack, I seem to remember that
this one was one of the better yellow tops we replaced. Would have still
made a great starting battery for an ICE vehicle.
- Steven Ciciora
>We found a second Optima in the pack with the same
problem. The seal on
>one end is broken, and it has about half of normal
amphour capacity.
>
>Now that I've had the lid off, I know there is nothing
at the center of
>each cylindrical cell. I will try drilling six holes in
the yellow top
>at the center of each cell, add water, and see if the
battery recovers.
>If so, I can re-seal the holes and the cracked side seal
and see what
>happens.
