Good to hear, makes me a happy camper...not that I care?
When that happens, send them my way, I'll even pay shipping!
It would far more enlightening if you were to drop that pallet off just so I can show you I ain't lying.
Good to hear, makes me a happy camper...not that I care?
When that happens, send them my way, I'll even pay shipping!
It would far more enlightening if you were to drop that pallet off just so I can show you I ain't lying.
Just make sure they're the red tops though, that's the only one I use.
What you're not getting is for the same $$$ an Optima costs you can go with a different brand of AGM battery and not have to repeatedly get free replacements as you do because your Optimas continue to fail. I've yet to have to even look at the warranty of my non-Optima batteries. I'm nearly at year 7 of my current North Star (which I bought in a local brick and mortar store) and my previous Odyssey-manufactured battery (also bought in a local brick and mortar store) was over ten years old when it finally gave up.That's my point Jerry, I like the Optima for this reason and never said there weren't other non-corroding batteries, just none with free replacement warranties.
To my knowledge, Optima is still the only one with a free replacement warranty. This is the main reason I stay with them.
I'm not quite sure we are speaking the same language. I want nothing to do with anything in the form of an Optima battery and that damn sure includes sending them to someone with obviously compromised standards.
What you're not getting is for the same $$$ an Optima costs you can go with a different brand of AGM battery and not have to repeatedly get free replacements as you do because your Optimas continue to fail. I've yet to have to even look at the warranty of my non-Optima batteries. I'm nearly at year 7 of my current North Star (which I bought in a local brick and mortar store) and my previous Odyssey-manufactured battery (also bought in a local brick and mortar store) was over ten years old when it finally gave up.
I believe you'd go for cheap store-brand sensors and store-brand radiators too due solely because they'll give you a free replacement when they fail prematurely. Why pay the same thing for something that fails sooner than a far better quality battery will for essentially the same cost? And we all know of Optima's significantly and well-known higher failure rate.
To me loving Optima for its free replacements is like loving a crack whore. Yeah she'll pass out and nearly die repeatedly but Narcan will revive her but not change the fact she remains a crack whore lol.
But you already said you'd like to send the pallet to my door to prove you're not lying, so now you won't?
C'mon Blain, pick a lane and stay in it.
For me, it's the dependability
I had a solar panel on the TJ to trickle charge the battery. Even with the Arizona summer sun hitting it all day long the battery would still lose voltage over 2-3 weeks.
So there's a brick and morter store I can walk into and swap out a dead battery? What store?
How big was the panel? That honestly surprises me a bit. Had been thinking of getting one of these solar panels for the hood…
https://www.cascadia4x4.com/products/jeep-wrangler-tj-lj-2003-2006-only-80-watt-hood-solar-panel
It's been several years but I think it was around 24" x 12" or thereabouts. I hooked up an ammeter to test its output and on a sunny day (just about all of them are in Phoenix) around noon it put out around 200 mA when it was pointed directly at the sun. Any little bit off-axis and the output dropped off significantly.How big was the panel? That honestly surprises me a bit. Had been thinking of getting one of these solar panels for the hood…
https://www.cascadia4x4.com/products/jeep-wrangler-tj-lj-2003-2006-only-80-watt-hood-solar-panel
Absolutely correct. As I posted above, keeping it aligned with the sun is extremely critical and the output decreases significantly being off-axis, even in full sunlight.No first hand experience with that particular panel...but...in general you need to align it with solar south for max efficiency and an angle depending on your longitude. Any shade drastically reduces the efficiency.
I'd go for a folding panel. If you're driving the Jeep your charging the battery anyways.
And then you can use the setup anywhere.
-Mac
I do wish that were true, but basically you buy another battery, once the new one gets to you, ship the old one back and they give you the money back including tax and shipping… so basically you end up paying whatever the cost is for a USPS flat rate shipping box for replacements.
Best of all, you dont have to wait till it actually starts giving you problems. Just as soon as you start seeing it have a bit less voltage, get a new one on it’s way.
Yea, that’s not gonna work for me, I like being able to get it done in one hour or so.
It's been several years but I think it was around 24" x 12" or thereabouts. I hooked up an ammeter to test its output and on a sunny day (just about all of them are in Phoenix) around noon it put out around 200 mA when it was pointed directly at the sun. Any little bit off-axis and the output dropped off significantly.