Optima Battery - Cable replacement ?
05-11-2004, 08:43 PM
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Same here, the cables provided much of the strength to hold the yellow Optima down.
But... I did find out the cause of the battery drain. As it turns out I used windshield shades to protect the interiors as the car stood in the sun whilst the garage was being re-org'd. The factory alarm got confused and worked overtime draining the batteries. So, I had to trickle charge the OEM batteries and am returning the Optima.
Sri
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Alpine Silver/Black 2001 996
ex: Sky Blue/Black 1974 targa
ex: Black/Black 1977 911T
ex: Black/Black 1984 911 Cab
But... I did find out the cause of the battery drain. As it turns out I used windshield shades to protect the interiors as the car stood in the sun whilst the garage was being re-org'd. The factory alarm got confused and worked overtime draining the batteries. So, I had to trickle charge the OEM batteries and am returning the Optima.
Sri
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Alpine Silver/Black 2001 996
ex: Sky Blue/Black 1974 targa
ex: Black/Black 1977 911T
ex: Black/Black 1984 911 Cab
05-12-2004, 01:41 PM
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yup, the sun visor covering the entire windshield. Having experimented with combinations of alarm on/off and observing the battery charge level am convinced of the cause.
Sri
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Alpine Silver/Black 2001 996
ex: Sky Blue/Black 1974 targa
ex: Black/Black 1977 911T
ex: Black/Black 1984 911 Cab
Sri
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Alpine Silver/Black 2001 996
ex: Sky Blue/Black 1974 targa
ex: Black/Black 1977 911T
ex: Black/Black 1984 911 Cab
